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Bureau Veritas, SHI Partner Up for Floating Storage and CCS Solutions

Dec 18, 2024

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have partnered up to develop Floating CO2 Storage Units (FCSU) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects in the Republic of Korea in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions…

Floating LNG Conversion Job Slips Out of Seatrium’s Hands

Dec 18, 2024

Golar LNG has decided to call off the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel conversion job with Seatrium, following the sale of a Moss type liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Golar Gandria for demolition.The first two floating liquefaction…

Transocean’s Drillship to Stay in India Under New $111M Deal

Dec 18, 2024

India-based oil company Reliance Industries Limited has exercised an option under the previously agreed firm contract with Transocean for its Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drillship.Offshore drilling contractor Transocean informed that a four-well…

Penta-Ocean Orders Its First CLV to Expand Offshore Wind Service Offering

Dec 17, 2024

Japan-based Penta-Ocean Construction has signed a shipbuilding contract with PaxOcean Group for the construction of a self-propelled large-scale cable laying vessel (CLV), expanding its capabilities from offshore wind turbine construction to power cable laying for the industry…

INEOS Picks Up CNOOC’s US Assets in $2B Deal

Dec 16, 2024

China's CNOOC has sold its U.S. subsidiary, together with its upstream oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico, to British chemicals group INEOS, according to a CNOOC statement issued on Saturday.The Chinese oil and gas major said CNOOC Energy Holdings U…

Nexif Ratch Energy’s 500MW Offshore Wind Farm in Philippines Gets Gov Backing

Dec 13, 2024

Nexif Ratch Energy’s San Miguel Bay offshore wind project in the Philippines has been granted the Certificate of Energy Project of National Significance (CEPNS) by the country’s energy department.The 500 MW offshore wind project, located in San Miguel Bay…

Sunda Energy, Timor-Leste Gov Plan Accelerated Chuditch Gas Development

Dec 12, 2024

Sunda Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Timor-Leste government and state-owned companies, setting out the framework for joint evaluation of a development concept for gas resources on the Chuditch PSC, including pipeline…

RINA to Conduct Pre-FEED Study for Petronas’ CCS Project in Malaysia

Dec 11, 2024

Italian classification and marine engineering consultancy RINA has secured a contract from Petronas CCS Solutions to carry out a pre-FEED study for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Malaysia.The contract covers the Northern hub, located in Kerteh…

Ørsted Sells 50% Share in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm for $1.6B

Dec 11, 2024

Ørsted has signed an agreement with Taiwan-based Cathay Life Insurance and its affiliate Cathay Wind Power Holdings for the sale of 50% stake in 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan for $1.63 billion.Ørsted will continue to own the remaining 50 % ownership stake in the wind farm…

TotalEnergies Wraps Up Acquisition of SapuraOMV’s Gas Assets

Dec 10, 2024

French energy major TotalEnergies has completed the acquisition of OMV’s and Sapura Upstream Assets’ in SapuraOMV Upstream (SapuraOMV), an independent gas producer in Malaysia.SapuraOMV’s main assets are its 40% operated interest in block SK408 and 30% operated interest in block SK310…

Viridien Concludes Seismic Survey Offshore Malaysia

Dec 10, 2024

Viridien has completed the seismic imaging for the Selat Melaka multi-client 2D seismic program, covering the offshore area of the Langkasuka Basin in Malaysia.The newly available final seismic dataset clearly indicates the presence of a previously unseen Pre-Tertiary fold and thrust belt…

Kuwaiti Oil and Gas Firm Exploring More Opportunities in Indonesia's Natuna Sea

Dec 10, 2024

Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) is looking at more oil and gas opportunities in Indonesia's Natuna Sea, its country representative said on Monday, with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto looking to boost the country's production…

Petronas Awards PSCs for Nine Fields and One Exploration Block off Malaysia

Dec 09, 2024

Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant Petronas has awarded Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for three oil and gas clusters and one exploration block offered under the Malaysia Bid Round (MBR) 2024, with Shell and ConocoPhillips among the winners…

BP and JERA Combine Offshore Wind Units to Form JERA Nex BP Joint Venture

Dec 09, 2024

Energy major BP and Japan’s largest power generation company JERA have agreed to combine their offshore wind businesses to form a new standalone, equally-owned joint venture that will become one of the largest global offshore wind developers…

Sunda Energy Closing in on Jack-Up Deal for Chuditch-2 Appraisal Well

Dec 09, 2024

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia formerly known as Baron Oil, has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with an unnamed drilling contractor for the use of its…

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