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Esgian Week 29 Report: New Drilling Plans in Guyana and Norway

Jul 21, 2024

Esgian provides an update on new drilling plans in Guyana and Norway in its Week 29 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsADES has secured a 10-year contract extension for 250-ft jackup Admarine 657 offshore Saudi Arabia, commencing…

DOF Group Wins Multiple Deals with Petrobras in Brazil

Jul 19, 2024

Norwegian offshore supply vessel company DOF Group has secured multiple contracts with Petrobras for work offshore Brazil.AHTS Skandi Jupiter and AHTS Skandi Mercury, both under management contracts with DOF, have been contracted by Petrobras…

RWE Secures Offshore Wind Site in Australia

Jul 18, 2024

RWE has been granted a feasibility licence from the Australian Government for the development of an offshore wind farm close to the Kent Group islands in the Bass Strait, off the Gippsland coast in the state of Victoria. This area is Australia’s first designated offshore wind zone…

Vineyard Wind Incident Not First Time a GE Vernova Turbine Came Apart

Jul 18, 2024

An incident at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind energy project this week that scattered shards of fiberglass across Massachusetts beaches was the latest in a series of failures involving wind turbines built by GE Vernova.At least one other GE Vernova offshore wind turbine came apart this year…

Canada's Tenaz Energy to Buy Dutch NAM's Offshore Assets

Jul 18, 2024

Canada's Tenaz Energy on Thursday said it had entered into an agreement with NAM, a joint venture between Shell, ExxonMobil and the Dutch government, to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of NAM Offshore B.V. for 165 million euros($180…

Vineyard Wind Warns of More Debris from Wind Turbine

Jul 18, 2024

Vineyard Wind on Thursday warned that more debris from a broken offshore wind turbine could wash ashore along the Massachusetts coast after a large remaining portion of the damaged blade fell into the ocean.Vessel crews are working to remove the debris…

Trinidad's Court Reaffirms Recognition of ConocoPhillips' Claim Against Venezuela

Jul 18, 2024

Trinidad and Tobago's High Court on Thursday reaffirmed a decision recognizing U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips' arbitration claim against Venezuela, which could freeze the Caribbean country's payments to its neighbor for joint natural gas projects…

Turkey to Send Ship to Search for Oil and Gas Off Somalia Coast

Jul 18, 2024

Turkey will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia later this year to search for oil and gas as part of a hydrocarbon cooperation deal between two countries, Turkish energy ministry said on Thursday.'We will send our Oruc Reis vessel at the end of September…

Bourbon, Opsealog Form Digital Partnership to Cut OSV Fleet Emissions

Jul 18, 2024

Enhanced fleet monitoring and data-driven optimization will be deployed across Bourbon’s global marine and logistics fleet of 104 vessels as part of partnership with Opsealog, aimed at boosting efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…

Rem Offshore Orders New CSOV from Vard

Jul 18, 2024

Norway-based offshore vessel owner Rem Offshore has signed a contract with shipbuilder Vard for the design and construction of a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for offshore wind services.This will be the third CSOV Vard will deliver to Rem Offshore…

Santos Indicates Growth Projects are Progressing Well Despite Q2 Revenue Dip

Jul 17, 2024

Santos said on Thursday growth projects were making good progress, with flagship Barossa natural gas development now 77% complete as Australia's second-largest fossil fuel producer makes attempts to speed up its ambitious forward strategy.Barossa…

US Orders Stop to Vineyard Wind Construction

Jul 17, 2024

A federal agency has ordered a wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts to stop power production and construction until an investigation determines whether a blade failure affects other turbines, it said on Wednesday.Vineyard Wind's offshore…

US Court Overturns Alaska Oil Lease Sale

Jul 17, 2024

A federal court in Alaska overturned on Tuesday night an oil and gas lease sale that had been mandated by the Biden administration's signature climate law as part of a political compromise, on grounds that the U.S. government violated the law when holding the sale…

NY Governor Announces Start of Construction on Sunrise Wind Project

Jul 17, 2024

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of construction on Sunrise Wind, a 924-megawatt offshore wind project developed by Orsted, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) said on Wednesday.The project will provide enough clean energy to power about 600…

US Offshore Wind Farm Shut Down After Turbine Debris Fouls Beaches

Jul 16, 2024

The Vineyard Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts is shut down until further notice while authorities investigate a turbine blade failure that caused debris to wash up on beaches, a federal agency said on Tuesday.The U.S…

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