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Petrofac Extends North Sea Partnership with ICR Integrity

Feb 28, 2023

ICR Integrity (ICR), global provider of specialist repair, inspection, and integrity solutions, said Tuesday it had been re-awarded the Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Petrofac, valued at over £1 million per year, after a successful tender…

Saipem Raises Expectations after Exceeding 2022 Targets

Feb 28, 2023

Italian energy services group Saipem on Monday raised its earnings expectations for 2023 and the next few years after beating 2022 targets as its restructuring plan started to bear fruit. The company reported adjusted core earnings of 595 million euros ($631 million) on sales of 9…

Odfjell Oceanwind Launches Floating Wind Foundation Design for 15MW Turbines

Feb 28, 2023

Norwegian floating offshore wind engineering firm Odfjell Oceanwind has launched a floating wind foundation design, the Deepsea Star, that will be able to take 15 MW and larger wind turbine generators (WTGs).  The company has previously received…

EOG Resources Says Low Natgas Prices Not Changing Drilling Plan

Feb 27, 2023

U.S. oil and gas producer EOG Resources on Friday said it had no plans to alter its strategy around new natural gas drilling, despite a sharp decline in prices this year. Rival producers, including Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern Energy, and Comstock Resources…

Malaysian FPSO Giant Yinson Invests in Norwegian Autonomous Vessel Start-up

Feb 24, 2023

Yinson GreenTech (YTG), a green tech investment branch of the Malaysian FPSO giant Yinson, has announced its strategic investment in a Norwegian startup specializing in autonomous solutions for the maritime industry called Zeabuz.'The investment…

UK's Engineering Giant Wood Group Rejects Takeover Approach

Feb 24, 2023

Shares of John Wood Group Plc surged over 30% on Thursday after the company said it received three preliminary buyout proposals from private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. The British oilfield services and engineering firm said late…

Seaway7 and Saipem Partner in Pursuit of Offshore Wind Work

Feb 23, 2023

Subsea 7's renewables-focused offshore installation subsidiary Seaway7 on Thursday announced it has struck a deal with offshore services company Saipem to collaboratively pursue projects in the growing offshore wind industry.Under the commercial collaboration agreement…

VOS Glamour Multi-Purpose Vessel to Support ODE AM's North Sea Ops

Feb 23, 2023

ODE Asset Management said Thursday it had started a 9-month charter of the VOS Glamour multi-purpose vessel managed by Vroon Offshore Services.VOS Glamour will undertake emergency response and multi-role duties across ODE AM’s managed assets in the UK's southern North Sea…

Rovco Completes Decom Deal with Well-Safe Solutions

Feb 20, 2023

Rovco completed a contract awarded by Well-Safe Solutions to support its well plug and abandonment decommissioning operations in the Southern North Sea. This is the second contract Rovco has secured with Well-Safe Solutions, having previously…

Norway and Portugal Team Up for Offshore Wind Development

Feb 20, 2023

Norway's METCentre, a floating wind test center, has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Portuguese offshore wind player WavEC. WavEC provides commercial services for wind farm developers and is a shareholder of the Aguçadoura test site…

DEME to Use Special Drilling Tech Again as It Wins Second Major Offshore Wind Deal in France

Feb 20, 2023

Offshore installation firm DEME Offshore will need to deploy its special drilling technology again to install offshore wind monopiles at an offshore wind farm in France, due to rough ocean conditions and a rocky seabed.The company recently secured…

Offshore Wind: Uptime's Gangways for Diamond SOV

Feb 20, 2023

James Fisher and Sons plc and Uptime International have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner for the use of motion compensated gangways in the development of the pioneering Ulstein SX221 Diamond SOV. The duo said that the agreement…

Panoro Energy, Kosmos Energy, and GEPetrol partner in Equatorial Guinea Offshore Block

Feb 20, 2023

Oil and gas company Panoro Energy has been awarded a 56 percent stake in and operatorship of Block EG-01, located offshore Equatorial Guinea. Partners in the block will be Kosmos Energy and GEPetrol.Block EG-01 borders both Block G where Panoro has a 14…

OEG Offshore Invests in Electric Subsea Excavation Solution Firm

Feb 17, 2023

Aberdeenshire-based OEG Offshore has invested in SEAJET Systems Limited (SEAJET), the developer of an all-electric controlled flow excavation (E-CFE) solution for the offshore energy sector.According to OEG Offshore, SEAJET has recently patented…

EEW SPC Smashes Its Previous Record for Heaviest Monopile Built

Feb 17, 2023

EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) said on Friday that it has set a new record for its heaviest monopile built. The German offshore wind monopile manufacturer broke its own record, which was only set in July 2022, when the company delivered a 1…

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