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Poland Calls Nord Stream Attack Insinuations 'Groundless'

Aug 18, 2024

Suggestions that Ukrainian authorities supported by Poland were behind planning and executing the sabotage attack on Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 are groundless, the Polish president's aide said on Sunday.Germany's former intelligence chief…

GOM Floating Production Vessel gets Award-Winning Mooring Tech

Aug 16, 2024

Bardex completed its phase of floating production system (FPS) for the Shenandoah project: delivering its Off Vessel Tensioning (OVT) BarLatch mooring system. When installed, the FPS will be located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico at more than 1800 m water depth…

Oil Price Drops on China Worries

Aug 16, 2024

Oil prices fell about 2% on Friday and were set to end the week around the same levels as last, with Brent crude just below $80 a barrel, as investors tempered expectations of demand growth from top oil importer China.Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell by $1…

Libya's Waha Oilfield Resumes

Aug 16, 2024

Maintenance on the Zaggut-Sidra pipeline linking Libya's Waha oilfield to the port of Es-Sider has been completed and flows have resumed, Waha Oil Company said on Friday. Oil production from the field is expected to return to normal levels in the coming hours…

A Look Inside the East Asia & Pacific Offshore Wind Markets

Aug 16, 2024

Whereas the foundations of commercial offshore wind development are found in Europe (and Europe will remain the largest overall regional market for offshore wind activity in the coming decade), the rapid development of the large East Asia and…

China’s First Offshore Wind Power SOVs Delivered

Aug 16, 2024

AUGUST 16, 2024 - Today, the first two China-built offshore wind power SOVs (Service Operation Vessels) ZHI ZHEN 100 and ZHI CHENG 60 was held in Qidong, China. The two SOVs were delivered by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group Co…

Heat Drives Asian LNG Spot Price Spike

Aug 16, 2024

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose to their highest in over eight months, with warmer temperatures across the region boosting power demand for cooling purposes.The average LNG price for October delivery into north-east Asia LNG-AS was at $14…

Is Seawater Electrolysis Economic Folly?

Aug 16, 2024

While scientists hail their advances in producing green hydrogen directly from seawater, others see it as pointless.The idea of getting rid of the pre-treatment of seawater that is required to provide pure water to electrolyzers seems to make sense – it reduces costs…

Shipbuilding: Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Delivered to Cadeler

Aug 16, 2024

Cadeler took delivery of the fifth and newest addition to its fleet – Wind Peak, the first of seven newbuilds for which Cadeler currently has signed contracts. The P-class jack-up installation vessel was built at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (COSCO) shipyard in Qidong…

Archer Limited increases ownership in Iceland Drilling

Aug 16, 2024

Archer has agreed to acquire an additional 10% of the shares in Iceland Drilling from its joint venture partner Kaldbakur for $2.5 million, settled in Archer limited shares, bringing Archer’s total ownership to 60%.Iceland Drilling is a leader in high-temperature geothermal drilling…

Subsea7 Scoops Gulf of Mexico Contract

Aug 16, 2024

Subsea7 today announced the award of a sizeable contract in the US Gulf of Mexico worth between $50 million and $150 million.The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction, and offshore installation of a water injection flowline…

Iraq Aspires to Pump More Oil and Gas ... but Can it?

Aug 16, 2024

Iraq’s upstream sector is undergoing rapid change, with an increasingly diverse corporate ecosystem, and significant investment being funneled into boosting oil and gas production.  That said, crucial infrastructure issues still need to be overcome…

Orsted Might Consider Chinese Turbines

Aug 15, 2024

Offshore wind farm developer Orsted has no Chinese turbines in its current project pipeline, its CEO said on Thursday, but did not rule out buying turbines or technology from China in the future.The European wind turbine market is dominated by local players such as Vestas and Siemens Gamesa…

ExxonMobil Reports Near Miss During Crew Change Offshore Canada

Aug 15, 2024

ExxonMobil Canada Properties (EMCP) reported a near miss event occurred on August 7, 2024, during a gangway crew change between the survey vessel Amazon Conqueror and offshore supply vessel (OSV) Victory G off Canada's East Coast.Operations…

Ørsted Delays US Offshore Wind Project as Impairment Losses Hit

Aug 15, 2024

Renewable energy group Orsted booked 3.2 billion Danish crowns ($472 million) in impairment losses in the second quarter, due partly to a delay in construction of a major U.S. offshore wind project, sending its shares down almost 8% on Thursday…

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