
Russian LNG producer Sakhalin Energy has agreed on the delivery of the first carbon-neutral/offset LNG cargo from the Sakhalin-2 project to Japanese utility Toho Gas.

Alatas was awarded a three-year crane operations and maintenance contract with Ithaca Energy, strengthening its presence in the North Sea.

Equinor has added an additional well to a contract for Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Stavanger, which will see the rig busy into 3Q 2022.

Aker BP has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Frosk field to the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, has entered into a charter hire agreement with Diamond Offshore to provide a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tekmar Energy has secured a contract to design, manufacture and supply a subsea protection and buoyancy solution for Strohm’s thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumper.

Esvagt has won a contract extension with Repsol for standby services, ERRV-services and guard vessel duties on the Yme field in the North Sea.

Fugro has completed a geohazard site investigation programme for TotalEnergies on Block 58 of the Guyana-Suriname Basin.

Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy has signed a deal with BP Singapore regarding the supply of Beach’s share of LNG from Waitsia Gas Project Stage 2.

This week saw a plethora of energy transition-related news across the offshore energy industry with updates telling of alternative deployments for offshore drilling rigs, new projects combining offshore wind and hydrogen, the urgency to decarbonise the shipping sector, and more.

French engineering company Technip Energies and Abu Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) have signed a deal to advance the energy transition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries in the MENA region.

Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has secured a contract with ExxonMobil to undertake a 3D acquisition work offshore Suriname.

Innosea and Seaturns have completed the wave basin testing of Seaturns’ wave energy prototype at the Cantabria Coastal and Ocean Basin (CCOB) in Spain.

Chariot has signed a binding letter of intent with Halliburton for services on its Anchois gas appraisal well offshore Morocco.