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(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has landed a batch of new contracts and extensions across multiple geographies with Petrobras, Equinor, Harbour Energy, TotalEnergies, Shell, Ithaca Energy, Eni, undisclosed operators, and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental (Oxy). These deals will enable three floaters and six jack-ups in the rig owner’s fleet to undertake... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Italian cablemaker Prysmian (PRY.MI), opens new tab has shifted around management in Brazil and Latin America as it gears up local plants to boost supply to the electricity sector and future offshore wind farms in the region, the company told Reuters. Raul Gil Boronat, who led Prysmian in Brazil, took over as CEO for Latin... Continue Reading →
(OE) NOV reports its Lifting & Handling group has sold what is said to be the industry’s first-ever electric subsea crane. The order was booked at the end of 2023 with an undisclosed client in Europe, NOV said. The first-of-its-kind crane offers enhanced efficiency compared to electro-hydraulic cranes, helping lead to reduced vessel emissions, the... Continue Reading →
(OE) After a thorough review, the Norwegian government has approved five applicants for the upcoming offshore wind auction round for Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II). The consortia that qualified for the auction includes Aker Offshore Wind, BP and Statkraft; Equinor adn RWE; Norseman Wind, an Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBw) subsidiary; Shell, Lyse and Eviny;... Continue Reading →
(OE) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have launched an 18-month initiative to gather extensive weather, ocean, and wildlife data near the sites of active offshore wind farms and lease areas off the coast of the Northeast United States. This effort, which is part of the third phase of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, granted a Clean Air Act permit to New York's Empire Offshore Wind owned by Equinor. The permit was given after an air quality analysis showed federal air quality standards would not be compromised during construction and operation of the project, the agency said. "When built, this project is expected to generate... Continue Reading →
(OE) Copenhagen Infrastructure Partner (CIP) has awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to Aker Solutions and Principle Power for floating offshore wind projects in South Korea. Haewoori floating offshore wind 2 and 3 projects, each rated at 500 MW, are located off the coast of Ulsan. As part of the scope, Aker Solutions... Continue Reading →
(OE) Italian cable maker and installation services provider Prysmian Group has secured three contracts with German transmission system operator Amprion worth around $5 billion, for two offshore grid connection systems - BalWin1 and BalWin2 - and the underground cable project DC34. The contracts follow the selection of Prysmian as preferred bidder in August 2023. The... Continue Reading →
(OET) With the current energy ecosystem in mind, Japan’s FPSO operator MODEC has unveiled its new, mid-term business plan, covering the period from 2024 to 2026, which spotlights the Japanese player’s intention to further strengthen the profitability of its core FPSO business, strategically invest funds to decarbonize its FPSO units, develop new opportunities, and bolster... Continue Reading →
(OE) Woodside’s Trion oil and gas project has received approval for its Social Impact Assessment from the Mexican Ministry for Energy. Trion is a greenfield development that would represent the first oil production from Mexico’s deepwater. It is located in the Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of 2,500m, approximately 180km off the Mexican coastline. The Social... Continue Reading →
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