Business & Finance

TotalEnergies, CSM to promote energy transition with focus on shipping
French energy major TotalEnergies and Cyprus-based ship management and maritime service provider Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore various collaborative opportunities to foster energy transition, especially in transportation, with a focus on shi

Neptune comes up dry in North Sea well
Neptune has concluded the drilling of a wildcat well near the Snorre field in the Norwegian North Sea, but the well turned out to be dry.

Day 2 of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference kicks off
At the kick-off of the second day of Navingo’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2021, our Anne Visser, director of operations, reflects on the first day of the event and gives us a sneak-peek into today’s agenda.

OEEC ’21: Intro to Netherlands Energy Technology Platform
The Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) got to hear more about the Netherlands Energy Technology Platform (NETP), as well as positioning the Dutch offshore wind industry from market experts on the first day of the event.

GEV to launch hydrogen export facility in one of the largest territories in Australia
Australian energy company Global Energy Ventures (GEV) has moved forward with its plans to establish a hydrogen supply chain with the development of a green hydrogen export project located on the Tiwi Islands, Australia.

Seadrill attains court approval for its plan of reorganization
Seadrill has received a confirmation for its reorganisation plan from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

OEEC ’21: RVO presents Offshore Wind Guide 2022
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has presented the Dutch Offshore Wind Guide 2022 at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC).

PetroRio ensures cluster’s life extension by bringing another well on stream
PetroRio has started production from another well on the Tubarão Martelo field offshore Brazil to revitalise and extend the life of the cluster.

Ocean Yield buys six VLCCs from International Seaways
Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield has agreed to invest in six very large crude carriers (VLCCs).

ExxonMobil takes Valaris drillship for ops offshore Angola
Valaris has been awarded a two-year contract for a drillship with Esso Exploration Angola, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, offshore Angola.

TenneT and Damen HR: Flexibility is the new 9 to 5
Talent acquisition lead at TenneT Inge Vernooy-Klijbergs and Isabelle Huijgen, corporate recruiter at Damen, shared insider HR and recruitment insights and tips for the offshore energy industry today, 26 October, at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC).

Industry: Offshore wind needs collaboration to accelerate development
Tuning in from the United States, Poland, Germany and Belgium, offshore wind industry experts have agreed that the market participants should learn from each other. Today’s OEEC 2021 Global Market Update session emphasized the importance of collaboration to accelerate global offshore wind developmen

GROW Offshore Wind: We need to speed up the carbon-neutral future
“The ambition is clear, we need to go to the sustainable energy, carbon-neutral future, but there are many roads to that at the moment. Well, all the signs tell us that we need to speed up,” David de Jager, director of the GROW Offshore Wind cooperation told OEEC 2021 host Eva Brouwer in an intervie

OGA looks into ExxonMobil’s delayed sale of North Sea assets
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has decided to investigate the delay in Esso’s proposed sale of 13 producing fields, including Elgin Franklin, to NEO.