(Reuters) - Engineering firm Subsea 7 (SUBC.OL), a major supplier to the oil industry, has decided to pay a regular dividend and buy back stock as it swung to a full-year profit in 2021 and its outlook improved, the company said on Thursday. Subsea 7 said it "firmly" believed that the market recovery was underway based... Continue Reading →
Azinam Hires Island Innovator Rig for Gazania-1 Well, Offshore S. Africa
Oil and gas company Azinam, soon to be acquired by Eco Atlantic, has hired Island Drilling's Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the Gazania-1 well offshore S. Africa. The news comes in the wake of the recent significant discoveries made by Shell and TotalEnergies in the Orange Basin in the nearby Namibia. The news of the... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Could Lose S. Africa Offshore Block If It Does Not Submit Output Plan
(OE) Oil major TotalEnergies could see its license to develop a major offshore South African gas find scrapped if it does not submit a production plan by September, the oil and gas regulator said on Thursday. TotalEnergies discovered two large gas fields, Brulpadda and Luiperd, in offshore block 11B/12B about 175 km off South Africa's... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind market propels demand for heavy-lift vessels
Demand for specialized installation vessels has soared over the past year in response to the growth of the offshore wind energy market, as turbines get larger and project size increases in scale and scope. According to Westwood Global Energy Group, in Europe the average size of turbines currently under construction is 9.3 MW. However, 20-MW... Continue Reading →
Vaalco on track for FSO deployment offshore Gabon
(Offshore Energy) Houston-based Vaalco Energy has confirmed progress in its activities offshore Gabon, with a field reconfiguration and replacement of existing floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit with a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel still on schedule, the latter being targeted for the third quarter of 2022. Back in August 2021, Vaalco signed... Continue Reading →
OpEd: Time To Shine for US Offshore Wind
(OE) It is clear only a few weeks into 2022 that this year can be a watershed moment for American offshore wind. The Department of the Interior has positioned 2022 to be a record year in terms of offshore wind lease offerings and project greenlights. At the end of 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy... Continue Reading →
Malaysia’s Yinson in strategic review of FPSO business with IPO as one option
(Offshore Energy) Malaysian FPSO operator Yinson has decided to review its business with an intention to unlock the value of its offshore production segment, exploring options like IPO or strategic partnerships. Yinson revealed on Tuesday that, as part of the group’s medium-to-long-term strategy to ensure that it is prepared and fit for future growth, the... Continue Reading →
Enauta adds two more wells to hired rig’s backlog
(Offshore Energy) Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has decided to exercise its option to extend the contracting of a drilling rig chosen for operations on its Atlanta field, located offshore Brazil, adding two additional wells to the scope of work covered by the original contract. Back in January 2022, Enauta entered into a time... Continue Reading →
Western companies in Russian oil and gas sector
(Reuters) - International energy major BP has opted to leave Russia after Western countries imposed severe sanctions on its companies and individuals following Moscow's military attack on Ukraine. read more BP, the biggest foreign investor in Russia, said it was abandoning its stake in state oil company Rosneft (ROSN.MM) at a cost of up to $25 billion, shrinking... Continue Reading →
Solstad concludes 2021 with positive numbers
Solstad Offshore has reported a revenue of NOK 5.4 billion for the financial year 2021, an 8% increase compared to NOK 5 billion in 2020. Looking ahead, the Norwegian company revealed it fears that the current situation in Ukraine could impact its operations. The Norwegian company announced a full-year adjusted EBITDA increase of 20% to... Continue Reading →
