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Brunei: Zell Transportation Extends Icon Kayra Charter

May 28, 2021

Bursa Malaysia-listed offshore vessel owner Icon Offshore has secured a contract extension for its vessel Icon Kayra with Zell Transportation.The fixed contract portion for the offshore services vessel is for 17.5 months. ZT will have further options yearly extension options for four years…

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Brings in $151M in Offshore Wind Contracts

May 28, 2021

Offshore wind installation company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) said Friday it had over the previous two months signed three new turbine transport and installation contracts with a combined value of up to 124 million euros ($151 million)…

LNG Demand in Asia to Slow Down Next Year

May 27, 2021

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand growth in Asia will slow down next year as the economic recovery stagnates and the capacity of competing fuels nuclear and coal expand in Japan and South Korea, research consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday…

Ørsted, Posco Ink Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen MoU

May 27, 2021

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea's Posco to collaborate in the space of offshore wind and renewable hydrogen.Under the agreement, Posco will support the development of Ørsted's 1…

Offshore Accommodation Firm Floatel Bags First Offshore Wind Assignment

May 27, 2021

Floatel International, a company providing offshore accommodation services to the international oil and gas industry, has won its first offshore wind assignment.'The company is proud and honored to announce that the Group has been awarded its first offshore wind farm contract…

Total, Chevron Stop Payments to Myanmar Junta from Offshore Gas Project

May 27, 2021

French oil and gas group Total and U.S. energy company Chevron have suspended some payments from a gas joint venture that would have reached Myanmar's junta, earning praise from pro-democracy activists for taking an important first step.International…

Wintermar Nabs 5-Year Charters for AHTS Duo

May 27, 2021

Indonesia offshore vessel operator Wintermar has secured five-year contracts for two of its offshore support vessels with an unnamed multinational oil and gas firm in Indonesia.Under the contracts, the two Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels…

Shell Books Floatel's Accommodation Rig for Malampaya Work

May 26, 2021

Oil major Shell has chartered an offshore accommodation rig from the Swedish company Floatel for work in the Philippines.Floatel said Tuesday that Shell Philippines Exploration had awarded it a contract for the Floatel Triumph accommodation unit…

Keppel Offshore & Marine Gets DNV AiP for AssetCare System

May 24, 2021

Keppel Offshore & Marine has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its AssetCare system, a suite of digital services to support the lifecycle needs of offshore and marine assets.The two companies have been…

As Iran Eyes End of Oil Export Sanctions, will Former Asia Clients Buy?

May 21, 2021

As Iran gears up to resume oil exports once the United States lifts trade sanctions, former key clients in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan say they'll wait for the U.S. green light before investigating terms under which they might buy Iran's oil again…

India Still Searching for Missing Offshore Workers Three Days after Barge Sinking

May 21, 2021

India's army and navy deployed ships and aircraft as they searched for 26 people still missing more than three days after a powerful cyclone sank a barge off the country's west coast, killing 49 people on board.Cyclone Tauktae, the most powerful storm to barrel into the west coast in two decades…

Indian Refiner Says will 'Definitely' Buy Iranian Crude if Sanctions Lifted

May 20, 2021

Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner, said on Thursday it would resume purchases of Iranian oil if Washington lifts sanctions against Tehran over its disputed nuclear program.The European Union official leading talks to revive Iran's nuclear…

The Philippines: Shell to Sell Malampaya Field Stake to Udenna for up to $460M

May 20, 2021

Oil and gas giant Shell has struck a deal to sell its subsidiary Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) to Udenna Corp's subsidiary Malampaya Energy XP.SPEX holds a 45% operating interest in Service Contract 38 (SC38), which includes the producing Malampaya gas field…

Rescuers Searching for 49 Missing after Cyclone Sinks Oilfield Barge Offshore India

May 20, 2021

Naval vessels and aircraft scoured the waters off India's west coast late on Wednesday after the most powerful cyclone in more than two decades battered the region, sinking an oilfield accommodation barge and killing 26 aboard, authorities said…

Bumi Armada, Shapoorji Pallonji JV to Set Up FSRU in Mumbai Harbour

May 19, 2021

Through a joint venture firm with Shapoorji Pallonji, Malaysian floating production vessel company Bumi Armada has struck a deal to set up and operate a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) in Mumbai Harbour.SP Armada Clean Energy Ventures Private Limited (SPACEVPL)…

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