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Airbus Delivers First Five-bladed Helicopter for Offshore Wind Operations to HTM

Nov 17, 2021

Helicopter maker Airbus Helicopters said Wednesday it had delivered the first five-bladed H145 helicopter to be used in the offshore wind segment to its client HTM Helicopters in Germany.The aircraft will be operated from one of HTM’s bases at Norden-Norddeich…

Tanjung Offshore Secures $35,9M in PTTEP, Petronas Offshore Contracts

Nov 17, 2021

Malaysian offshore services provider Tanjung Offshore, a subsidiary of T7 Group, has secured two contracts worth a combined value of about RM150 million (around $35,9 million), with oil firms Petronas and PTTEP.For Malaysia's Petronas Carigali…

Suriname: TotalEnergies, APA Hit Sub-commercial Oil Volumes at Bonboni Well, SPS-1 Flow Test Successful

Nov 17, 2021

TotalEnergies' Bonboni-1 offshore exploration well in the northern portion of Block 58, offshore Suriname has encountered sub-commercial oil volumes and will be plugged and abandoned. Meanwhile, TotalEnergies, with partners APA Corporation,…

Sea Trials Complete: Mocean Energy's Blue X Wave Energy Machine Returns to Shore

Nov 17, 2021

UK-based wave energy technology company Mocean Energy said Wednesday its Blue X wave energy machine had returned to dock after a successful five-month test period at sea.'In the last few days the 20-meter long, 38-tonne wave machine has been…

Around 300 Workers on TotalEnergies' UK Offshore Platforms Set to Strike

Nov 17, 2021

About 300 employees working for Ponticelli UK and Semco Maritime aboard TotalEnergies' North Sea offshore facilities in the UK have voted in favor of a strike after a dispute over cuts to terms and conditions, Unite the union said Tuesday.Unite’s…

U.S. Offshore Oil Auction Starts Under Court Order, Shadow of Climate Deal

Nov 17, 2021

The Biden administration on Wednesday will auction oil drilling rights to 80 million acres in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico days after joining a global agreement that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the main driver of global warming.The…

Maersk Drilling Wins First Contract with ONE-Dyas

Nov 17, 2021

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won a drilling rig contract with ONE-Dyas B.V. for the harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Resolute. One-Dyas will use the offshore drilling rig to drill the IJssel and Clover exploration wells in the Dutch sector of the North Sea…

OPT Buys Autonomous Surface Vehicle Maker MAR

Nov 16, 2021

Wave energy solutions provider Ocean Power Technologies has acquired Marine Advanced Robotics, Inc. ('MAR'), a California-based developer and manufacturer of autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs). 'This acquisition immediately provides OPT with an established…

Hurricane Energy Says Talks with Bluewater Over FPSO Deal 'Positive'

Nov 16, 2021

Hurricane Energy, a UK-based oil firm producing oil from the Lancaster offshore field in the UK, has said it has had positive talks over the Aoka Mizu contract extension with owner Bluewater.Hurricane Energy, which started producing from the…

Ocean Winds, Principle Power in French Floating Wind Team-up

Nov 16, 2021

Ocean Winds, a partnership between ENGIE and EDP Renewables, and Principle Power, a designer of floating wind turbine foundations, will cooperate to design the floating platforms for France’s first commercial-scale floating wind tender.In September this year…

Philly Shipyard Nets First Contract in U.S. Offshore Wind Market

Nov 16, 2021

U.S. shipbuilder Philly Shipyard has won a contract from the dredging giant Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to build a Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel that will serve the growing U.S. offshore wind market.The contract award…

Bahrain's Oil and Gas Authority to Transition to 'Energy Company'

Nov 16, 2021

Bahrain's National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) will transition into an energy company that will look at energy resources outside of fossil fuels, an official said on Tuesday.Bahrain's king issued a royal decree in September abolishing the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA)…

Bernhard Schulte Enters Saudi Offshore Market Through Rawabi Vallianz JV

Nov 16, 2021

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Services (RVOS) on Tuesday announced a joint venture to offer third-party ship management services to the offshore sector in Saudi Arabia.The deal was announced during the  ADIPEC Exhibition in Abu Dhabi…

Woodside CFO to Step Down in 2022

Nov 16, 2021

Australian oil and gas company Woodside on Tuesday announced the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Sherry Duhe, to pursue a careeropportunity with another ASX-listed company.Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill said: 'Sherry’s financial and commercial…

Westwood: How Maersk Drilling/Noble Rig Fleet Stacks Up Against Rivals

Nov 15, 2021

Offshore drilling companies Maersk Drilling and Noble Corp. last week announced they'd merge to form one of the world's largest offshore oil drilling rig companies. Westwood Energy's Terry Childs analyzes the proposed deal and how the combined…

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