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Triton FPSO Outage Prompts Serica Energy to Reduce Production Outlook

Oct 29, 2024

UK-based oil firm Serica Energy has slightly decreased its production forecast for 2024, following the outage at its Triton floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit  in the North Sea.Serica Energy plc said the production via…

BP’s Profit Drops 30% to Almost Four-Year Low

Oct 29, 2024

BP on Tuesday reported a 30% drop in third quarter profit to $2.3 billion, the lowest in almost four years, weighed down by weaker refining margins and oil trading results.The drop in profit from a year earlier was, however, smaller than expected…

TotalEnergies Makes Additional Gas Discovery at Harald Field in Danish North Sea

Oct 29, 2024

TotalEnergies has discovered additional gas condensate resources in the new well at the Harald field in the Danish North Sea, which could start producing through the existing Harald and Tyra facilities before the end of 2024.Located in shallow waters…

Mammoet Assists with Noble’s Regina Allen Jack-Up Repair

Oct 28, 2024

Mammoet has been hired by shipbuilder and ship repair company Damen Shiprepair to assist with a jack-up leg repair for the Noble Corporation drilling rig Noble Regina Allen, reducing the downtime of the rig during retrofit process.Initially…

Petrobras Hires Baker Hughes to Supply Flexible Pipe Systems for Brazil Oil Fields

Oct 28, 2024

Energy technology company Baker Hughes has signed ‘significant’ contracts with Petrobras to provide flexible pipe systems that will be deployed across several oil and gas fields offshore Brazil.Baker Hughes will provide 77 km of flexible pipe systems…

Belgian Energy Island Gets $700M EU Funding Boost

Oct 28, 2024

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) have signed a $704 million (€650 million) green credit facility agreement, earmarked for the realization of the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth Island project.The Princess…

Vantage Drilling Starts Trading on Oslo Stock Exchange

Oct 28, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has listed its shares on Euronext Growth Oslo, a multilateral trading facility operated by Euronext.The company’s shares on Euronext Growth Oslo have been listed since October 28, 2024, under the ticker code VDI…

Portugal's Galp Record 22% Profit Fall with Less Oil Output

Oct 28, 2024

Portugal's Galp Energia on Monday posted a 22% fall in third-quarter adjusted core profit, hit by lower oil output and a sharp drop in refining margins, but earnings still beat estimates for the period.The energy firm reported adjusted earnings before interest…

Transocean Starts Merger Talks Seadrill

Oct 28, 2024

Offshore drilling provider Transocean is in talks to merge with rival Seadrill, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.The companies are discussing the potential structure of the combination, it said.However…

North Seas Energy Ministers Agree Vision for Wind Supply Chain

Oct 27, 2024

The Energy Ministers of the nine North Sea countries held their annual meeting on Friday in Odense, Denmark, reaffirming their ambition to transform the North Seas into Europe’s “green power plant.”The North Seas Energy Cooperation is the intergovernmental…

Solstad Offshore Scoops $54M in New Vessel Contracts in Brazil

Oct 25, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured multiple contract awards with clients in Brazil for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels and one construction support vessel (CSV).Solstad’s Normand Topazio and Normand…

Brazil-Made FLiDAR Tech for Offshore Wind Set for $10M Investment Boost

Oct 25, 2024

Petrobras has announced plans to invest $10.5 million in a new sea wind testing and measuring phase by releasing new BRAVO buoy units to collect, monitor, and assess offshore wind resources.The technology, designed for the Brazilian sea, is…

Petrobras Targets Tupi Oil Field Production Increase in 2027

Oct 25, 2024

Brazil state-run firm Petrobras plans to bring oil production at its Tupi oil field back to 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2027, as it plans new investments in the asset, its director for exploration and production Sylvia dos Anjos told Reuters on Thursday…

Three People Die in Helicopter Crash on Their Way to FPSO Offshore Nigeria

Oct 25, 2024

At least three people have died when a helicopter crashed in Nigeria on its way to Nuims Antan floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, the state-owned oil firm NNPC reported.The helicopter, operated by East Winds Aviation…

Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Construction Well Underway

Oct 25, 2024

Van Oord has installed over a quarter of the foundations which will support Sofia offshore wind farm’s 100 wind turbines in the North Sea since the start of operations in May.The Dutch contractor Van Oord is using the Port of Tyne’s Clean Energy Park as a storage and marshalling base…

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