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Dutch offshore contractor and shipowner Boskalis will be delisted in Amsterdam next month following a takeover deal. The group’s biggest shareholder, Monaco investment fund HAL Holding, has sealed a $2.3bn purchase, reaching 98.3% ownership. The last day of trading on Euronext Amsterdam will be 8 November, bringing an end to a public listing of more... Continue Reading →
DeepOcean has signed a charter agreement with shipowner Simon Møkster Shipping for the Stril Server multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV), set to be deployed in the renewables and oil & gas markets. Under the two-year agreement, Stril Server will provide subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR), light construction and recycling services to DeepOcean’s customers in the... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind service provider SeaRenergy said Wednesday it had secured a contract for offshore infrastructure services from Siemens Energy. The scope of work comprises integrated onshore and offshore logistics services executed during the commissioning of DolWin6 converter platform in the German Bight. DolWin6 is TenneT's 13th offshore grid connection system in the German North Sea... Continue Reading →
lenergy Co Ltd, a Korean renewable energy development firm, has hired DNV as the owner's engineer for its 1.5 GW fixed-bottom Chujin offshore wind project. The Chujin offshore wind farm will be the largest commercial-scale offshore wind farm in South Korea, when completed in 2027. As the owner’s engineer, DNV will drive the pre-Front End... Continue Reading →
The Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF said Wednesday it had won contracts and contract extensions for several of its vessels in Brazil, West Africa, and the North Sea region. The estimated firm backlog for these contracts is approximately NOK 260 million (~$25,2 million) In Brazil, the national oil company Petrobras has awarded an extension for... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil and gas major ExxonMobil has made two discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, adding to its extensive portfolio of development opportunities. ExxonMobil has made more than 30 discoveries on the block since 2015, and it has ramped up offshore development and production at a pace that... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) on Tuesday trimmed its full-year profit forecast after reporting a decline in third-quarter earnings, primarily due to higher warranty and related reserves at its renewable energy business. The company, however, reported much higher-than-expected free cash flow. Its quarterly revenue also topped Wall Street's estimates. GE's shares were down about 1.8% at... Continue Reading →
Renewable energy technology company Marine Power Systems has partnered up with floating wind farm developer Simply Blue Group to develop a project proposal for the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round run by Crown Estate Scotland. Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas Decarbonisation (INTOG) seabed leasing round will allow developers to apply for... Continue Reading →
The installation work on the export cable for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S., has now begun with Prysmian’s cable laying vessel (CLV) Cable Enterprise set to start installing the offshore part of the project’s link to the grid on land after a pre-lay grapnel run. According to the AIS data... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Halliburton Co (HAL.N) posted a rise in profit for the third quarter on Tuesday that beat analysts' forecasts, the latest oilfield services firm to report better-than-expected results amid a surge in drilling activity around the globe. Brent crude averaged $98.96 a barrel during the quarter, up about 33% from a year earlier as sanctions on... Continue Reading →
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