SBM Offshore has entered into a shareholders' agreement with long-standing business partner NYK to divest a 45% ownership interest in the special purpose companies related to the lease and operation of the Chalchi floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit.The offshore energy services provider said it would remain the majority shareholder with a 55% ownership interest. The proposed transaction remains subject to several conditions precedent and approvals…
Iberdrola has completed the inter-array cable installation campaign for its Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.The campaign was carried out by Van Oord and involved the installation of 21 inter-array cables, with 28 km of cable laid and buried…
Conrad Asia Energy, via its subsidiary West Natuna Exploration Limited (WNEL), has signed a binding contract with PT Pertamina Drilling Services Indonesia through the PDSI–ADES Consortium for the provision of a jack-up drilling rig to support development of the Mako gas field offshore Indonesia…
Norwegian oil companies have agreed to a wage deal with three labour unions, preventing any strike action that would have disrupted output, negotiators for both sides said on Friday.Labour unions had said nearly 8% of Norwegian offshore oil and gas workers planned to strike if wage mediation failed…
DNV has certified the third milestone for the Nordseecluster A offshore wind projects in the German North Sea, clearing the way for the installation of wind turbines at the site.Nordseecluster A, comprising the NC 1 and NC 2 projects, is being…
Motive Offshore Group has acquired subsea cable monitoring and integrity technology company C-Kore in a move aimed at expanding its testing, inspection and certification (TIC) capabilities.The acquisition is expected to increase the contribution…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has reached a final investment decision to participate in the Delfin FLNG 1 project, an offshore floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) development off the coast of Louisiana that is expected to become the first FLNG facility in the United States…
A combination of contract terminations, spiraling insurance costs and the threat to EPC projects are creating a complex combination of risk for offshore operators in the Middle East Gulf.In its latest HORIZON Monthly Offshore report, MSI notes that…
Saipem has completed the lifting and installation of a gas recovery module for the Bouri Gas Utilization Project (BGUP) offshore Libya using its heavy-lift vessel Saipem 7000.The module, fabricated by Rosetti Marino at its Marina di Ravenna yard on behalf of Saipem…
Installation of all 54 monopile foundations for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm has been completed, marking a key milestone in the construction of the 1.08 GW project off Scotland's east coast.The monopiles were installed by Jan De Nul's heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés…
Subsea7 has secured a ‘sizeable’ contract by Murphy Exploration & Production Company for the String Music development in the U.S. Gulf.The project includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and offshore installation of a production…
GustoMSC, NOV’s offshore design and engineering business, has developed a new asymmetrical rack-and-pinion technology designed to increase the jacking capacity of offshore wind installation vessels without increasing vessel size, weight or system complexity…
Ecowende has installed the first wind turbine at its offshore wind farm approximately 53 kilometres off the coast of IJmuiden in the Netherlands, marking the start of turbine installation at the 760 MW project.The installation was carried out…
SBM Offshore and Solstad Offshore have formed a joint venture that has entered into a letter of intent with a shipyard for the construction of a multi-purpose deepwater installation and construction vessel, with delivery targeted in the first half of 2029…
Energy services company Weatherford has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NCS Multistage Holdings in a transaction aimed at expanding its well completions portfolio and increasing exposure to unconventional resource markets.Under the agreement…
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