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Brent Oil Drops on Fears of Global Economic Slowdown

Feb 21, 2023

Brent oil prices fell on Tuesday as fears that a global economic slowdown would reduce fuel demand prompted investors to take profits on the previous day's gains. Traders are awaiting the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting, due on Wednesday…

Flexible Pipes to Extend the Life of Girassol Offshore Field in Angola

Feb 21, 2023

TechnipFMC has won a contract with TotalEnergies to supply flexible pipe and associated hardware for what it said was the French oil major's first subsea life extension project in West Africa.The project, in Angola's offshore Block 17, is related to the Girassol field life extension…

Hydrogen Pipelines: DNV Launches Phase 2 of H2Pipe Project

Feb 20, 2023

DNV said Monday it was launching the second phase of H2Pipe, a joint industry project (JIP) aiming to develop a new code for the design, re-qualification, construction, and operation of offshore pipelines to transport hydrogen—either pure or blended with natural gas…

Petrobras Names New CFO

Feb 20, 2023

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Friday its Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates has appointed Sergio Caetano Leite to be the company's chief financial officer. Reuters had previously reported that Leite, Prates' business partner…

Offshore Wind: Uptime's Gangways for Diamond SOV

Feb 20, 2023

James Fisher and Sons plc and Uptime International have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner for the use of motion compensated gangways in the development of the pioneering Ulstein SX221 Diamond SOV. The duo said that the agreement…

Panoro Energy, Kosmos Energy, and GEPetrol partner in Equatorial Guinea Offshore Block

Feb 20, 2023

Oil and gas company Panoro Energy has been awarded a 56 percent stake in and operatorship of Block EG-01, located offshore Equatorial Guinea. Partners in the block will be Kosmos Energy and GEPetrol.Block EG-01 borders both Block G where Panoro has a 14…

Guyana Aims to Reclaim 20% of Stabroek Block from ExxonMobil

Feb 17, 2023

Guyana Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told Reuters the country plans to take back 20% of the giant Stabroek oil block that has been responsible for a series of massive discoveries from a consortium led by Exxon Mobil Corp., and remarket it by next year…

Romania Sees Black Sea Gas as 'Game Changer' for Region

Feb 17, 2023

Potential extractions from a long-awaited deepwater gas field in the Black Sea could mean countries in the region can finally cut their dependency on Russian energy, Romania's foreign minister said on Friday.Romanian oil and gas group OMV Petrom said on Feb…

Sif to Build World's Largest Monopile Foundation Manufacturing Plant in Rotterdam

Feb 17, 2023

Dutch offshore wind foundation maker Sif this week said it would build the world's largest monopile foundation manufacturing plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with an estimated investment of around €328 million.The plant will be built at the 62 hectare Maasvlakte 2 site in Rotterdam…

Williams Strikes Oil and Gas Gathering Deals with Oil Major Chevron

Feb 17, 2023

Natural gas processing and transportation firm Williams Cos Inc said on Friday it executed deals with oil major Chevron Corp's unit to support natural gas development in the Haynesville basin as well as the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Williams…

Harland & Wolff Cuts Jobs at Methil after Offshore Wind Contract Termination

Feb 17, 2023

Harland & Wolff said on Friday that it would 'rationalize' the number of people working at its Methil facility in Scotland.This was in response to the contract termination settlement with Saipem over the building of jackets for the Neart na…

Equinor, EnBW in German Offshore Wind Farm Collaboration

Feb 17, 2023

Norway's Equinor and German energy group EnBW plan to jointly develop offshore wind farms in Germany, the two companies announced on Friday.Germany, which seeks to cut its reliance on fossil fuel, in November raised its national renewable energy target to 80% of power generation by 2030…

EEW SPC Smashes Its Previous Record for Heaviest Monopile Built

Feb 17, 2023

EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) said on Friday that it has set a new record for its heaviest monopile built. The German offshore wind monopile manufacturer broke its own record, which was only set in July 2022, when the company delivered a 1…

Equinor Taps Multiconsult for Snøhvit Future Grid Connection Engineering

Feb 17, 2023

Oslo-listed company Multiconsult has won a contract with the Norwegian oil giant Equinor to deliver detailed engineering of the grid connection for the Snøhvit Future project.The Snøhvit field lies in the central part of the Hammerfest basin in the southern part of the Barents Sea…

Japan: MOL, MOLMEC to Launch More Offshore Wind Training Courses as ClassNK Approval Granted

Feb 17, 2023

Japanese firms Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and MOL Marine & Engineering Co (MOLMEC) have been granted basic approval from ClassNK for two new training courses related to offshore wind power generation. The courses, for power cable laying and anchor handling training…

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