Shearwater in new seismic projects in India and Brazil
Shearwater GeoServices has secured two new projects, a seismic survey and processing contract by Oil India, and a project by CGG in Brazil as part of the five-year capacity agreement. The project for...
View ArticleNHV helicopters land long-term job with Shell
Offshore helicopter operator NHV Group has won a new long-term contract to provide helicopter services for Shell. The gig with Shell starts on Wednesday, 1 July 2020. Under the three-year agreement,...
View ArticleEni cheers new gas discovery offshore Egypt
Eni has successfully drilled the first exploration well in the North El Hammad license, in the conventional Egyptian waters of the Nile Delta, on the prospect called Bashrush. Italy’s Eni is the...
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Aker BP taps Eidesvik for management of platform supplier duo
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded Eidesvik Offshore a ship management agreement for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) in operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Eidesvik...
View ArticleNeptune employs Fugro for subsea inspection in North Sea
Neptune Energy has awarded a subsea inspection contract to geo-data specialist, Fugro, which will employ remote monitoring technology to survey subsea structures at the Cygnus gas field in the UK’s...
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DNV GL: COVID-19 alone not enough to hit Paris climate goals
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a dramatic impact on energy supply and demand in the short term and will have lasting impacts once the pandemic dissipates but on its own will not be enough to advance...
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Green light for Perenco’s Amethyst decommissioning plans
Oil and gas company Perenco has received approval for its draft decommissioning programs for four Amethyst gas field topsides, located in the Southern North Sea, from the UK authorities. Amethyst A1D...
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Petrobras looking to sell Tartaruga field stake
Brazilian oil firm Petrobras has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser) regarding the sale of its stake in the shallow-water Tartaruga field located in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin offshore...
View ArticleSapuraOMV gets green light for Kanga survey offshore Australia
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved SapuraOMV’s plan for the Kanga-1 geophysical and geotechnical site survey offshore...
View ArticleSubsea 7 scores Gulf of Mexico job
Subsea 7 said it has secured a ‘sizeable’ contract with an undisclosed client for work in the Gulf of Mexico. For the company, a sizeable contract is between $50 million and $150 million. The work...
View ArticleEversendai to buy liftboat operator Vahana
Malaysia’s engineering company Eversendai has decided to acquire a 100 per cent equity interest in service provider Vahana Offshore and its subsidiaries for a purchase consideration price of RM235...
View ArticleWellesley ready to use Dolphin rig for Norwegian well
Wellesley Petroleum has received consent from the Norwegian offshore safety authority for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the Borgland Dolphin rig. The well – named 6204/11-3 – is...
View ArticleCompanies team up to develop Singapore’s first carbon capture system
Keppel Data Centres, Chevron, Pan-United, and Surbana Jurong, with the support of Singapore’s National Research Foundation, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop the first...
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Worldwide offshore rig count in June down 65 units year over year
The worldwide offshore rig count in June 2020 dropped by 65 rigs year-over-year and 2 rigs sequentially, according to a report by Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes splits its report into an international and...
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Odfjell rig heads to South Africa for Total drilling campaign
Deepsea Stavanger rig; Source: Aker BP Odfjell Drilling’s semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Stavanger has mobilized from Norway to South Africa for a drilling campaign with Total. Total awarded a...
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Offshore watchdog clears drilling ops for Equinor and ConocoPhillips
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), Norway’s offshore safety regulator, has approved two offshore drilling projects – one for Equinor and one for ConocoPhillips. Namely, the PSA said on Wednesday...
View ArticleArmed pirates kidnap crew members from BW Offshore’s FPSO
A group of armed men attacked the FPSO Sendje Berge some 30 nautical miles southwest from Bonny Island, earlier today, kidnapping some of its crew members. The news first emerged on the website of the...
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US floating LNG export project struggling to lock in buyers
Delfin LNG, the company behind the floating export development in the Gulf of Mexico, is struggling to secure offtake deals for its 13 mtpa project. Image: Delfin Midstream The unit of Delfin...
View ArticleRenewable energy investments swelling, oil & gas giants’ energy transition...
Offshore wind could become a $ 1 trillion industry over the next two decades, and renewable energy in general will creates an investment opportunity of between $ 8 trillion and $ 16 trillion by 2030,...
View ArticleU.S. offshore rig count climbs to 12 units
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. climbed up by one unit over the last week, according to a report by Baker Hughes Company. The Baker Hughes rig count was announced on Thursday, a day early this...
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