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28 November 2019
Equinor and ORE Catapult collaborating to share Hywind Scotland operational data
Equinor and Masdar have joined forces with ORE Catapult to share floating offshore wind data via the POD data sharing platform.Operational data from the world’s first floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Scotland, is now available to access on a free to use basis for supply chain businesses and academia through…
28 November 2019
Licence Update Frontier Exploration Licence 2/19 Southern Porcupine Basin
Providence Resources P.l.c. has provided a licence update on Frontier Exploration Licence (“FEL”) 2/19.More
28 November 2019
Award of Oil and Mining Blocks in the 2019 EGRONDA
The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons has announced the award of nine Oil and gas blocks and fifteen to companies that participated in the Petroleum Bid and the first Mining Bid in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.More
28 November 2019
CSV Southern Ocean secures new contract for works in India
CSV Southern Ocean has been awarded two charters on offshore projects off the East Coast of India. The scope is a partial continuation of the scope that was initiated previous year.Works on the first short term contract have commenced this month whereas the second, longer term contract is expected to…
28 November 2019
First Subsea Lifting Tools for Allseas decommissioning projects
First Subsea has been awarded a contract to supply three Ballgrab Internal Lifting Tools (ILT) to leading pipelay, heavy lift and subsea construction company Allseas. The tools are designed for lifting loads up to 900mT and will be used by Allseas for offshore decommissioning projects.The First Subsea ILT tools are…
28 November 2019
Gulf Marine Services PLC Contract Award
GMS announces the award of a 15-month contract (firm period, plus options) for one of its E-Class (Large) vessels. GMS's new customer is an international supermajor, for which GMS will provide support for offshore well-work activities. The work will be undertaken in the Middle East and will commence in January…
28 November 2019
Ithaca Energy Limited Operations and Trading update
CNSL acquisition efficiently completed and activities underway to deliver a successful transformationTaking into account the interim period cashflows generated by CNSL since the transaction effective date of 1 January 2019 (“Effective Date”), the $200 million deposit paid at signing of the transaction and conventional working capital adjustments, the price payable…
28 November 2019
Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Australia
Subsea 7 today confirmed a substantial contract (1)award by Woodside for the execution of phase 2 of the JulimarBrunello Project. The contract was awarded to Subsea 7 this year, subject to the investment decision of the Julimar-Brunello joint venture participants (Woodside and KUFPEC). The field is located in offshore North…
27 November 2019
Parkwind Signs MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for Arcadis Ost 1 in Germany
In a signing ceremony in Copenhagen, MHI Vestas and Parkwind have signed a conditional agreement for turbine supply for Arcadis Ost 1 in the German Baltic Sea.The signing is the first conditional contract for MHI Vestas to feature the V174-9.5 MW turbine.“We are exceptionally pleased to be chosen by Parkwind…
27 November 2019
Huisman Signs Contract With Jan De Nul For A 5,000 MT Tub Mounted Crane
Huisman has been awarded a contract for the design, engineering, construction and delivery of a 5,000mt Tub Mounted Crane (TMC) on board Jan De Nul Group’s newest offshore installation vessel. The Huisman crane will be built in Huisman’s own production facility in Xiamen, P.R. of China and installed at the…
27 November 2019
Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 wind farm to be fitted with new 11 MW Siemens Gamesa turbines
Simens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Vatffenfall have extended Hollandse Kust Zuid turbine supply to cover the entire Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone. Making the largest turbine collaboration to date for Vattenfall. Vattenfall will act as a launching customer to power Simens Gamesa's offshore wind turbine the most powerful turbine…
27 November 2019
Contract extension for Skandi Carla
DOF Subsea is pleased to announce that Fugro has extended the firm period of hire for Skandi Carla up to end of October 2020.
27 November 2019
Rever Offshore Announces Topaz Charter Extension
Rever Offshore, a subsea project delivery and execution provider to the offshore energy industry, has announced the three-year extension to the charter of its DSV Rever Topaz.The contract will see Rever Offshore secure exclusive and uninterrupted access to this asset from long-term partner Volstad Maritime until December 2022, with flexible…
27 November 2019
DOF Subsea awarded contracts in New Zealand and Asia
DOF Subsea is pleased to announce several contract-awards in the Asia Pacific region, securing 130 days vessel and resource utilisation into Q1 2020. The contracts, for undisclosed clients in New Zealand and South East Asia, will see Skandi Hercules commence operations in December 2019 for a major operator. Additionally, Skandi…
27 November 2019
Disposal of Capricorn Norge AS
Cairn announces that it has entered into an agreement to dispose of the entire share capital of Capricorn Norge AS, the company’s wholly owned subsidiary in Norway.With effect from 1 January 2020, Solveig Gas Norway AS shall acquire all of the shares in Capricorn Norge AS by paying US$100 million…
27 November 2019
Drilling permit for wells 15/3-12 S and 15/3-12 A in production licence 025
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for wells 15/3-12 S and 15/3-12 A.More
27 November 2019
Drilling permit for well 6604/6-1 in production licence 894
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wintershall Dea Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6604/6-1.more
27 November 2019
Vår Energi has signed frame agreements with Apply and Aker Solutions for modifications and maintenance support for the company’s operated assets.
Vår Energi has signed frame agreements with Apply and Aker Solutions for modifications and maintenance support for the company’s operated assets.The frame agreements, which cover operation, maintenance, modification and engineering services, have a duration of three years with options for a total of two additional years.The vendors have a strong…
27 November 2019
GC Rieber Shipping: Nexans extends the charter for Polar King
Nexans Skagerrak AS has declared a five-month extension for the CSV Polar King, making the charter firm until July 2020.
27 November 2019
Bureau Veritas awarded a three year asset integrity contract with Shell Tunisia
Bureau Veritas Solutions – Marine & Offshore (BV Solutions), the consultancy and outsourcing brand of Bureau Veritas. Has been awarded a three year Enterprise Frame Agreement with Shell Tunisia Upstream Ltd (Shell) to provide asset integrity management support services.This comprises technical safety services, asset integrity and inspection services and general…
27 November 2019
New Siemens Gamesa DD Flex concept increases capacity on its largest offshore wind turbine to 11 MW
Offshore wind industry leader Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) expanded its product portfolio today at the WindEurope Offshore 2019 Conference & Exhibition with the launch of the new Siemens Gamesa DD Flex concept and the SG 11.0-193 DD Flex offshore wind turbine. Built on the current largest offshore wind turbine…
27 November 2019
John Lawrie Decom and Peterson Launch Decommissioning Facility at Pocra Quay
John Lawrie Decom, working in partnership with energy logistics specialist, Peterson, has recently launched its latest decommissioning facility at Aberdeen Harbour’s Pocra Quay.This new facility will enable the steel tubulars, metal recycling and decommissioning company to offer oil and gas Operators an Aberdeen based location for the reception, dismantling and…
27 November 2019
Valaris Announces New Contract Awards
Valaris plc (NYSE: VAL) ("Valaris" or the "Company") announced today new contracts and contract extensions, with associated revenue backlog of approximately $285 million, awarded subsequent to a prior fleet status report dated October 25, 2019.More
27 November 2019
New DNV GL recommended practice on subsea welding to remove uncertainty and improve quality
For the first time, DNVGL-RP-B204 Welding of subsea production system equipment provides agreed and harmonized operator requirements and best practice guidelines that will ensure consistency in the fabrication of subsea pressure retaining equipment such as wellheads, Xmas trees, manifolds and jumpers. The RP has been published following a JIP, initiated…
27 November 2019
Minor oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea - 6611/1-1
Wintershall Dea Norge AS, operator of production licence 896, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6611/1-1.The well was drilled in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea, about 150 kilometres northeast of the Norne field and about 150 kilometres southwest of Bodø.The objective of the well was to prove…
27 November 2019
Report shows rise in UK’s decommissioning competitiveness
The UK’s decommissioning sector’s growing competitiveness has been revealed in the 2019 Decommissioning Insight report launched by OGUK at the Offshore Decommissioning Conference held jointly with Decom North Sea. The report now in it's tenth year has revealed in it's key findings :Decommissioning represents under 10 per cent of the…
27 November 2019
Boskalis Acquires Remaining Shares In Marine Survey Company Horizon
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired the remaining 37.5% in the Horizon Group (Horizon). Earlier this year, Boskalis already acquired 62.5% of the shares. The 2019 revenue is expected to exceed USD 100 million and the activities will be consolidated as of 2020.Following this transaction, Boskalis will be able…
27 November 2019
Neptune Energy Announces 3rd Quarter 2019 Results
Neptune Energy, the global independent oil and gas exploration and production company, today announces its financial results for the period ended 30 September 2019.Full Announcement Here.
27 November 2019
Royal IHC Hits Major Milestone For First Reel Lay System To Enter Chinese Market
Royal IHC successfully hit a significant milestone in the design and build of an integrated 550t reel lay system for Shanghai Salvage. It will be the first reel lay system in the Chinese market and moreover, it will be one of the largest and most sophisticated reel lay systems worldwide.On…
27 November 2019
Equinor - Consent to use Maersk Intrepid at Martin Linge
Equinor have been given consent to use Maersk Intrepid mobile facility for accommodation on the Martin Linge field. The field is under devlopment. Equinor had previously been given consent to use the Maersk Intrepid as living quarters. Equinor has now received consent to use Maersk Intrepid for accommodation at Martin…
27 November 2019
Bluefield Geoservices Ltd. expands to the Americas
Bluefield Geoservices Ltd., a UK-based provider of specialist subsea geotechnical services, today announced its expansion into the Americas. The company will initially open two offices in the US, one in the northeast US to serve the immediate demands of the offshore renewable energy market, and one in the southeastern US,…
27 November 2019
Polarcus Awarded XArray Project In Malaysia
Polarcus Limited (“Polarcus” or the “Company”) (OSE: PLCS) announces the award of an XArray marine seismic acquisition project in Malaysia commencing late December 2019 with a duration of approximately 4 months.Following this award, the Polarcus core fleet is fully booked to early Q2 2020.
27 November 2019
Shearwater GeoServices awarded Black Sea 3D seismic acquisition contract by Shell
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (“Shearwater”) is pleased to announce the award of a seismic acquisition contract by Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell).The survey covers an area of approximately 600 sqkm in the western Black Sea. The one-month project will commence in Q4 2019 and will be conducted by the Polar…
27 November 2019
ConocoPhillips – consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea
Conoco Phillips have been given consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for exploration drilling in block 25/7 in the North Sea. The well has the working name of Hasselbaink. The location is in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, west of the Balder/Ringhorne fields. The Water depth at…
27 November 2019
ESB and Equinor announce partnership to deliver potential offshore wind projects
ESB is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with Equinor, a Norwegian-based energy company.The partnership will work to identify suitable sites for new offshore windfarms in Irish waters and work to mature potential future wind projects. The potential for energy storage technology and other technologies to…
27 November 2019
Maersk Supply Service wins major UK tow and mooring installation project
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded an integrated FPSO tow and mooring installation project for an operator in the North Sea. The work scope includes project management, engineering and offshore execution involving six anchor handling tug supply and subsea support vessels.Maersk Supply Service will provide the full scope from site…
27 November 2019
Hibiscus Petroleum Corporate and Business Update
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad (“Hibiscus Petroleum” or the “Company” or the “Group”) is positioning for further acquisitions of producing assets with a focus on adding to our existing portfolio in Southeast Asia.The Group is maintaining its 2021 target for: the Anasuria asset to deliver 5,000 bbl/day; o the North Sabah asset…
27 November 2019
TGS Commences Senegal 3D Survey in Offshore North-West Africa Atlantic Margin
TGS is commencing a new seismic survey in the MSGBC Basin, offshore north-west Africa. The Senegal North Ultra-Deep Offshore (SN-UDO-19) 3D survey covers over 5,100 square kilometers, with a modern broadband acquisition set-up. The project is being undertaken in partnership with GeoPartners - using the vessel, BGP Prospector – and…
27 November 2019
Endùr Energy Solution AS acquires Oil & Gas Production Enhancement Solutions provider Caltec Production Solutions Ltd.
Endùr Energy Solution AS has signed a Letter of Intent in regards to acquire Caltec Production Solutions Ltd. This UK-based company is a world-wide provider to major operators of Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) solutions used to increase production from mature oil & gas fields and wells. “Caltec Surface Jet Pump…
27 November 2019
InfraStrata plc Memorandum of Understanding signed with Navantia, S.A, S.M.E.
InfraStrata plc (AIM: INFA), the UK quoted company focused on strategic infrastructure projects and physical asset life-cycle management, is pleased to announce that is has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with Navantia S.A., S.M.E. ("Navantia"), the Spanish shipbuilding company.This MoU is the first step towards formalising a Teaming…
27 November 2019
Hibiscus Petroleum Positioning to Acquire Producing Assets in Southeast Asia
Hibiscus Petroleum Positioning to Acquire Producing Assets in Southeast Asia.Potential acquisitions of producing assets to drive the Group towards 2021 Mission of 20,000 barrels per day of oil production • FY2020 target to deliver 3.3 – 3.5 million barrels of crude oil (up to +16% y-o-y) • Group remains profitable…
27 November 2019
Osbit to deliver Sapura Energy pile gripper system for Yunlin offshore wind farm project
Osbit, the offshore equipment supplier, has been awarded a contract to design and build an offshore wind turbine pile gripper system, by leading Malaysian-based global energy services provider Sapura Energy.The pile gripper will initially be used to support the development of WPD’s Yunlin offshore wind farm, the first large offshore…
27 November 2019
Nexans contributes to France’s energy transition by connecting Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm
RTE France has awarded a € 115 million contract to Nexans to supply and install the 67km offshore and 93km onshore power export cables for the 496 MW Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm. Located in the English Channel, some 16 km off the coast of Saint Brieuc Bay, the wind…
27 November 2019
G1/48 - Manora Oil Field - 3 well exploration campaign commences
Tap Oil Limited (ASX:TAP) (Tap or the Company) provides the following update on the planned exploration drilling at the G1/48 Manora Oil Field in the Northern Gulf of Thailand (Tap 30% interest).As highlighted in the ASX announcement on 30 October 2019, the Manora Oil Field Operator,Mubadala Petroleum, and Tap have…
27 November 2019
Both strings of TurkStream filled up with gas
Start-up and commissioning process is in its final stage at the TurkStream gas pipeline, which is going to be brought into operation before the end of 2019. Currently, both strings of TurkStream – from the onshore facilities near Anapa to the receiving terminal on the Turkish coast near the Kiyikoy…
27 November 2019
Petrofac secures US$120 million in EPS awards
Petrofac announced awards and contract extensions with a combined value of more than US$120 million, delivering against the Group’s strategy to position Engineering & Production Services (“EPS”) for growth by diversifying into new markets and geographies.The awards and contract extensions consist of the following:EPS has secured its first small-scale Engineering,…
27 November 2019
Removal of OMV Petrom Gloria Jack-up rig from offshore location successfully completed
MV Petrom completed the removal of Gloria Jack-up Rig from its production location in the Black Sea. The Gloria platform was successfully transported to Agigea harbor in Constanţa. This is the first removal of an offshore production platform in Romania.The platform was used in oil and gas production operations in…
27 November 2019
Seabed Geosolutions Secures Ocean Bottom Node Survey In The Gulf Of Mexico
Seabed Geosolutions has received a letter of intent for another 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in an active area of the US Gulf of Mexico for a major energy company.The project will use Seabed Geosolutions’ Hugin Explorer vessel, equipped with CASE Abyss® nodes that will be deployed by remotely…
27 November 2019
EnQuest PLC Operations update
EnQuest PLC, 21 November 2019Operations update Production up c.26% year on year, driven by Magnus acquisition and improved Kraken uptime- Group production averaged 68,501 Boepd in the ten months to end October 2019; full year 2019 guidance of 63,000 Boepd to 70,000 Boepd remains unchanged- Improved production efficiency at Kraken…
20 November 2019
GreySellsGlobal Announces the Publication of its New (second edition) Northwest Europe Offshore Decommissioning Activity Map
GreySellsGlobal Ltd (GSGL), specialists in the generation and publication of offshore activity maps to the offshore energy sector will be launching its new, fully updated and revised Northwest Europe Offshore Decommissioning Activity Map at the 2019 Offshore Decommissioning Conference being held in St Andrews Fairmont Hotel, 25-27 November. Organisers: Oil…