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World's Largest Oilfield Services Firm Rebrands for a Lower-carbon Future

Oct 24, 2022

Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services provider, is rebranding itself with a new name, color scheme and logo that underscores its ambitions for a lower-carbon future, the company said on Monday. The nearly 100-year-old firm, originally named after its founding family…

St Johns Lays Keel for Second WINDEA CTV

Oct 21, 2022

Palatka, Fla. shipyard St Johns Ship Building this week held a keel laying ceremony for the second vessel in a series of new Jones Act compliant crew transfer vessels (CTV) it is constructing for WINDEA CTV to operate in the U.S offshore wind industry…

Schlumberger Third-quarter Profit Jumps as Drilling Activity Picks Up

Oct 21, 2022

Top oilfield services provider Schlumberger Ltd reported a 64.9% jump in third-quarter profit on Friday that topped Wall Street expectations as a surge in oil and gas prices led to more drilling activity. Oil and gas producers are looking to…

U.S. to Hold Gulf of Mexico Drilling Auction in March 2023

Oct 21, 2022

The Biden administration on Thursday said it would hold a Gulf of Mexico drilling auction in March of next year to satisfy a requirement in the government's new climate change law.The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer all of…

Shearwater GeoServices, WesternGeco in Large U.S. Gulf OBN Project

Oct 20, 2022

Shearwater GeoServices said Thursday it had secured a contract for a large US Gulf of Mexico Ocean Bottom program, Engagement 3, the second project award under the recently announced global agreement with WesternGeco.'The contract secures WesternGeco access for follow-on projects…

Baker Hughes Names Buese New CFO

Oct 19, 2022

Oilfield services company Baker Hughes has appointed Nancy Buese as Chief Financial Officer effective November 2, 2022. 'Buese brings more than 30 years of financial and leadership experience to the role,  previously serving as EVP & CFO of…

Baker Hughes Posts Quarterly Loss on Charges

Oct 19, 2022

Baker Hughes Co posted a quarterly loss on Wednesday, compared with a profit a year ago, hit by $230 million in restructuring and impairment charges relating to the oilfield services provider's latest reorganization. The company during the recent…

DOE Seeks Input on Mooring & Anchoring Systems for Floating Wind

Oct 19, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking input on research needs related to floating offshore wind energy mooring and anchoring systems. For this, DOE's Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI).Apart from input on research priorities…

US Offshore Wind Growing on Sturdy Foundations

Oct 18, 2022

Once again, the events of the last month have shown that the drive to grow the U.S. offshore wind segment has lost little steam. The foundations are firmly in place to support the deployment of 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050…

U.S. to Launch Floating Wind Rights Sale off California Coast in December

Oct 18, 2022

President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday said it would hold the first-ever sale of offshore wind development rights off the coast of California on Dec. 6, a big step forward in expanding the nascent U.S. industry to Pacific waters.The…

U.S. Oil Service Firms' Results to Show Impact of Demand, Inflation

Oct 18, 2022

Oilfield service firms are poised to deliver the strongest third-quarter results in years as demand for equipment and services has risen despite supply chain snags and higher costs from inflation, according to analyst forecasts.Schlumberger…

Equinor Names New Head of US Offshore Wind Business

Oct 18, 2022

Norwegian energy giant Equinor said Monday that Molly Morris would take over as the new President of Equinor Wind US, effective January 1, 2023, succeeding Siri Espedal Kindem, 'who will take on a new exciting opportunity within Equinor.'Morris…

DEME Offshore to Use Seaqualize's Offshore Lifting Tool for Vineyard Wind Work

Oct 17, 2022

Offshore installation firm DEME Offshore has signed a contract with Sequalize to deploy its HC1100 active heave compensator on the first commercial scale wind farm installation project in the USA, Vineyard Wind, to transfer wind turbine components to and from heaving supply vessels…

U.S. Gulf Operator Books Prosafe's Accommodation Rig

Oct 14, 2022

Prosafe has signed a firm contract with an unnamed major oil and gas company to provide accommodation services using the Safe Concordia semi-submersible rig in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The contract has a firm length of 330 days, with options for up to 6 months…

Near Miss Incident at Hibernia Platform Offshore Canada

Oct 10, 2022

Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC), the operator of the Hibernia platform in the Atlantic Ocean offshore Canada, has reported that a near-miss incident occurred on the platform on October 5, 2022.According to HMDC, as reported to safety regulator CNLOPB…

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