Ørsted has awarded ERSG with a contract to supply temporary staff for its offshore wind farms in Germany, following a tender issued in September 2020. The scope of work includes staff for offshore operations and logistics, commissioning, project management roles, QHSE, and engineering, separately fo
3t EnerMech, a strategic alliance between 3t Energy Group and EnerMech, has inked a ‘significant’ contract with the UK Government to shape future training requirements for Mozambique’s growing oil and gas workforce.
Coal trade between Australia and China has turned into a nightmare for over 74 vessels and more than 1,500 seafarers, who are confined to their ships in Chinese ports and waters unable to sign off for months now. The ships remain fully loaded with imported coal from Australia, as China refuses to ta
Integrated subsea and offshore solutions provider Unique Group has expanded its survey operations in the Netherlands, whilst strengthening its global survey team with three senior appointments.
Oil major ExxonMobil has sent a letter to shareholders urging them to vote using in favour of the company’s 12 director nominees at its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders on 26 May.
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill is laying off 162 offshore workers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as one of its drillships will be out of work soon.
Norwegian LNG transportation provider Awilco LNG has named the company’s new chief financial officer.
Activist firm Engine No. 1 has named directors it wants shareholders to remove from the board of directors of ExxonMobil at the oil major’s upcoming annual general meeting.
The IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has appointed Purnima Jalihal as new Vice-Chair of the OES Executive Committee.
Fifteen seafarers have been kidnapped from a Maltese-flagged vessel identified as MT Davide B some 213 nautical miles off South Cotonou, Benin, Dryad Global reports. The kidnapped individuals formed part of a total of 21-member crew including Ukrainian, Romanian and Philippine nationals. According t
The pay package of Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden, dropped by 42 per cent to $7 million in 2020, a year marked by low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic.
Engineering consultancy Xodus has appointed a new late-life and decommissioning lead in Asia-Pacific following a significant increase in activity in the region.
The Brazilian government has nominated two more board members of Petrobras, to be voted on at the upcoming extraordinary general meeting.
The Covid-19 pandemic not only devastated oil demand in 2020 but also forced the global oil and gas industry to severely downsize its staffing levels.
