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(OE) Marine seismic acquisition firm Shearwater Geoservices and ocean data company XOCEAN have entered strategic collaboration to explore opportunities in carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offshore wind markets. Building on the successful joint delivery of several large data campaigns, Shearwater and XOCEAN are now jointly exploring technology and operational synergies to provide integrated data... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian seismic firms TGS and PGS have received approval from the UK Competition and Markets Authority, securing final regulatory approval for the creation of ‘premier’ energy data company. The approval for the merger from the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) follows the one issued by the Norwegian counterpart in April 2024. The clearance... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering announced this morning (10) that it had signed two new and important contracts with Petrobras, which provide for the supply of up to 362 kilometers of steel tube umbilicals and thermoplastic electro-hydraulic umbilicals. The agreements also include the supply of associated subsea distribution hardware for use in offshore projects in Brazil. Manufacturing of the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that it has published its 2023 Sustainability Report today. The document reports on progress in the company's sustainability commitments and consolidates indicators related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. This year, an ESG Panel was also published, which brings together quantitative data, including the performance of indicators following... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's Eletrobras (ELET6.SA), opens new tab, Latin America's largest utility, has signed a deal to sell its portfolio of thermoelectric power plants to Ambar Energia for a total 4.7 billion reais ($878.01 million), it said in a securities filing on Monday. The deal's price tag includes an earn-out of 1.2 billion reais, according to... Continue Reading →
(OE) Noble Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Diamond Offshore, creating a fleet of 41 rigs - including 28 floaters and 13 jack-ups, and a combined backlog of approximately $6.5 billion. Noble will acquire Diamond in a stock plus cash transaction, whereby Diamond shareholders will receive 0.2316 shares of Noble, plus cash... Continue Reading →
(OE) U.S. oilfield services giant Baker Hughes has secured a contract from Brazil state-owned oil and gas major Petrobras for workover and plug and abandonment (P&A) services in pre-salt and post-salt fields offshore Brazil. The multi-year project, set to start in the first half of 2025, will be managed with Baker Hughes’ integrated solutions portfolio... Continue Reading →
(OE) The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, led by Equinor, has selected six companies that will receive support to further develop their ideas and advance offshore wind’s potential in New York. Six companies were selected from a pool of 78 applicants based on the novelty of their solutions that will help propel the United States to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Germany plans to build more wind turbines in the North and Baltic seas than originally planned, a draft plan by the maritime authority showed on Friday, as Berlin aims to have 70 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2045. Germany's Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) on Friday published a draft containing specifications for offshore... Continue Reading →
(PN) PRIO released its operational data for May this week. The company recorded a production of 88.7 thousand barrels per day of oil equivalent, which represents a drop of 4.4% compared to the previous month's result (92.7 thousand barrels per day).(PN) According to the company, the Frade field had its production impacted due to the... Continue Reading →
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