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Brazil: Saipem probed over Petrobras deal
Brazilian authorities are investigating the Italian oilfield services provider Saipem’s dealings with Petrobras over possible irregularities.
Popular news, May 27 – June 2, 2019
Offshore Energy Today’s most popular news of the past week.
VIDEO: Templates for Equinor’s Snorre Expansion sail away from Norwegian yard
Subsea templates for the Equinor-operated Snorre Expansion Project, which is located in the Northern North Sea offshore Norway, have sailed away from a fabrication yard in Norway.
Boskalis Subsea secures new North Sea contracts worth over $126 million
Boskalis Subsea Services has been awarded a clutch of contracts, totaling in excess of £100 million, in the North Sea over the last six months.
Hess charters Maersk Drilling jack-up for Danish North Sea well
Danish offshore driller Maersk Drilling has secured a contract with Hess for its 2008-built jack-up rig Maersk Resilient.
New chairman joins Dolphin Drilling following entire management dismissal
Dolphin Drilling has elected a new chairman following the resignation of its board members and termination of the entire management team amid financial restructuring.
EMGS makes interim chief executive officer permanent
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS), a Norwegian geophysical services company, has given its interim chief executive officer a permanent role.
Helix Energy takes majority stake in Subsea Technologies Group
Houston-based offshore energy services firm Helix Energy Solutions has bought a majority stake in Aberdeen-based Subsea Technologies Group Limited (STL).
Longest vessel in Aberdeen Harbour history docks to assist with expansion
The longest vessel to ever dock in Aberdeen Harbour has arrived to assist with the South Harbour expansion.
African Petroleum to combine with PetroNor in June
With the continued uncertainty related to AP’s blocks in The Gambia and Senegal, the transaction will bring much-needed stability
Repsol Sinopec restores production at North Sea assets following repairs
Oil company Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has restored production at its North Sea platforms following a recent shutdown. Earlier this month, production at the Repsol Sinopec-operated Claymore and Tartan offshore platforms located in the UK North Sea had been temporarily shut down to allow the company
Boa Offshore: North Sea AHTS spot market remains challenging and outlook uncertain
Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner Boa Offshore has said that the short-term picture in the offshore sector remains challenging as demand is recovering from a very low level. The situation in the North Sea AHTS spot market also remains challenging and the outlook uncertain. Boa has two AHTS vess
EA Technique loses MMHE FSO case
Malaysian vessel operator EA Technique has lost a case against the compatriot engineering and construction firm MMHE
WoodMac: Ithaca-Chevron deal continues UK trend of smaller players taking assets from majors
Following an announcement that Israeli Delek Group will be buying Chevron’s North Sea business through its subsidiary Ithaca Energy, Wood Mackenzie has said that the deal continues the UK trend of smaller companies taking on assets from the majors, which resulted in assets worth over $5 billion chan