Fossil Energy

Rem Offshore’s PSV hired for wind farm work
Rem Offshore has been awarded a contract by Van Oord for its PSV Rem Trader to be deployed on an offshore wind project in France. The PSV will be working on the Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm throughout 2021 and 2022. “Rem is looking forward to place PSVs in other segments to show the diversity [&h

Petrobras sees record oil output in 2020
Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has registered records in its 2020 annual oil production and total annual production (oil and gas).

TechnipFMC split set to wrap up in Q1
TechnipFMC has relaunched its plan to split into two publicly traded companies aiming to complete the proceedings in the first quarter of 2021. Initial separation was put off in March last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported earlier, the move will result in TechnipFMC, a fully integrated

GMS wins long-term job following cantilever system trial
Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has secured a long-term contract for the GMS Evolution following a trial of the vessel’s Cantilever Workover System.

ASN wins Northern Lights contract
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has signed a contract with Equinor to build a DC/FO subsea control infrastructure for Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project. The ASN DC/FO will provide independent high electrical power and fiber connectivity to the subsea CO2 injection wells. Specificall

Diamond rig set to leave Ironbark well location
Ocean Apex, a Diamond Offshore-owned drilling rig, is working on plug and abandonment activities at the Ironbark-1 well with plans to demobilise underway.

L&T gets offshore platform job from ONGC
India’s L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering has secured a contract from ONGC)for a new living quarter & revamp at ‘NQ Complex’ (NLRNC-RT2) project offshore India.

James Fisher ups outlook on better Q4
Marine services player James Fisher and Sons has upgraded its outlook on annual performance following improved results in the fourth quarter of 2020. “Whilst the fourth quarter continued to be challenging, we saw an improvement in trading over the third quarter with revenue ahead sequentially by 7 p

Express Engineering divests aerospace unit to focus on O&G
UK subsea energy products company Express Engineering has sold off part of its business to focus on expanding its capabilities in the oil and gas market. Namely, the Gateshead-based firm has sold its aerospace division for an undisclosed sum to Paralloy a Nimbus LLC company, which has operations in

Equinor picks ASN for Breidablikk cabling
Equinor and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have signed a new contract for the roll out of the submarine cable for subsea control infrastructure for Equinor’s Breidablikk field development. Breidablikk is a large oil discovery on the Norwegian Continental Shelf located north-east of the Grane field

Neptune adds more work to Deepsea Yantai rig backlog
Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has won more work for its Deepsea Yantai drilling rig from Neptune Energy for operations offshore Norway.

Saipem drillship resuming Coral Sul drilling after Covid-19 pause
Saipem 12000, a Saipem-owned drillship, is resuming drilling operations at the Coral Sul project offshore Mozambique following an eight-month delay.

Pioneering Spirit vessel hired to remove Morecambe platforms
Allseas’ giant heavy lift vessel, the Pioneering Spirit, will remove the DP3 and DP4 platforms from Morecambe Bay off the UK for Spirit Energy.

Petronas takes over E11 gas hub operatorship
Petronas through its unit, Petronas Carigali (PCSB), has taken over the operatorship of the E11 gas hub, located 130 kilometers offshore Bintulu, Sarawak.