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Partly Electrified Equinor’s Troll Field Starts Operating with Reduced Emissions

Sep 11, 2024

Equinor-operated Troll B and C platforms in the North Sea have become partly powered from shore, which will result in the reduction of annual emissions from the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by 250,000 tonnes of CO2.The achievement is in…

Archer Nets Long-Term Drilling Deal with OKEA

Sep 11, 2024

Oilfield services firm Archer has secured a new five-year platform drilling contract with OKEA for work at Brage development, offshore Norway.The new contract has an initial estimated value of $79 million (NOK 850) million over a firm five-year…

ABS to Class and Verify Semisub Production Unit for BP’s Kaskida Project

Sep 11, 2024

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has secured a contract from BP to provide classification and engineering verification services for the semisubmersible production unit that will be deployed at Kaskida project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.ABS…

Transocean’s Deepwater Atlas Drillship Gets BP’s Gulf of Mexico Job

Sep 11, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a contract from BP for its Deepwater Atlas drillship, which will be put to work at U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The 365-day contract, valued at $232 million, also provides for a 365-day option. The program is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2028…

Offshore Charging Station Tested on Hybrid Construction Vessel

Sep 10, 2024

Norwegian lifting and handling specialist Seaonics has tested its Ocean Charger solution on an electric service operation vessel (SOV).High-voltage charging tests were conducted to charge the batteries on Rem Offshore’s diesel-electric hybrid construction SOV…

Exxon CEO Warns Future Shareholder Activists: Follow the Rules

Sep 10, 2024

Exxon CEO Darren Woods on Tuesday had warning words for activist shareholders thinking to emulate those who filed a climate-related shareholder proposal at the largest U.S. oil company.Exxon sued the investors early this year and Woods indicated…

US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

Sep 10, 2024

Energy facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast have begun scaling back operations and evacuating some production sites as Tropical Storm Francine swept through the energy-rich region, and was poised to strengthen into a hurricane later Tuesday…

Dragados Offshore Orders 10 Liebherr Cranes for North Sea Platforms

Sep 10, 2024

Dragados Offshore, a subsidiary of VINCI company Cobra IS, and Liebherr have signed a frame agreement for the supply of 10 RL 2600 offshore cranes to be used on the platforms that Dragados Offshore will manufacture for European companies in the North Sea…

ASL Concludes Metocean Survey for Canada’s Gas Transmission System

Sep 10, 2024

ASL Environmental Sciences has completed a six-month metocean survey for FortisBC Energy as part of its ongoing operations and maintenance activities supporting its stewardship of the Vancouver Island’s gas transmission system.Wave buoys and…

ADNOC Signs 15-Year LNG Supply Deal with Indian Oil

Sep 10, 2024

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Indian Oil for the delivery of delivery of 1 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) of LNG, to be primarily sourced from the Ruwais project…

Motive Offshore Picks Up Acteon's Aquatic

Sep 10, 2024

Motive Offshore Group, a rental, inspection and engineering equipment provider for the energy sector, has acquired Aquatic, a company specializing in laying and retrieving flexible products from the seabed, previously owned by marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon…

Allseas Hooks $180M Pipeline Installation Job Offshore Philippines

Sep 10, 2024

Prime Energy Resources Development, a subsidiary of Prime Infrastructure Capital, has awarded a $180 million contract to Allseas for the installation of essential pipeline and umbilical infrastructure as part of Malampaya Life Extension Project…

Developers Submit Two New Proposals for New York’s Offshore Wind Solicitation

Sep 10, 2024

Vineyard Offshore and Community Offshore Wind have submitted proposals to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop two offshore wind projects as part of the state’s fifth solicitation round.Vineyard Offshore…

Equinor and Partners Make Gas Discovery in Norwegian Sea

Sep 10, 2024

Equinor and its partners have proven gas/condensate in a well in the Norwegian Sea, drilled in connection with the Lavrans discovery, which is currently undergoing development.The well 6406/2-L-2 H, located 260 kilometres southwest of Brønnøysund…

CNOOC Ticks Another Milestone in Ultra-Deepwater Gas Exploration

Sep 10, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has drilled a natural gas well in the ultra-deepwater Liwan 4-1 structure in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, which was tested to produce 430,000 cubic meters per day…

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