General – Heavy Lifting
Dutch maritime company HEBO acquires Taklift 4 from Boskalis and will name her HEBO-lift 10.
[Read more…] about HEBO acquires Taklift 4 from BoskalisTwo new awards increase Borr’s contracted fleet to 21 rigs
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Borr Drilling has been awarded new contracts for two of its premium jackup drilling rigs thereby increasing the company’s backlog by approximately 2,030 days, excluding optional periods.
[Read more…] about Two new awards increase Borr’s contracted fleet to 21 rigsTurkey announces big boost in Black Sea gas reserves
Fossil Energy – Turkey
Turkey has upped the estimate of its natural gas reserves in the Black Sea by nearly a third, putting its total deposits at 710 billion cubic metres (bcm) in a boost to its aims of increasing its energy independence.
[Read more…] about Turkey announces big boost in Black Sea gas reservesCGN connects 900 MW offshore wind park in southern China to grid
General – China
China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) has connected to the grid the 900 MW Shanwei Jiazi offshore wind project located about 25 km off the city of Shanwei, southern China.
[Read more…] about CGN connects 900 MW offshore wind park in southern China to gridExxonMobil sues EU in move to block windfall tax on oil companies
General – ExxonMobil/EU
ExxonMobil is suing the EU in a bid to force it to scrap the bloc’s new windfall tax on oil groups, arguing Brussels exceeded its legal authority by imposing the levy.
[Read more…] about ExxonMobil sues EU in move to block windfall tax on oil companiesNeptune, Ørsted and Goal7 explore powering energy hubs with offshore wind
General – Energy Hubs
Neptune Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ørsted and Goal7 to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity.
[Read more…] about Neptune, Ørsted and Goal7 explore powering energy hubs with offshore windKeel laying ceremony for methanol-fuelled offshore installation vessel
Wind Energy – Keel Laying
Dutch maritime company Van Oord on Tuesday (27 December) said the keel laying ceremony for its methanol powered offshore installation vessel Boreas took place, at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore (YCRO) yard in Yantai, China.
[Read more…] about Keel laying ceremony for methanol-fuelled offshore installation vesselPetrobras kicks off process to contract 2 FPSOs
Fossil Energy – Petrobras
Brazil’s state-run oil firm Petrobras began the process of contracting two FPSOs for the Atapu and Sépia offshore fields.
[Read more…] about Petrobras kicks off process to contract 2 FPSOsNjord field upgraded and ready for another 20 years
Fossil Energy – Njord Field
Production from the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea resumed at 16.30 on 27 December, following an upgrading project in which both the platform and the floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) were brought ashore.
[Read more…] about Njord field upgraded and ready for another 20 yearsStorage and port logistics contracts for DHSS
General – Storage and Warehousing
DHSS, the Dutch offshore energy logistics provider, has signed 2 long term contracts with TenneT.
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