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Two vessels score long-term bareboat charters
Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield has secured new bareboat charters with purchase obligations for two ...

Aker BP brings North Sea field on stream
Aker BP has kicked off production from a field in the North Sea off Norway, after fast-tracking the ...

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Oil & gas giant’s profit skyrockets to whopping $161.1 bln
Aramco has posted its highest annual profit ever as a listed company, totalling $161.1 billion, amid...

Lack of training played a part in fatality aboard drillship
Following the investigation report about a fatality aboard a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico, BSEE h...

U.S. 2024 budget increases offshore wind funds
On 9 March, the Biden-Harris administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 202...

Reach Subsea to deliver its services to Equinor under multiyear deal
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has awarded Reach Subsea with a multiyear frame agreement...

U.S. offshore rig count moves down a couple of notches
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States sl...

Shell hires Kongsberg to digitalise its global assets
Kongsberg Digital has been hired by Shell Global Solutions International to handle the digitalisatio...

Havila bags long-term extension deals for two PSVs
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Havila Shipping has secured contract extensions for two of its pl...

First gas flows from project off Egypt
Energean has achieved the first gas from a well located offshore Egypt while the remaining wells are...

Wintershall Dea hires another Eidesvik PSV
Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a contract for another of its PSVs by Wintershall Dea for operati...

BW Offshore sells FPSO while pursuing redeployment opportunities
Norway’s FPSO operator BW Offshore has decided to sell one of its FPSOs, which it recently marked as...

G7 urged to affirm role of gas and LNG in achieving energy security and climate goals
Eight international associations and trade organisations have sent a joint letter urging the Group o...

Shell cleared for removal and disposal ops at North Sea field
Shell has received consent from Norway’s regulator for removal and disposal operations, as part of d...

Shell, Petrobras seek upstream and decarbonisation projects
Shell and Petrobras have joined forces to embark on a quest to unlock new upstream and energy transi...

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Pushing for cleaner oil & gas production pays off, as UK North Sea flaring gets halved
UK’s regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) says flaring has been cut in half, following fo...

Wintershall Dea gives more work to Eidesvik PSV
Eidesvik has secured a contract extension for one of its PSVs with Wintershall Dea, enabling the ves...

Dolphin Drilling’s semi-sub rig lands another gig off Nigeria
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has inked another deal for a semi-submersible rig, whi...

UK urged not to kill 'golden goose’ with rhetoric and taxes
The North Sea Chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has urged poli...

New report about resources in 24 prospects off South Africa sees the light of day
An independent review of Africa Oil’s prospective resources in a block in the Orange Basin off...

History written offshore Denmark: First CO2 storage in the North Sea
INEOS and Wintershall Dea marked a major milestone and a world first on 8 March with the first-ever ...

Two North Sea wells lined up for Equinor
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for two wells in the North Sea ...

Shelf Drilling jack-up rig gets long-term gig off Nigeria
Shelf Drilling has secured a long-term contract for one of its jack-up rigs with an undisclosed comp...

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Offshore drilling upcycle whets appetite for stacked rigs
Westwood says offshore rig scrapping is at its lowest level in years, as the offshore drilling marke...

Three Maersk Supply Service anchor handlers hired by Petrobras
Denmark-headquartered Maersk Supply Service has won a three-year contract with Brazilian oil and gas...
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