Keppel Offshore & Marine (KOM), a subsidiary of Singapore’s Keppel Corporation, is being sued by the eight funds managed by EIG Management Company, with a claim of almost $820m over the loss of an investment. The civil action by EIG Funds is being heard in the US District Court, Southern District of New York. In... Continue Reading →
Vallourec to supply line pipes in Guyana
Vallourec has signed a ten-year frame agreement with Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of ExxonMobil, to supply line pipe products in Guyana. Under the agreement, Vallourec will act as a strategic supplier of seamless tubes for future projects in Guyana to build subsea flowlines and risers. The company’s line pipe is... Continue Reading →
Two-year Charter: ExxonMobil Hires Valaris Drillship for Angola Drilling
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has awarded a two-year contract for Valaris' drillship Valaris DS-9 for operations in Angola. The drillship, formerly known as Ensco DS-9, will work for ExxonMobil's Angolan subsidiary Esso Exploration Angola. Delivered in 2015 by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, the drillship is currently preservation stacked in the Canary Islands, Spain.... Continue Reading →
Seadrill Gets Court Approval to Cut Debt, Exit Bankruptcy
Offshore driller Seadrill Ltd on Tuesday obtained court approval for its reorganization plan, clearing the way for it to emerge from bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones in Houston signed off on the plan during a virtual hearing. Under the plan, creditors will exchange $4.9 billion in debt for equity in the company. Seadrill will... Continue Reading →
Exxon’s second production unit arrives in Guyanese waters
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's second floating production system for Guyana, the Liza Unity, arrived early on Tuesday in the South American country's waters, the U.S. oil company said. The production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility is expected to add 220,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil capacity to Guyana's current 120,000-bpd output when it... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS CONTRACTS SCHLUMBERGER FOR THE COMPLETION OF 21 WELLS IN THE PRE-SALT
(PetroleoHoje) Schlumberger signed a contract with Petrobras to supply completion systems for 21 wells in pre-salt concessions. Installation of the systems is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2022. The deal is the result of a public tender for the supply of direct hydraulic intelligent completion systems and selective lower completion systems. Petrobras... Continue Reading →
First Sangomar well drilled offshore Senegal
(OM) Woodside Energy has issued progress reports on its development projects in West Africa and Australia. Offshore Senegal, the first development well for the Sangomar field development Phase 1 has been drilled and completed, including installation of the xmas tree. It was also the first horizontal production well drilled in Senegal, the company said. Phase 1 was recently... Continue Reading →
Schlumberger quarterly profit rises as oilfield services demand recovers
(Reuters) - Schlumberger NV (SLB.N) reported a rise in third-quarter adjusted income on Friday, buoyed by higher demand for the company's oilfield services and related equipment from producers looking to capitalize on a rebound in crude prices. Global crude prices rose 4.5% in the September quarter and have climbed nearly 64% since the start of 2021 on... Continue Reading →
Green hydrogen to account for 20% of European power demand by 2050 -Statkraft
(Reuters) - Hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources will account for 20% of Europe's power consumption in 2050, and for 10% globally, a report published by Norwegian power company Statkraft on Thursday showed. Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water molecules with a current of renewable electricity in electrolysers. The gas is touted as a... Continue Reading →
Bourbon embarks on fleet transformation with 40 crew transport vessels in the works
French vessel owner and offshore services provider Bourbon has revealed plans to build 38 more new units after the first two crew boats from its new Bourbon Surfer-200X series completed their sea trials. Bourbon’s two new crew transport vessels in the Surfer-200X series have completed their sea trials off the Normandy coast in France. The vessels will... Continue Reading →