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Date set for shareholders’ vote on Ensco-Atwood merger
Offshore drillers Ensco and Atwood Oceanics, which recently agreed to merge, on Friday filed definitive proxy materials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the deal. To remind, subject to certain conditions, including approval from both sets of shareholders, Ensco will acquire
Greenpeace stages protest against BP’s offshore drilling plan
Greenpeace UK activists are staging a protest in front of the UK headquarters of the oil giant BP, protesting against the company’s plans to drill near a coral reef offshore Brazil. The protesters were carrying signs which read “BP, back off the Amazon Reef” and tropical fish and jellyfish shaped in
Total buys Maersk Oil for $7.45 billion
French gas and oil giant Total has acquired Maersk Oil & Gas, the exploration and production unit of A.P. Møller – Mærsk for $7.45 billion.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 14 – August 20). BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) announced first gas from the Juniper development, the fifth of BP’s seven upstream major project start-ups planned for 2017. The project is expect
Minerva
One of the biggest conundrums in ship owners’ and ship designers’ offices today is which will be the fuel for ships of tomorrow. Recently, the IMO set the date for the use of lower sulphur fuels worldwide for 2020. Fuel prices have always been rather volatile, but the last few years seem like a roll
Popular news, August 14 – 20, 2017
Popular news, August 14 – 20, 2017 Offshore Energy Today Staff
Top news of the week August 14 – 19
Cheniere in China LNG move US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export player Cheniere Energy is preparing to open an office in China, currently the world’s third-largest buyer of the chilled fuel. KBR wins pre-FEED work on West African LNG project Houston-based LNG engineer KBR has been contracted by BP
Norwegian Ocean Bottom Seismic specialist turns profitable
Norwegian Ocean Bottom Seismic services provider Magseis saw its revenues rise to $19.4 million in the second quarter, boosted by work in Saudi Arabia and Norway. The company said its survey in with the Artemis Athene vessel in the Red Sea, being done for Saudi Aramco, along with OBN work for Conoco
Dutch Vopak boosting LNG business
Dutch tank storage company Vopak aims to strengthen its presence as a service provider in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure market, according to chief executive Eelco Hoekstra. Together with joint venture partners, Gasunie and Enagas, Vopak currently operates two terminals – the Gate LN
Navantia-Windar Ships Out First Nissum Bredning Jackets
Spain’s Navantia-Windar consortium has loaded the first two out of four jacket foundations built for the 28MW Nissum Bredning demonstration offshore wind project at Navantia’s facility in Fene.
EEW SPC to Construct All Hornsea Project One Monopiles
DONG Energy has awarded EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH (EEW SPC) with a contract to manufacture all monopiles for the 174-turbine offshore wind farm, the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One.
Tideway Books Normand Jarstein for Merkur Works
Tideway B.V, part of the DEME Group, has entered into a charter agreement with SolstadFarstad ASA for the DP2, accommodation and walk-to-work vessel Normand Jarstein.
Tideway Books Normand Jarstein for Merkur Works
Tideway B.V, part of the DEME Group, has entered into a charter agreement with SolstadFarstad ASA for the DP2, accommodation and walk-to-work vessel Normand Jarstein.
Arup adds experience to its LNG business
Independent design and engineering consultancy, Arup, has added a senior LNG specialist Richard Mortimer to its team.