Offshore News


DOF Secures Another Job in Asia Pacific

Sep 02, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a contract for subsea decommissioning services in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.The contract award includes project management, engineering, logistics support and execution of decommissioning activities utilizing Skandi Hercules vessel…

NKT Wraps Up Work on Shetland Renewables Interconnector

Sep 02, 2024

Danish subsea cable and services firm NKT, in close collaboration with SSEN Transmission, has completed the turnkey project of connecting the Shetland Islands to the main grid in Scotland with the Shetland HVDC Link.The 320 kV HVDC interconnector…

Windfall Tax Could Cost British Government $16 billion in Taxes

Sep 01, 2024

The British government's proposed plans to increase a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers would lead to a 12 billion pound ($16 billion) drop in revenue to the state, an industry group said on Monday.The Labour government said in…

Timor Gap Joins Santos Gas Project JV

Sep 01, 2024

Timor-Leste's state-owned oil firm Timor Gap has acquired a 16% interest in the Bayu-Undan gas project, majority joint venture owner Santos said on Monday.Timor Gap has now become a part of the Bayu-Undan JV, which also includes SK E&S, INPEX…

Esgian Week 35 Report: Petronas Plans Return to Mexico

Sep 01, 2024

Esgian provides an update on plans for Petronas to return to the deep waters off Mexico in its Week 35 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsMalaysia's Velesto said Monday it has secured a Letter of Award for its 350-ft jackup…

Israel Takes Next Step in Aphrodite Gas Field Development

Sep 01, 2024

The partners in the offshore Aphrodite natural gas field have submitted a plan to the Cypriot government to develop the project at a cost of about $4 billion, Israel's NewMed Energy said on Sunday.NewMed said that together with partners Chevron…

BOEM Announces New Rules for Protection of Shipwrecks

Aug 31, 2024

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized new regulations to better protect shipwrecks and other cultural resources on the seabed from potential harm due to offshore oil and gas activities.The final rule requires lessees…

Tyra II Transformer Repair Completed

Aug 31, 2024

Operator TotalEnergies has repaired the intermediate pressure compressor transformer at Tyra II that was subject to an operational occurrence in April 2024 which delayed ramp-up to maximum capacity.It was repaired onshore and is now back at the Tyra facilities offshore Denmark…

DOF Subsea Grows Its APAC Backlog

Aug 30, 2024

DOF Subsea (DOF) on Friday announced a contract extension and a contract award securing further backlog for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.A contract extension has been secured for dive support vessel Skandi Singapore with the vessel fully committed…

Trinidad and Venezuela Set to Launch Seismic Survey at Joint Gas Fields

Aug 30, 2024

Seismic work at offshore gas fields shared by Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago is expected to start in the coming days, the Caribbean country's energy minister Stuart Young said on Friday on social media.Venezuela in July issued a 20-year license…

GE Vernova Says Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Failures Are Unrelated

Aug 30, 2024

GE Vernova on Friday said recent turbine blade failures at two offshore wind farms in the United States and the United Kingdom are unrelated.The statement comes as the company has been grappling with fallout from three separate blade accidents in four months…

Adani Ports to Buy $185 Million Stake in Astro Offshore

Aug 30, 2024

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone said on Friday it will buy a majority stake in an offshore support vessel operator for $185 million, expanding its fleet and diversifying beyond port operations.Astro Offshore, in which Adani Ports will buy an 80% stake…

China’s New Installation Vessel Capable of Installing 20MW Turbines

Aug 29, 2024

The mobile wind power installation platform Hengtong Haiyue has been delivered to the Hengtong Group by Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry in China.The mobile platform is equipped with a 1,600t leg encircling full-circle slewing crane as well as a 4…

CNOOC Positive on Fossil Fuel Demand

Aug 29, 2024

China's CNOOC Ltd believes fossil fuel will be a stabilising factor in global energy demand for the foreseeable future, as the offshore oil and gas major sets a record output target for 2024, its executives said on Thursday.The state-run company…

Shell to Cut Oil Exploration Workforce

Aug 29, 2024

Shell plans to scale back its oil and gas exploration and development workforce by 20% as CEO Wael Sawan widens his cost-saving drive to the highly profitable division after deep cuts in renewables and low-carbon businesses, company sources said…

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