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Magnora, Kustvind Speed Up Work on 500MW Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden

Jul 03, 2020

Oslo-listed company Magnora has teamed up with Swedish wind power company to speed up the development “Sydkustens Vind”, a 500 MW shallow-water offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea, off southern Sweden.“The decision follows several studies…

Magnora Invests Oil Money into Wind Company

Mar 06, 2020

Magnora, an Oslo-listed company, formed after oil rig designer Sevan Marine sold its business to Sembcorp, has announced an investment into a wind project development.The news comes less than a month after Magnora initially voiced its intention…

Magnora to Invest Oil Cash In Renewables

Feb 14, 2020

Oslo-listed company Magnora plans to use the cash generated from oil and gas production at the Western Isles and Penguin offshore projects for renewable energy investments. Magnora, formerly known as Sevan Marine, was formed in 2018 following…

Independent Operators Lead 2020 FPSO Surge

Feb 04, 2020

2020 will be a peak year for floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) demand with up to 14 awards forecast in Wood Mackenzie’s base case scenario, half of which will be located offshore Latin America. Only two of these facilities are expected to be Petrobras units…

Sembcorp Marine Wins Cambo FEED Contract

Aug 29, 2019

Operator Siccar Point Energy said it has awarded an exclusive front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to Sembcorp Marine for the design of a Sevan cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) for its Cambo field development on the UK Continental Shelf…

Northern Drilling Appoints New CEO

Dec 03, 2018

Rig company Northern Drilling has appointed Scott McReaken as chief executive officer (CEO).The John Fredriksen-controlled company said in a press release that McReaken will succeed Gunnar Winther Eliassen who will continue to support the company through Seatankers Consultancy Services…

Sevan Marine Changes its Name to Magnora

Oct 14, 2018

Sevan Marine has changed its name to Magnora following the sale of its gas businesses to Singapore's Sembcorp Marine.According to a stock exchange announcement from the company famous for its cylindrical design for offshore rigs and production units…

Shell advances Penguins FPSO redevelopment in North Sea

Jan 15, 2018

Shell has reach final investment decision on its Penguins fields redevelopment in what will be its first new manned installation in the northern North Sea in almost 30 years. The project will see a newbuild floating production, storage…

Western Isles FPSO on stream

Nov 20, 2017

Dana Petroleum's long delayed Western Isles development has produced first oil, it's been reported.  The UK North Sea development has been brough on stream using a new-build Sevan-design cylindical floating production unit (FPSO) built at COSCO's yard in China…

Seadrill likely to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Aug 24, 2017

Drilling contractor Seadrill reported today (24 August) that it would likely file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on or before 12 September to implement its comprehensive restructuring plan. Source: Seadrill The…

Centrica's Chestnut field gets a new lease of life

Aug 01, 2017

Marginal fields don’t always turn out to be that marginal, especially when you have efficient topsides and an ability to find hidden pockets in your reservoir. Elaine Maslin reports. Hummingbird Spirit…

Sevan Developer to be delivered in 2020

Jul 05, 2017

Sevan Drilling has amended the delivery deferral period for the Sevan Developer cylindrical drilling rig until 30 June 2020, effective upon receipt of US$25.3 million plus interest from Cosco (Qidong) Offshore Co. Ltd. (Cosco).   Sevan says that the receipt is expected by 31 July 2017…

Sevan sells Kanfa shares to Technip

Jun 13, 2017

Sevan Marine has sold its remaining 51% stake in Kanfa to Technip Norge for nearly US$240,000 (NOK $2 million). In February, Sevan received a formal notification of Technip Norge’s intention to exercise their option to buy Sevan Marine’s remaining shares in Kanfa…

Sevan Developer delayed again

May 31, 2017

Sevan Drilling has announced yet another delivery deferral agreement for the Sevan Developer. This time, the delay has been extended to 30 June 2017 to “complete and finalize negotiations.” Other terms of the deferral agreement have not been amended…

March of the Penguins

Apr 01, 2017

With Shell’s Brent Charlie due to shut down in 2018, the supermajor has had to find a new home for its Penguins cluster subsea tieback. Elaine Maslin outlines the redevelopment plans. Lucy Ritchie…

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