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Seatrium's PPL Shipyard to Receive $714M Payment from Offshore Drilling Firm

Nov 07, 2023

Singapore's Seatrium said Tuesday its subsidiary PPL Shipyard would soon receive a payment of around 968 million Singaporean dollars (around USD 713,7 million) from offshore drilling company Borr Drilling.PPL Shipyard in October 2022 reached…

McDermott Secures 'Large' Offshore Project Contract in India

Nov 07, 2023

Offshore transportation and installation contractor McDermott said Tuesday it had won a 'large' transportation and installation contract with India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the KG-DWN-98/2 development project, located off the east coast of India…

Bangladesh Gov't Gives Nod for Country's First Offshore Wind Project, Summit Says

Nov 07, 2023

Denmark's green investment proposal valued at USD 1.3 billion for developing the country's first 500 MW utility-scale offshore wind energy project has received approval in principle from the Bangladesh government to carry out a detailed feasibility…

Norway: Lime Petroleum to Farm Into North Sea Oil & Gas Field

Nov 07, 2023

Rex International's subsidiary Lime Petroleum has entered into sale and purchase agreements with the Norwegian oil firms DNO and OKEA to acquire a stake in a Norwegian North Sea License containing the Brasse field, which is expected to start commercial production in 2027…

White House Says Orsted Remains 'Committed' to US Offshore Wind

Nov 06, 2023

Denmark's Orsted is still 'committed' to developing offshore wind farms in the United States despite the company's cancellation of two projects off the coast of New Jersey, White House senior advisor John Podesta told Reuters on Monday.Podesta…

Finland Receives LNG Cargo, Books More for the Winter

Nov 06, 2023

A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) docked at Finland's Inkoo terminal on Sunday and has begun unloading, energy company Gasum said on Monday, the second cargo to arrive since the damage last month to a Finnish-Estonian pipeline.The Arctic Princess…

Cyprus Responds to Chevron Extension Sought over Aphrodite Gas

Nov 06, 2023

Cyprus has responded to a request from international energy companies led by Chevron for an extension in talks over a modified development plan for its Aphrodite offshore gas field, its energy minister said on Monday.Talks to bridge a rift over pared-back plans for the 3…

Ship Shortage Dealt Death Blow to Orsted's New Jersey Offshore Wind Hopes

Nov 05, 2023

Danish energy firm Orsted's shock decision to cancel two offshore wind farms off New Jersey this week was based in large part on big delays securing the ship it needed to build the project, company officials said.The world's biggest offshore wind…

UK North Sea Discovery Sale Cancelled as Buyer Fails to Raise Funds

Nov 03, 2023

United Oil & Gas has terminated the proposed sale of a UK North Sea offshore block containing the Maria discovery after the buyer, Quattro Energy, was unable to raise the funds to complete the transaction.United Oil & Gas also said that, given…

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Changes Name

Nov 03, 2023

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited, an oil and gas exploration and production company operating in the North Sea, said this week that the company would be renamed Repsol Resources UK.'On 28th April 2023 it was announced that a settlement and…

S&P Indicates It Could Cut Orsted's Credit Rating After Losses

Nov 03, 2023

Credit rating agency S&P said on Thursday it had placed Danish renewable energy firm Orsted on review for a possible debt downgrade due to the company's massive losses on projects in the United States.The world's largest offshore wind developer on Wednesday said it had halted plans for two U…

NFE Considers Onshore LNG Plant to Complement Offshore Project in Mexico

Nov 03, 2023

New Fortress Energy on Thursday disclosed it is weighing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Mexico that would be an onshore complement to its offshore project.The disclosure by the LNG developer came in response to an Oct. 30 letter from the U…

Chevron Struggles to Exit Myanmar Gas Project After Nearly Two Years

Nov 03, 2023

Nearly two years after U.S. energy company Chevron condemned violence and human rights abuses in Myanmar and announced it would leave, the company said it still holds assets there, including a portion of an offshore gas field in a venture with the state energy company…

BIO-UV to Deliver Ballast Water Treatment System for Drillship Pair

Nov 02, 2023

BIO-UV Group said Thursday it had received a major order to supply its BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system to a pair of drillships scheduled to enter an undisclosed operator’s offshore drilling rig fleet.According to BIO-UV, a modular version from the BIO-SEA B-Series…

Ithaca Energy Takes Full Ownership of North Sea Discovery

Nov 02, 2023

UK North Sea-focused oil company Ithaca Energy has completed the acquisition of the remaining 40% stake in the Fotla offshore discovery and three exploration licenses - P.213 Area C, P.345 Area A and P.2536 - from Spirit Energy. The acquisition…

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