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Win Up to $1 Million: ADNOC Launches Global Competition to "Reshape Energy Landscape"

May 11, 2023

Abu Dhabi-based oil and gas giant ADNOC on Thursday launched a global competition to find innovations that will 'reshape the global energy landscape.'The Decarbonization Technology Challenge is being supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS), BP…

TotalEnergies Taps Shearwater for 4D Seismic Surveys West of Shetland

May 11, 2023

TotalEnergies has awarded two 4D seismic survey contracts to Shearwater covering the Laggan, Tormore, and Edradour offshore gas fields, west of Shetland, in the UK.TotalEnergies might also extend the contract to include the Glenlivet field survey…

BNP Paribas Will No Longer Finance Development of New Oil and Gas Fields

May 11, 2023

BNP Paribas, France's largest bank, will no longer provide any financing dedicated to the development of new oil and gas fields, and it reiterated it targets an 80% cut of its oil exploration financing by 2030. 'BNP Paribas no longer provides…

Taiwan's Offshore Wind Industry Braves Cross-strait Risks in Clean Energy Boom

May 11, 2023

In the port city of Taichung on Taiwan's west coast, a crane hoists into place the end section of a white wind turbine tower that stands almost a hundred meters tall.The turbine will be one of 111 spinning at a multi-billion dollar offshore wind…

Fincantieri Must Reach 3% Profit Margin 'to make economic sense' - CEO

May 11, 2023

Loss-making Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri must reach a 3% net profit margin 'to make economic and industrial sense,' its chief executive said on Wednesday, without setting a date for the goal. 'That's where we want to be when our work is done…

SBM Offshore Quarterly Revenue Drops 24% on One-off Divestment

May 11, 2023

May 11 (Reuters) - Dutch oil and gas services firm SBM Offshore SBMO.AS reported a 24% drop in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, citing the impact from one-off divestment in two of its vessels last year.Group revenue fell to $742 million for the first three months of 2023…

Oil Prices Rise on Strong Fuel Demand Data

May 10, 2023

Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday after strong demand for fuels in the U.S. outweighed concerns about the possibility of the world's biggest oil producer and consumer defaulting on its debt.Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose by 26 cents…

RMI to Provide Medical Support for World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

May 10, 2023

RMI, a company providing medical, security, and technical services said Wednesday it had been tasked with the provision of medical support for what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm - Dogger Bank.The company, which specialises in…

Afentra Enters Angola. Buys Offshore Block Interest from INA

May 10, 2023

Oil and gas company Afentra plc, led by former Tullow CEO Paul McDade, said Wednesday it had completed the acquisition of 4% interest in Block 3/05 and 4% interest in Block 3/05A offshore Angola from Croatia's INA-Industrija.Afentra also said…

Petronas Carigali Awards Icon Offshore Support Vessel Services Deal

May 10, 2023

Malaysian offshore vessel operator Icon Offshore has signed a contract with the oil company Petronas Carigali to provide an anchor handling tug vessel with crew and equipment for twenty-four-hour services. Icon Offshore said that the services would support and maintain drilling rigs…

'Major Operator' Chooses Transocean Rig for Australian Offshore Drilling Project

May 10, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Transocean has secured a drilling contract for its Transocean Equinox offshore drilling rig.Transocean said that the semi-submersible drilling rig had won a contract with a 'major operator' in Australia. Transocean did not say who the client was…

'Too Late' - Nigerian Claimants Denied Right to Sue Shell Over 'Devastating' 2011 Offshore Oil Spill

May 10, 2023

The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was too late for Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill they say had a devastating long-term impact on the coastal area where they live.The case was one…

Russian Court Seizes Four Danish-owned Tugboats in Sakhalin

May 10, 2023

A Russian court on the Pacific island of Sakhalin has ordered the provisional seizure of four tugboats belonging to Denmark's Svitzer, the world's biggest tugboat operator, at the request of a Russian energy company. Moscow has been seizing…

MODEC to Deliver Highly Complex FPSO for Equinor's $9B Project Offshore Brazil

May 10, 2023

Japanese FPSO supplier MODEC has won a contract with Equinor to supply an FPSO vessel for the BM-C-33 block of the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The order comes just days after Equinor and its partners Repsol Sinopec Brasil, and Petrobras took…

Harbour Energy Sticks to Annual Free Cash Flow Outlook

May 10, 2023

Harbour Energy on Wednesday stuck to its $1 billion free cash flow outlook for the year, despite a rise in tax bills, as the British North Sea oil and gas producer benefits from higher prices and more international projects. The Scottish firm said its liquidity was $3…

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