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PRIO Buys Peregrino Oil Field Stake in $1.92B Deal with Sinochem

Sep 27, 2024

Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO has signed a sale and purchase agreement with SPEP Energy Hong Kong Limited and Sinochem International Oil for the acquisition of 40% interest in the Peregrino and Pitangola fields in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil…

Mitsubishi Boosts Stake in Petronas’ Malaysia LNG Plant

Sep 27, 2024

Japanese trading house Mitsubishi said on Friday it would expand its ownership in a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Malaysia, acquiring 10% stakes in the Dua and Tiga units of the Malaysia LNG plant.Operated by Malaysian state-owned energy giant Petronas…

India Opts Out of Buying Gas from Russia's Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Project

Sep 27, 2024

India will not buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, which is sanctioned by Western countries, Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain said on Friday.'We will not buy (supply from) Arctic LNG 2. We are not buying any sanctioned commodity…

Petrobras to Reopen Closed Well at Roncador Field Off Brazil

Sep 27, 2024

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras is set to reopen a closed oil well in its large offshore Roncador field in a bid to quickly obtain natural gas, the company's chief said on Thursday.The well, located off the Brazilian coast northeast of Rio de Janeiro…

CNOOC Starts Production from Deepwater Gas Project in South China Sea

Sep 27, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at phase-2 development at its Shenhai-1 deepwater gas project in northern South China Sea.The project is located in the Qiongdongnan Basin…

Spliethoff Orders Eight New L-Type Multi-Purpose Vessels

Sep 27, 2024

Dutch shipping company Spliethoff has placed an order with Wuhu Shipyard in China for the construction of a new series of eight multi-purpose vessels with an option for two additional vessels.This new series of L-type vessels will be delivered starting the first quarter of 2028…

Suncor Pleads Guilty to Charges for 2019 Terra Nova FPSO Injury Incident

Sep 27, 2024

Canada’s oil and gas producer Suncor Energy has pleaded guilty to the charges from the incident that took place in 2019, when a worker was injured following a fall from a ladder while conducting gas testing onboard the Terra Nova FPSO, in the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area…

Brava Energia Welcomes US Oil and Gas Company as Partner in Two Brazil Fields

Sep 27, 2024

Brava Energia, formerly 3R Petroleum before the merger with Enauta, has concluded a sale of 20% stake in a concession offshore Brazil to the affiliates of Westlawn Americas Offshore (WAO), welcoming the U.S. oil and gas company as partner in the Atlanta and Oliva fields…

Northern Ocean Forms Alliance with Springfield as It Secures Work for Deepsea Bollsta Rig

Sep 27, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has signed a strategic alliance agreement in Ghana and a contract with the Springfield Group for the use of the Deepsea Bollsta on a well test of the Afina 1x well, amongst other activities.The strategic…

Northern Lights CCS Facilities Set to Receive First CO2 Injection

Sep 26, 2024

TotalEnergies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, have completed the construction of receiving and storage facilities of the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) joint venture in Norway, which is now ready for its first CO2 injection…

BV Issues Final Prototype Certificate for DemoSATH Floating Wind Platform

Sep 26, 2024

Saitec Offshore Technologies, in collaboration with RWE and Kansai Electric Power, has secured the final prototype certification from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, marking a significant advancement in innovative SATH floating wind technology…

BMT, Strategic Marine Introduce New StratCat35 CTV

Sep 26, 2024

Working in partnership with Strategic Marine, BMT has introduced its latest addition to the offshore wind industry - the StratCat35 Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV).The vessel, which made its debut at WindEnergy Hamburg, is designed to meet a wider…

RWE Hires Lamprell to Deliver Transition Pieces for 2.8GW Norfolk Vanguard OW Projects

Sep 26, 2024

RWE has awarded two key contracts to Lamprell for the supply of 184 transition pieces to its two east coast UK offshore wind projects currently under development, Norfolk Vanguard West and Norfolk Vanguard East.The award underlines RWE’s continued…

Hurricane Helene: 17 Oil and Gas Platform Evacuated in US Gulf of Mexico

Sep 26, 2024

About 29% of crude production and 17% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut in response to Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Wednesday.Energy producers had shut-in 511,000…

OPT Teams Up with Brazilin Institute for Autonomous Ocean Developments

Sep 26, 2024

Ocean Power Technologies Signs (OPT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s SENAI to advance autonomous ocean developments.OPT and SENAI, short for Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI Innovation Institute for Virtual Production Systems from Firjan) in Brazil…

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