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KNOT Offshore CEO/CFO John Costain Steps Down

Nov 29, 2018

UK-based KNOT Offshore Partners has announced that John Costain has decided to step down as CEO and CFO of the partnership.'Although Costain is resigning in order to pursue other interests outside of the partnership, he will be available for the partnership until 31 May 2019…

Vestdavit to Equip Nexans Cable Layer

Nov 29, 2018

Bergen-based Vestdavit said has secured a contract to equip the Nexans flag ship cable layer Nexans Aurora with its MissionEase multi-boat handling system for mission bays.The cable laying vessel (CLV) has been designed by Skipsteknisk in Ålesund…

MHI Vestas Hires US Offshore Vet

Nov 28, 2018

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW), a joint venture of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Vestas Wind Systems, has announced the appointment of Jason Folsom, the US offshore wind veteran.Folsom, a respected offshore wind expert with extensive new…

Gabon Offers 22 Offshore Blocks

Nov 28, 2018

Gabon's Minister of Oil and Hydrocarbons Pascal Houangni Ambouroué has unveiled a new offshore licensing round covering 12 shallow-water and 23 deep-water blocks.A report from global law firm Dentons pointed out that this new bid round for offshore…

Perenco Acquires Polo Nordeste Fields

Nov 28, 2018

Petrobras says it reached a USD370mln deal with Perenco to sell its operations in the Polo Nordeste and granted oil 3R Petroleum a 40-year concession to operate 34 oil fields in Bacia Potigar in a deal worth USD453mln.According to a press release…

Eight OSD Systems to Petrobras

Nov 28, 2018

Sea-state monitoring firm Miros Group is set to supply eight Oil Spill Detection (OSD) systems to Brazilian oil major Petrobras in the world’s largest x-band radar-based OSD surveillance and response contract to date.The agreement is in partnership with Ulstein Belga Marine…

i-Tech Services Wins IMR Contract

Nov 28, 2018

i-Tech Services said it has secured its first inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract for the vessel MMA Pinnacle with a Malaysia-based integrated oil and gas services company, following the signing of a long-term vessel charter agreement in the Asia Pacific region earlier this year…

Orsted Plots $30 Bln Green Energy Investment

Nov 28, 2018

Denmark's Orsted will invest $30 billion in green energy up to 2025, it said on Wednesday, as it seeks to become one of a handful of future 'renewable majors' leading a global transition from fossil fuels to green energy.While renewable energy…

Aquaterra to Install Two Platforms for FIRST E&P in Nigeria

Nov 27, 2018

Global offshore engineering solutions provider Aquaterra Energy in conjunction with Maerlin Nigeria Ltd, its local partner, has been awarded a contract by FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Ltd (FIRST E&P) to design, engineer…

Solstad Offshore Wins PSV Contract from Allseas

Nov 27, 2018

Swiss-based offshore contractor has hired two platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Offshore.Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company said in a press release that Allseas contracts are for two PSVs…

Østensjø Rederi Bags New Contracts

Nov 27, 2018

Norway-based international provider of marine services in the offshore and towage sectors Østensjø Rederi has been awarded a contract by a major European energy company for operation in the renewable sector.The contract commenced in November…

Husky SeaRose FPSO Ops Suspended

Nov 27, 2018

Operations at the SeaRose floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel are suspended, with all production wells secure, after an oil release, according to information released by Husky EnergyOperations will remain suspended until…

Floating Wind Turbine Installed at Kincardine

Nov 27, 2018

Contracted by the Spanish construction group Cobra, Bourbon Subsea Services completed the installation of the first wind turbine at Cobra Wind’s Kincardine site, Scotland, off the coast of Aberdeen this summer.For Bourbon Subsea Services the…

First Steel Cut for Karish and Tanin FPSO

Nov 27, 2018

Energean Oil and Gas announced that first steel was cut on the Karish and Tanin floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the COSCO yard in Zhoushan, China, on Monday. The FPSO is scheduled to be delivered to the Karish field offshore Israel in late 2020…

Petronas Q3 Profit Jumps 43%

Nov 27, 2018

Malaysian state-owned energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, on Tuesday said it will increase its dividend payout to the government after its third-quarter net profit jumped on higher revenue and oil prices.The new administration…

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