Business & Finance
Viking Neptune gets more work with Havfram
Eidesvik Offshore has secured a contract with Havfram for the subsea construction vessel (CSV) Viking Neptun. The contract will commence in early January 2022 with a firm period towards the end of the third quarter of 2022. In addition, Havfram stated it had been granted options for further extensio
px Group to take on onshore part of Cerulean Winds’ floating wind-to-hydrogen project
Cerulean Winds has signed an agreement with px Group to support onshore green hydrogen plants and associated industrial infrastructure at sites in Scotland and England as part of its 200-turbine floating wind-to-hydrogen project in the North Sea. The UK operator of large-scale industrial facilities
U.S. offshore rig count stays flat for the week
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged last week, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
Petrobras and Equinor hire DOF anchor handlers
Norskan, DOF ASA’s Brazilian subsidiary, has secured two contracts for its Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels with Petrobras and Equinor, respectively. Anchor handler Skandi Paraty has been awarded a one-year contract extension with Petrobras until July 2022. The vessel features a remotely op
Seadrill Partners reveals new name as Equinor hires Vela drillship
An offshore drilling contractor previously known as Seadrill Partners has secured a contract with Equinor for operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Greenland says ‘NO’ to further oil exploration. Focus on renewable energy
Greenland has put a halt to its 50-year attempt to become an oil producing nation after announcing it would stop granting exploration licences and suspend a strategy of searching for oil.
MOL to boost methanol footprint with Waterfront stake
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) had announced that it will acquire 40% of Methanex Corporation’s subsidiary Waterfront Shipping (WFS) to expand its involvement in methanol-fueled ships.
Excelerate, Snam to construct new pipeline in Albania
U.S. floating LNG player Excelerate Energy has joined forces with Italian energy firm Snam to build a natural gas pipeline in Albania.
Cheniere inks gas supply deal for Corpus Christi LNG with Tourmaline Oil
A subsidiary of U.S. LNG export project developer Cheniere has signed a long-term gas supply deal with Canada’s largest natural gas producer Tourmaline Oil.
ExxonMobil joins Acorn carbon capture project
U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to participate in the Acorn carbon capture and storage project (CCS) in Scotland.
Jadestone and SapuraOMV bound to close Malaysia deal as all conditions satisfied
Jadestone has said that conditions required to complete its acquisition of the Peninsular Malaysia assets of SapuraOMV have been satisfied.
ABS approves SBM Offshore’s AI-powered mooring solution
ABS has issued New Technology Qualification to SBM Offshore’s artificial intelligence-powered Intelligent Agent Mooring Line Integrity Tool.
Woodside puts second Pluto LNG train stake up for grabs
Australian energy major Woodside has formally launched the sell-down process for the second train at its Pluto LNG export facility in Western Australia.
DSME wins $635 million order to build platform for Qatar’s giant oil field
South Korea’s DSME has been awarded a contract to deliver an offshore crude oil production platform for Qatar’s largest oil field.