The construction has started in Norway of what will be the world's largest floating wind farm - the Hywind Tampen. Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Kværner apprentice Arne Linga officially kickstarted the construction work by starting the cutting robot on the project's first sheet of steel on Thursday, 1 October. Kværner is responsible for... Continue Reading →
Noble Shareholders Set to Approve $4.2B Chevron Deal
Noble Energy Inc shareholders on Friday are expected to approve its sale to Chevron for about $4.2 billion in stock, cementing the first big energy deal since the coronavirus crushed global fuel demand. The purchase would boost Chevron's U.S. shale oil holdings and add nearly 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas reserves close to... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Nets ‘Large’ Subsea Order from Exxon for Payara Development in Guyana
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC said it has won a large contract to supply subsea equipment for ExxonMobil's Payara development offshore Guyana, following the oil major's FID on the project on Wednesday. Under the contract, TechnipFMC will manufacture and deliver the subsea production system, including 41 enhanced vertical deep water trees and associated tooling, six flexible risers... Continue Reading →
MODEC awarded the LatinFinance Project & Infrastructure Finance Bond of the Year 2020
MODEC, Inc. is pleased to announce that a US$ 1.1 billion project bond, issued by an affiliate of MODEC in August 2019, has been awarded as "Project & Infrastructure Finance Bond of the Year 2020" from LatinFinance, the leading source of intelligence on the financial markets and economies of Latin America and the Caribbean. For... Continue Reading →
11 rigs in Petrobras bidding
Tender for the chartering of rigs for 2,400 m of water depth is extremely competitive, like the pool process in 2019. The dispute for the Petrobras contract for the chartering of up to two rigs, with a capacity to operate in a water depth of 2,400 m, should be between COSL Drilling, Diamond and Petroserv... Continue Reading →
Exxon expects another loss from production business as oil downturn drags on
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N expects to post a quarterly loss from its production business for the third consecutive time this year, the largest U.S. oil major said in a filing on Thursday, as it continues to suffer from a crash in commodity prices due to the coronavirus pandemic. Exxon reported its first back-to-back quarterly loss... Continue Reading →
Petrobras defends that selling refineries is vital and subsidiary model brings more value
Petrobras' asset portfolio reorganization program, which foresees the sale of eight refineries, is vital to the health of the company that remains the "most indebted oil company in the world", said the lawyer for the state-owned company, Tales David. Macedo, in support of the Federal Supreme Court (STF). The judgment, in an action against sales... Continue Reading →
Premier Oil Gets Some Breathing Space from Creditors
Creditors of North Sea-focused Premier Oil have extended a waiver for the group's debt covenant test until Nov. 5, giving it breathing space to avoid a debt crunch, the company said on Thursday. Premier needs to convince at least 75% of its creditors that the best solution is for the company to extend debt maturities... Continue Reading →
Seadrill Replaces CEO
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has replaced CEO Anton Dibowitz. Seadrill's CFO Stuart Jackson will take Dibowitz's place, with immediate effect. Seadrill, which this week got more time from creditors to come up with a $7.3 billion debt restructuring solution, said Thursday that following Jackon's taking of the CEO role, the role and responsibilities of the... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Confirms Payara FPSO Award
With ExxonMobil sanctioning its third offshore development in Guyana following the government approval, SBM Offshore has confirmed it has won a contract to deliver an FPSO for the project. Under the contract, SBM Offshore will construct, install, and then lease and operate the Prosperity FPSO at the Payara project off Guyana for a period of up to... Continue Reading →