
UK petroleum regulator has revealed that the number of exploration and appraisal wells spudded has declined, but success rates have improved.

Brazil’s port and maritime logistics operator Wilson Sons has reported that between January and October there were more than 15 ship-to-ship LNG operations, the company’s highest number ever.

The BP-operated Western Route Export Pipeline has loaded the 1000th tanker at the Supsa terminal on the Black Sea.

Vattenfall has awarded Fugro with a contract to carry out a geoscience survey and subsequent data processing and reporting for a proposed pipeline route between Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) and Aberdeen Port.

South Korean steel-making company Hyundai Steel has welcomed HL Oceanic, its first LNG-fueled bulk carrier, which started its maiden voyage to Australia.

Oilfield services firm Expro has secured two contracts in Australia and two in Malaysia for subsea well access operations together worth more than $50 million.

Welsh marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has opened a tender for the installation of anchors for its megawatt-scale wave and wind demonstrator in Spain.

Rotech Subsea has completed export cable de-burial and re-burial work at the Saint-Nazaire project, which is to become the first commercial offshore wind farm in France.

Japan Vietnam Petroleum Company (JVPC) has extended its partnership with PVEP for operations of Block 15-2, located offshore Vietnam.

Seadrill has been awarded two contracts worth $549 million by Petrobras for the work on the Búzios field offshore Brazil.

Offshore oil and gas exploration projects are expected to double the growth of well intervention market, as operators seek to increase production from existing fields.

The PSA has found one irregularity during an audit of Equinor’s management system for materials handling, lifting operations and lifting equipment.

Works to redevelop areas within Pembroke Port and create the infrastructure needed to support the development of a world-class marine energy hub have started.

ROV solutions, tooling and products specialist Aleron Limited has launched two crane-deployed decommissioning solutions focused on the removal of subsea pipelines and their surrounding protection.