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Fugro’s revenue for the third quarter of 2023 is €608.9 million, an increase from €480.2 million reported in the same quarter of 2022 – a result said to be due to better contracting conditions, high activity levels and good project execution. Fugro reported that its revenue was up by 32.6% on a currency-comparable basis, by... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Wintershall Dea on Monday reported that its third-quarter net profit slumped 86% year-on-year due to weaker oil and gas prices, unplanned maintenance outages in Norway and the costly loss of Russian business. The company's earnings showed that adjusted net income totalled 61 million euros ($64.4 million) in the three months to September, compared with... Continue Reading →
(OW) Vindkraft Värmland and Njordr, the Nordic developer, have sold 100 per cent of the shares in the joint company, Njordr Offshore Wind (NOW), to Statkraft. NOW holds a pre-permit portfolio of nine offshore wind projects in the Swedish economic zone with a total potential for up to 21 GW of installed capacity. The portfolio... Continue Reading →
(OW) Japan-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and EDF Renewables have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on offshore wind and green hydrogen business development. With this MoU, both partners agree to collaborate and bring together their respective and complementary knowledge and experience in offshore wind energy as well as in green hydrogen solutions.... Continue Reading →
(OW) Hai Long Offshore Wind Project, a joint venture between Northland Power and Mitsui & Co., has signed a credit agreement to secure TWD 118 billion (approximately USD 3.7 billion) long-term over 20-year non-recourse financing (equivalent of CAD 5 billion) for the 1 GW offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The non-recourse project financing will be... Continue Reading →
(OE) ROV-specialist Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has launched a new tooling rental offering for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in response to the changing demands of the subsea sector. "With increasing ROV asset investment across hydrocarbon and offshore renewable energy, as well as defense sectors, FET’s new rental offering is designed to address the need for... Continue Reading →
(OE) Valaris announced new drilling contracts worth $65 million in total, excluding lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements. These contracts were awarded after the company issued its most recent fleet status report on August 1, 2023. Contract backlog Valaris secured a one-well contract with BP offshore Brazil for drillship VALARIS DS-15.... Continue Reading →
(OE) Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will invest in a floating wind technology start-up, TouchWind. TouchWind is developing the tilting angled one-piece rotor wind turbine which is expected to reduce wind interference between wind turbines that tends to occur in large wind farms and improve overall wind farm power generation efficiency. In addition, MOL said,... Continue Reading →
(OET) Aberdeen-based Archer Knight (Holdings) Limited has revealed a merger deal to acquire Singapore’s Energy Maritime Associates (EMA), which will enable both players to redefine their position in the offshore energy market intelligence landscape while paving the way for an expanded employment plan. This merger, which combines two specialist offshore energy advisory firms with distinct... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured new contracts for two of its subsea vessels (CSV). CSV “Normand Baltic” has been awarded a 180-day contract for providing “Walk to Work” services on an unnamed offshore wind project in Asia. The contract will start in October 2023. CSV “Normand Samson” has been hired for a period of a minimum... Continue Reading →
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