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Petrobras Puts Two Deepwater Assets Up for Sale

Jan 16, 2020

Brazilian oil company Petrobras is looking to sell two sets of deepwater concessions offshore Brazil.The company on Wednesday started the opportunity disclosure stage for the sale of its entire stake in the deepwater concessions Golfinho Cluster and Camarupim Cluster…

James Fisher Sister Companies Merge

Jan 14, 2020

Offshore services firm James Fisher Offshore (JFO) said it is consolidating its services with those of its sister company James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE). The merger brings subsea excavation services company JFSE under the JFO banner.Jack Davidson…

Zenith Step Closer To Buying AAOG Congo

Jan 13, 2020

London-listed Zenith Energy has skipped „a major hurdle“ towards acquiring majority rights in Congo focused Anglo African Oil & Gas Congo SAU.Namely, Anglo African Oil & Gas’ shareholders have passed the resolution to approve the sale of an…

Mammoet Completes ALE Acquisition

Jan 08, 2020

The Netherlands-based Mammoet confirmed it has completed its acquisition of UK-based rival ALE, creating the industry’s largest engineered heavy lifting and transport services provider.The businesses will operate as one company under the Mammoet…

Pandion Energy Completes Duva Stake Sale

Dec 31, 2019

Norwegian oil and gas company Pandion Energy has completed the sale of its 10 percent non-operated interests in PL 636, comprising the Duva oil and gas field, and PL 686B.According to Pandion Energy it was previously announced transaction with Solveig Gas Norway AS…

Petronas Buys Stakes in Two Campos Fields

Dec 30, 2019

Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) announced it has acquired stakes in two deepwater fields in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.Petronas said on Sunday its subsidiary Petronas Petróleo Brasil Ltda. (PPBL) completed its acquisition…

Fugro Takes Over Seabed Geosolutions

Dec 30, 2019

Fugro announced on Monday it has entered into an agreement to acquire CGG’s 40% shareholding in Seabed Geosolutions and to terminate the Seabed Geosolutions’ joint venture agreement effective December 30, 2019 in exchange for a cash consideration of $35 million…

OSVs: Rising Tide Won't Lift All Boats

Dec 23, 2019

The offshore supply vessel (OSV) industry has emerged from its 2017 trough, thanks in large part to a slight shrinkage of the active fleet, a string of debt restructurings, improved cost management, and an uptick in drilling activity in a few regions…

Bourbon Assets Taken Over by Creditor Banks

Dec 23, 2019

French marine services group Bourbon Corporation, which has been in a court restructuring process after its business was hit by volatile energy markets, said its assets would be taken over by its creditor banks.Bourbon said the Marseille commercial…

Ørsted Offloads LNG Biz to Glencore

Dec 18, 2019

Global leader in offshore wind Ørsted A/S has signed an agreement to divest its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business to the leading global natural resources company Glencore.According to the Denmark's largest energy company, Ørsted entered into…

W&T Takes Over as Magnolia Operator

Dec 12, 2019

W&T Offshore announced it has acquired a 75% working interest in and operatorship of the Magnolia field in the central region of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico from ConocoPhillips for $20 million. The oil-weighted producing property, located in Garden Banks blocks 783 and 784…

Talos Scoops Up US Gulf Assets

Dec 11, 2019

US-based Talos Energy announced it has spent $640 million to acquire a portfolio of producing assets, exploration prospects and acreage in the US Gulf of Mexico.The exploration and production company announced on Tuesday that it has signed definitive…

TRIG, APG Buy Merkur

Dec 10, 2019

Dutch pension investor APG and UK-based The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) have agreed to acquire the Merkur offshore windfarm.TRIG will acquire a stake of around 36% in the 396-MW Merkur farm in the German North Sea, while APG has agreed to buy the remaining 64%…

Equinor Acquires 50% Stake in Polish OWP

Dec 10, 2019

The Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor ASA said it has completed the purchase of a 50% stake in the Baltyk I offshore wind project (OWP) in Poland from Polenergia.The Bałtyk 1 offshore location license allows for a development of a wind farm with a capacity up to 1560MW…

Vår Energi Completes ExxonMobil Norway Acquisition

Dec 10, 2019

Having now completed the $4.5 billion acquisition of ExxonMobil’s upstream business in Norway, Vår Energi has doubled its production to become the second largest operator on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) – with more growth planned in the years ahead…

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