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Chinese Firm Takes Minority Share from SBM Offshore in Mero Field FPSO

Oct 25, 2024

SBM Offshore has completed the divestment of a 13.5% ownership interest in FPSO Sepetiba, deployed at Petrobras’ Mero field offshore Brazil, to China Merchants Financial Leasing (Hong Kong) Holding Co (CMFL).SBM Offshore is operator of the FPSO…

Beach Energy Delivers First Gas from Thylacine West to Otway Gas Plant

Oct 25, 2024

Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy has delivered first gas from the Thylacine West 1 and 2 development wells following successful connection to the Otway Gas Plant in Victoria.The Thylacine West development wells are located approximately…

Galp Spuds New Appraisal Well Offshore Namibia

Oct 25, 2024

Portuguese oil company Galp has started second exploration and appraisal campaign at Orange Basin block, offshore Namibia.The appraisal campaign is being conducted at blocks 2813A and 2814B, part of PEL 83 license, where Galp is the operator with 80% stake…

Some Vineyard Wind Blades to be Removed After Quality Checks

Oct 24, 2024

GE Vernova will remove some turbine blades installed at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts following quality checks prompted by the failure of a blade in July, the company said on Wednesday.Progress on the still…

BOEM Wraps Environmental Review for New York Bight

Oct 24, 2024

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized an extensive environmental review concerning wind development activities across six lease areas in the New York Bight, covering more than 488,000 acres off the coasts of New York and New Jersey…

OKEA Secures Permit for New Brage Field Drilling Operation

Oct 24, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OKEA a drilling permit for a new wildcat well at Brage field in the North Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 31/4-A-23 F in production license 055.OKEA is the operator of the license with 35.2% stake…

Inyanga Launches Fundraising Campaign to Advance Tidal Energy Tech

Oct 24, 2024

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has launched a crowdfunding round to advance the development of its HydroWing tidal energy technology and projects.The crowdfudnign campaign has been opened in partnership with Crowdcube.HydroWing aims to unlock the…

Ashtead Technology Buys Two Acteon's Firms in $82M Deal

Oct 24, 2024

Subsea technology and services provider Ashtead Technology has signed an agreement with Acteon Group to acquire Seascan and its subsidiaries known as Seatronic, and its sister company J2 Subsea for $81.5 million.The latest acquisition will further…

Restart of Drilling Ops at Egypt’s Zohr Gas Field Expected in December

Oct 24, 2024

A rig is due to arrive at Egypt's Zohr gas field in December to restart drilling work, with the aim of producing 220 million cubic feet per day from two wells, Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi told a press conference on Wednesday.Egypt plans to increase oil and gas exploration works in 2025…

Johan Sverdrup Oil Field’s Output Set for Decline from 2025

Oct 24, 2024

Norway's largest oilfield Johan Sverdrup is expected to come off its production plateau early next year, operator Equinor said on Thursday.The field hit record daily output of more than 756,000 barrels of oil per day in September, equivalent to some 6%-7% of Europe's daily oil consumption…

Equinor Sees 13% Fall in Quarterly Profit

Oct 24, 2024

Equinor reported a sharper-than-expected 13% decline in third-quarter profit on Thursday, hit by weaker oil prices and lower production, and cut its full-year outlook for capital expenditure and renewable energy production growth.The Norwegian…

DNV Heads Assessment to Help Unlock Funding for Eight US Offshore Wind Projects

Oct 24, 2024

Independent energy expert and assurance provider DNV has been appointed to perform technical due diligence to help unlock the financing of eight offshore wind projects on the United States’ Atlantic Coast.The technical due diligence DNV is providing…

Altera Infrastructure, Harbour Energy Get $240M EU Grant for Offshore CCS Project

Oct 24, 2024

Altera Infrastructure and its partner Harbour Energy have secured $242 million grant funding from the EU Innovation Fund for the STARFISH project, which aims to provide a large-scale solution for CO2 sequestration using shared offshore infrastructure…

Viridien, SLB Conclude Multi-Client Survey in Australia's Bonaparte Basin

Oct 24, 2024

Viridien, formerly CGG, and SLB have completed the data acquisition for a multi-client survey in Bonaparte Basin, offshore Australia.Backed by the industry support and prefunding, the approximately 6,760 sq km ultramodern PSDM seismic data set…

Two DDW Offshore’s AHTS Vessels Set to Sail for Australia Job

Oct 24, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DDW Offshore, a subsidiary of Akastor, has secured work for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels with an international oil company offshore Australia.DDW Offshore has secured two one-year contracts…

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