Russian tanker owner SCF Group has received confirmation from TotalEnergies for an option for two 174,000-cbm LNG carriers. The vessels will be chartered for a period of up to seven years, operating within TotalEnergies global portfolio LNG trade under the technical management of Sovcomflot. The opt
Western Gas has filed its environment plan for the drilling of the Sasanof exploration well and secured a Valaris-owned semi-sub rig.
The Acorn Project partners – Storegga, Shell, and Harbour Energy – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ineos and Petroineos at Grangemouth to develop Scotland’s first carbon capture and storage system linking the industrial heartland to the Acorn CO2 transport and storage hub in by
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has completed the acquisition of interest in the BM-C-30 block containing the Wahoo field offshore Brazil from French oil major TotalEnergies.
South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has placed an order for two MAN Energy Solutions’s ME-GA dual-fuel engines to be installed on each of the six 174 000 cbm LNG carriers.
A new project aiming to advance development of green hydrogen production powered by offshore wind has been launched in Ireland. The H-Wind project, led by UCC MaREI Research Centre, is being co-funded by Science Foundation Ireland and four industry partners: Gas Networks Ireland, DP Energy, ESB, and
Maersk Drilling has secured an extended well intervention scope with Equinor off Norway for the low-emission rig Maersk Intrepid.
An outbreak of Covid-19 on a Shell-operated field off the UK has forced the oil major to remove dozens of workers from the North Sea hub.
Seismic firm SeaBird Exploration has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for a source vessel contract in the Western Hemisphere. SeaBird’s 80-metre long source vessel Fulmar Explorer would carry out the work programme for a “leading operator”. The contract is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2
Sweden-based Alfa Laval has acquired a minority stake in the Netherlands-based technology company Marine Performance Systems, a developer of air lubrication technology for ships. The air lubrication technology generates microbubbles under the ship’s hull, reducing friction between the ship and the w
SEA-KIT’s latest unmanned surface vessel (USV) has received Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) certification by Lloyd’s Register, becoming the first-ever to achieve this milestone. The 12-meter X-class USV, delivered to Fugro, received the new UMS certification on 28 June. SEA-KIT said it had worked clos
CNOOC International has confirmed that the heavy lift of the Buzzard Phase II topside module onto the Buzzard ‘P’ platform was completed, using the Pioneering Spirit.
Subsea 7 S.A. has agreed to combine its Renewables business unit with Norway’s OHT ASA. Subject to the customary approvals, conditions and relevant employee consultations, the combined company will be renamed Seaway 7 ASA and will initially retain OHT’s listing on Oslo’s Euronext Growth market, with
Norwegian shipowner GC Rieber Shipping has agreed to sell shares in Shearwater Geoservices Holding reducing its ownership from 17% to 8.5%. Gross proceeds from the sale will be $50.5 million. The sold shares had book value of $41.6 million per 31 March, GC Rieber informed. Following the transaction,
