
Karoon Energy has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent operating interest in the Baúna field, located in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.

Saipem has received the authorization to proceed with the final phase of the Payara development project in Guyana from the project operator ExxonMobil.

Noble Corporation is preparing to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a temporary name change to allow continued use of its name upon emergence.

Norwegian firms Aker Solutions and Kvaerner have received the necessary approvals from governmental bodies for the completion of the earlier announced merger. In June this year, the two companies entered into a merger plan to create an optimised supplier company. The merger means that Aker Solutions

Hess Corporation has completed the sale of its interest in the Shenzi field, located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, to BHP.

Prosafe has signed a contract extension with Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for support offshore Brazil.

The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. dropped by one unit last week, according to data by Baker Hughes.

PowerChina HuaDong Engineering has awarded LOC Singapore with a contract for marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the transportation and installation operations at the Binh Dai Phase 1 offshore wind project in Vietnam. LOC will provide MWS services, including suitability surveys of the proposed

Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors has decided to close its joint ventures in Angola due to poor market conditions.

Belgium’s tanker shipping company Euronav has decided to bring forward dry dockings in order to counter the challenging freight rate market in the short term.

A joint venture between Euronav and International Seaways has been awarded a 10-year contract extension for FSO duo operating on the Al-Shaheen field.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), said the Marine LNG Zeebrugge joint venture, set up to manage the Gas4Sea brand has been dissolved.

Norwegian offshore support vessel provider Simon Møkster has been awarded a new contract for ERRV services by Aker BP in Norway.

Oslo-listed SeaBird has recognised net loss of $3.9 million for Q3 2020, against net loss of $5 million in the same period in 2019. The seismic player recorded revenues of $3 million in Q3, an 81 per cent drop compared to $16 million in Q3 2019. The company had quarterly vessel utilization of 28 per