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Aker BP Gearing Up for North Sea Appraisal Well Spud

Jan 08, 2020

Aker BP has received permission to drill an appraisal well in the North Sea offshore Norway.The appraisal well 25/2-22 S will be drilled to delineate the size of the Liatårnet discovery which was proven in the production license 442 in 2019…

Orsted Constructs 1st Dutch OWF

Jan 13, 2020

The global leader in offshore wind Ørsted has started construction of its first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands by installing the first foundations at the 752-megawatt Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm (OWF).The Danish renewable energy…

HWWI Intros DECOM Tools for Offshore Wind

Jan 13, 2020

The Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) has drafted a new market analysis on offshore wind energy and decommissioning in the scope of the INTERREG-North Sea project 'DECOM Tools'.Against the background that offshore wind energy…

Total Extends Havila PSV Contract

Dec 23, 2019

Denmark's petroleum giant Total E&P Danmark has extended the charter contract for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Havila Herøy for a period of 9 months with 3 optional periods each of one month.The Norwegian provider of supply services to offshore…

Apache Extends Solstad PSV Charter

Dec 17, 2019

Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company Solstad Offshore said that UK-based Apache North Sea Limited has extended the charters of platform supply vessels (PSVs) Sea Flyer and Sea Forth.According to the vessel owner, the contract…

Solstad Offshore Wins Several Contracts

Dec 22, 2019

Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company Solstad Offshore has signed contracts for several of its vessels with various clients.Technip FMC have extended the present frame agreement with Solstad for ploughing/trenching duties in the North Sea with 1 year…

SBM Offshore Inks FPSO Sepetiba Contracts

Dec 11, 2019

SBM Offshore announced on Wednesday that it has firmed up contracts with Brazil’s Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 22.5-years lease and operation of a floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) to be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil…

XOCEAN Acquires 4D Ocean

Dec 04, 2019

Ocean data company XOCEAN announced on Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of autonomous hydrographic survey company 4D Ocean.The announcement follows the news of XOCEAN’s successful €7.9 million funding round earlier this month…

DeepOcean Extends with Solstad CSV

Dec 03, 2019

Offshore installation contractor DeepOcean has decided to extend the contract for Solstad Offshore's construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Jarstein.Solstad Offshore, the Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company, said that…

Neptune Drilling Awards on Seagull

Dec 03, 2019

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has awarded new drilling services contracts for its its 50 million barrel Seagull project in the UK North Sea worth a total of $40 million.US oilfield services giant Halliburton will supply equipment from its base in Arbroath for Seagull…

Subsea 7 Wins Julimar-Brunello Contract

Nov 28, 2019

Offshore services company Subsea 7 said it has been awarded a contract from Woodside for the execution of phase 2 of the Julimar-Brunello Project, approximately 200 kilometers offshore North Western Australia.Subsea 7 said its full scope of work will be to design…

Crew Transfer Vessel Delivered to Cape Preston

Dec 03, 2019

Ardea, a 20-meter catamaran crew transfer and support vessel, was delivered to Cape Preston in Western Australia earlier in 2019, Australian marine engineering design company Incat Crowther announced.Built by Echo Marine Group, the Incat Crowther 20 design has proven speed…

Two Injured from Heimdal Platform Blast

Nov 29, 2019

Two Equinor personnel have been injured from an explosion on the Heimdal platform in the North Sea on Thursday, the Norwegian energy company said.There were 70 people on board the Equinor-operated platform when a portable nitrogen gas container…

U.S. Drillers Cut Rigs for 12th straight Month

Nov 27, 2019

U.S. energy firms reduced the number of oil rigs operating for a record 12th month in a row after this week cutting rigs for a sixth consecutive week as producers slash spending on new drilling.Drillers cut three oil rigs in the week to Nov…

Timeline: Saudi Aramco's Winding Road to IPO

Dec 06, 2019

State-run oil giant Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its indicative range, making it the world's biggest flotation by raising more than Alibaba's $25 billion listing in 2014.Here are key events in the Saudi state oil giant's planned stock market debut…

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