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Hexicon Lines up Mingyang for Celtic Sea Floater

Sep 23, 2022

Floating wind developer Hexicon has appointed China's Mingyang as the preferred wind turbine generator (WTG) supplier for its TwinHub project in the Celtic Sea. Hexicon has also awarded the firm the WTG front end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the project…

Allseas Wins North American Pipelay Project

Sep 22, 2022

Allseas has been awarded a substantial construction contract by TC Energy for a major offshore pipeline delivering natural gas to southeast Mexico.The firm's pipelay vessels, Pioneering Spirit, Hidden Gem and Solitaire, will install the 36-inch pipeline…

Eni Applies For Southern North Sea CCS License

Sep 22, 2022

The UK arm of Italian energy group Eni has has applied for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) license for the depleted Hewett gas field in the Southern North Sea.  Eni says that the application, submitted through the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)…

AF Gruppen to Decommission 10 Platforms

Sep 22, 2022

Norway's AF Gruppen has been awarded a decommissioning contract from TotalEnergies EP Nederland for the removal and recycling of 10 platforms in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.The contract includes engineering, preparatory works, removal…

Certex Wins Work At World’s Deepest Fixed-bottom Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 20, 2022

UK-based Certex UK said Monday it had secured a major framework to supply statutory inspection and maintenance of Balance of Plant (BoP) equipment at the 114-turbine, 1,075MW Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of Angus in the North Sea firth…

Friede & Goldman WTIV Design Gets DNV Approval in Principle

Sep 19, 2022

An innovative wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design from Houston-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Friede & Goldman (F&G) has earned approval in principle from classification society DNV.The review and AIP confirms…

TotalEnergies Reaches FID for Fenix Gas Project Off Argentina

Sep 19, 2022

French supermajor TotalEnergies has approved the final investment decision (FID) for the Fenix gas development, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina.Through its Total Austral affiliate, TotalEnergies operates the project with a 37…

Ranhill Worley to Deliver FEED Services for PTTEP's Offshore Gas Project in Malaysia

Sep 16, 2022

Bursa Malaysia-listed firm Ranhill Utilities said Wednesday that its affiliate firm Perunding Ranhill Worley had won a contract with the Thai oil firm PTTEP to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for offshore facilities for SK410B Lang Lebah development project…

TechnipFMC Nets 'Significant' EPCI Deal with TotalEnergies in Brazil

Sep 15, 2022

Oilfield services giant TechnipFMC said Wednesday it had secured a significant contract with the oil major TotalEnergies for its Lapa North East field in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil. For TechnipFMC, a “significant” contract is between $75 million and $250 million…

Allseas' Pioneering Spirit Removes Two Tyra Jackets

Sep 14, 2022

Offshore installation and decommissioning firm Allseas said earlier this week that its giant Pioneering Spirit vessel was on its way to Frederikshavn, Denmark, to deliver two more offshore jackets for recycling. 'Our record-breaking construction…

Pemex Deepwater Gas Project Draws Rebuke from Mexico's Regulator

Sep 13, 2022

Mexico's oil regulator and state company Pemex are at odds over how to develop a deepwater natural gas project, eight people close to the matter said, threatening to stall a $1.5 billion energy venture.Officials at regulator National Hydrocarbons…

Offshore Safety Regulations Must Reflect Sound Engineering Practices And Design, NOIA Says as DOI Proposes Changes to Well Control Rule

Sep 13, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday announced proposed revisions to the 2019 Well Control Rule, 'to ensure offshore oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf are conducted with the utmost safety and oversight standards…

ADNOC Eyes Higher Gas Output with $548M Lower Zakum Subsea Pipeline Deal

Sep 13, 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) earlier this month announced a $548 million contract to build a new main gas line at its Lower Zakum field offshore of Abu Dhabi. ADNOC said the award would increase Lower Zakum field’s gas production capacity…

Royal IHC Hands Over Converted Amazon J-Lay Vessel to McDermott

Sep 12, 2022

Dutch maritime equipment and technology firm Royal IHC has handed over the converted J-lay vessel Amazon to McDermott International.Royal IHC said: 'For this project, Royal IHC has converted Amazon into the modern and state-of-the-art J-lay vessel it is today…

Petrobras to Keep Albacora, Plans New FPSO

Sep 09, 2022

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has said it's ending a process to sell its Albacora concession, located in deep waters of the Campos Basin.Petrobras had been negotiating with PetroRio over the sale of the field. However, it says 'despite the efforts of both parties…

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