UK-headquartered AIS has acquired CRP Subsea as part of its growth strategy and with the aim of expanding its range of subsea offerings. Based in Skelmersdale, England, CRP Subsea, formerly Trelleborg Offshore UK, delivers polymer and syntactic foam-based buoyancy and protection products for the offshore renewables and oil & gas industries. “Considerable growth is expected... Continue Reading →
Fortunes Return to the Sea as the Wind Blows Offshore
(OE) The results of fortunes and failures are often described as a “perfect storm”. The COVID pandemic, domestic inflation, labor issues and current geopolitical events have brought that description to a peak. A promise of a “new normal” emerged post pandemic, with a vision of alternative energy, alternative fuels and alternative supply chain logistics to... Continue Reading →
Mozambique’s Coral Sul FLNG Ships First LNG Cargo
(OE) The Italian oil and gas company Eni, the operator of the the Coral South project offshore Mozambique, said Monday that the first shipment of LNG produced from the Coral gas field, in the ultra-deep waters of the Rovuma Basin, had departed from the Coral Sul FLNG facility. The Coral Sul is Mozambique's first LNG project... Continue Reading →
Russia’s Rosneft to pay $3.6 bln in first nine-month dividend
(Reuters) - Russian state energy company Rosneft (ROSN.MM) said on Monday it plans to pay a dividend on its nine-month results, the first such payment in its history, which is expected to total 216 billion roubles ($3.6 billion) and to boost the nation's budget. The importance of dividends by state companies, including Rosneft and Gazprom (GAZP.MM), as a... Continue Reading →
‘World’s Largest’: First Power Produced from Equinor’s Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Farm
(OE) First power was produced from the first turbine at Equinor's floating wind farm Hywind Tampen in the Norwegian part for the North Sea. The milestone was achieved at 12:55 CET on November 13. The power was delivered to the Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea. “I am proud that we have now started... Continue Reading →
Enauta’s Atlanta well goes back online
Following a temporary interruption of production, Brazil’s oil and gas player Enauta has restarted production from a well located on a field offshore Brazil. Earlier this month, Enauta announced a temporary interruption of production at a well on the Atlanta field, explaining that the initial assessment indicates that “this is an operational problem on the surface.” Due to... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s Pemex to work with EPA to bring down methane emissions
(Reuters) - Mexican state oil company Pemex said Saturday that it would work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - especially methane - to meet ambitious international commitments. Methane emissions have emerged as a top threat to the global climate, with scientists and policymakers around the world calling for aggressive... Continue Reading →
Shell Joins Project that Promises to Change Subsea Repair Game Using 3D Printing Tech
Oil major Shell has partnered with Kongsberg Ferrotech in a project that is developing tools to repair subsea assets using 3D printing technology. "Since 2021, Kongsberg Ferrotech has worked in a joint industry project with the partners Equinor, Gassco and SINTEF to develop and test advanced 3D printing technologies for in situ, metal to metal,... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore, ExxonMobil Pen MoU for Another Guyana FPSO
Dutch FPSO systems provider SBM Offshore said Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with ExxonMobil for the supply of another FPSO in Guyana. "The company recently placed an order for a seventh Fast4Ward MPF hull. The construction of this hull is expected to start in the first quarter of 2023. An MoU was... Continue Reading →
U.S. Firm to Build 34MW Offshore Wind Farm to Power Oil Platform in China
U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips and China's CNOOC have recently announced the start of the Penglai offshore wind farm pilot project, aimed at harnessing wind power to supply power to the Penglai oil field. This is China’s largest offshore oil and gas production base under production sharing contract, located in Bohai Bay, Northeast China. Bill Arnold,... Continue Reading →