A criminal investigation is underway regarding a bomb threat on board a containership identified as MSC Lorena, the Dutch police confirmed. The vessel was diverted from the Port of Antwerp following a threatening phone call saying that a bomb would explode if the ship docked in the port, according t
The construction of the main building exterior of the new switching station for the Shetland HVDC Link has been completed. The next step includes Hitachi Energy installing its equipment. The Noss Head Switching Station will house the electrical components used in the Shetland HVDC link, which will a
Denmark-based shipowner Nordic Shipholding is moving forward with a voluntary liquidation process. The company informed earlier today that following an extraordinary general meeting held on December 23, the board of directors passed a proposal to liquidate the company by voluntary solvent liquidatio
Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras has concluded the sale of the totality of its stake in the Papa-Terra production field located in the Campos Basin to 3R Petroleum Offshore. With this, 3R Offshore assumes the condition of operator of the field with a 62.5 per cent stake, in partnership with Nova
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) has decided to fund the construction of three LNG bunkering ships with a total of around €62 million. The three ships, each with a capacity of 4,500 cubic metres, will be constructed by shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellscha
Thailand’s national oil and gas company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has made another gas discovery at Block SK410B offshore Malaysia. PTTEP’s subsidiary PTTEP HK Offshore (PTTEP HKO) began the drilling of the Paprika-1 wildcat well in Block SK410B in July. The well was drilled to a total
UK-based energy giant BP and the Government of Indonesia have concluded a 20-year extension of the Tangguh production sharing contract (Tangguh PSC), enabling BP to further develop the largest gas-producing field in Indonesia. On 23 December, BP announced that the Indonesian government granted the e
Solstad Offshore has received Letters of Award from subsea contractors for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Maximus that combined have a duration of minimum 200 days. The Norwegian company reported on 23 December that Normand Maximus had received Letters of Award from various undisclose
Swedish tidal energy company Minesto has signed a long-term lease agreement for strategic port access and onshore operations and maintenance (O&M) work site in the Faroe Islands.
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has entered into an agreement to acquire Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, in an all-stock transaction that values the UK firm at $958 million. Following completion, Seadrill shareholders and Aquadrill unitholders will respectively own 62 per cent
Proteum Energy and Transitus Energy have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore joint development opportunities in the UK, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, and Norway to produce low-carbon hydrogen. The parties intend on producing hydrogen from North Sea natural gas resources. Transitus said th
UAE-based Shelf Drilling has secured three-year contracts for two of its jack-up rigs for work offshore India, as well as a one-year contract for a rig to operate off the coast of Nigeria. Shelf Drilling reported that Compact Driller and Key Singapore had been appointed for operations in Mumbai High
A renewable fuels company Raven SR and a manufacturer of engineered equipment Chart Industries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate globally on the liquefaction, storage, and transportation of hydrogen as well as pure carbon dioxide produced from Raven SR’s non-combustion S
Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has made what is said is the “largest discovery of the year” in the Goliat area in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. Vår Energi confirmed on 23 December the discovery of gas in its operated 7122/9-1 T2 Lupa well. Preliminary estimates of the size of the discov
