Norwegian energy company Equinor has extended the contract for the 2010-built Skandi Vega anchor handler, owned by DOF.DOF, which employs 3,500 people worldwide, said Thursday that Equinor had declared an option to extend the firm period of Skandi Vega from 6 months to 2 years…
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has won a long-term charter in Australia for its Normand Skimmer platform supply vessel.Solstad said Thursday that the contract was for five-years firm, with an unnamed 'major international company…
The escalation of a strike among offshore oil workers in Norway could affect production from six fields with a total output of 330,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG) said on Friday.Norway's…
Offshore surveyor Fugro has ordered a Hydramec launch and recovery system for its new uncrewed surface vessels recently ordered from Sea-Kit.Fugro, based in the Netherlands, in August ordered two 12-meter SEA-KIT X class uncrewed surface vessels (USVs)…
German oil company Wintershall Dea has said it has switched the power supply to the Mittelplate Drilling and Production island in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park in Germany to '100-percent certified electricity from renewable sources…
Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor plans to cut its exploration staff by about 30% globally by 2023 to reduce costs as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces demand for petroleum, the company said on Friday.Equinor said it wanted to focus on selected areas when searching for new oil and gas resources…
Pipeline coatings company Shawcor will deliver thermal insulation and anti-corrosion coating services for the ExxonMobil-operated Payara development offshore Guyana.ExxonMobil, with its partners Hess and CNOOC, sanctioned the development of the Payara oil field earlier this week…
Margareth Øvrum, Executive Vice President of Equinor's Development and Production Brazil business, has joined the oilfield services firm TechnipFMC's Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2020.Øvrum, 62, has over 38 years of experience at the Norwegian energy giant…
Norwegian oil company Aker BP is ready to start production from the first phase of its Ærfugl gas and condensate field in the Norwegian Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Friday.Ærfugl will be developed in two phases, both with three wells…
Oil and gas company Energean has agreed to buy a Field Support Vessel (FSV) from Prime Marine Energy for $33.25 million.Energean will use the vessel for work in Israel where it is working to bring online the Karish offshore gas field.'The FSV…
Norway's Aker Solutions has signed contracts with ConocoPhillips to deliver a subsea production system for the Tommeliten Alpha discovery off Norway, and to conduct a front-end engineering and design (FEED) for modifications on the Ekofisk installations to integrate the Tommeliten Alpha discovery…
Without doubt, offshore steel installations are subjected to some of the harshest and most punishing environments on the planet. The highly saline atmosphere, extremes of temperature and severe mechanical stress create specific challenges for…
Noble Energy Inc shareholders on Friday are expected to approve its sale to Chevron for about $4.2 billion in stock, cementing the first big energy deal since the coronavirus crushed global fuel demand.The purchase would boost Chevron's U.S…
Golar LNG has informed that force majeure events have been lifted on the GIMI FLNG the company is building for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project in Senegal/Mauritania offshore area, and that the project would be delayed for 11 months compared to the original schedule…
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC said it has won a large contract to supply subsea equipment for ExxonMobil's Payara development offshore Guyana, following the oil major's FID on the project on Wednesday.Under the contract, TechnipFMC will manufacture and deliver the subsea production system…
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