Offshore News
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Eidesvik Offshore Wins Contract Award for Viking Prince
Eidesvik Offshore ASA (Eidesvik) has been awarded a 3-year contract with Aker BP ASA (Aker BP) for the PSV Viking Prince. The contract is awarded under the companies’ frame agreement. The contract for Viking Prince will commence after the completion of the vessel’s ongoing contract with Equinor. Gitte Gard Talmo,…
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Di Maio : The transition must be accelerated against the energy crisis
Agenzia Nova Timely action and an acceleration of the energy transition are needed against the energy crisis, said Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in his speech today at the Group’s second ministerial meeting in Bali, Indonesia.” The spikes in energy prices, again caused by Russian aggression, not sanctions, are…
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OPEC Secretary-General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, passed away yesterday in his home country Nigeria
Dr. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), passed away at the age of 63 in his native country Nigeria Announced by the Group Managing Director of Nigeria’s National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, in a tweet on 6 July, Barkindo’s death has come as…
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UN Ocean Conference ends with call for greater ambition and global commitment to address dire state of the Ocean
UN: The negotiations for increased climate finance and adaptation actions at COP27 in Egypt. Following a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the UN Ocean Conference concluded on Friday, with governments and heads of state agreeing on a new political declaration to Save Our Ocean. Recognizing the past “collective failure” in the Conference’s…
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Maersk Drilling awarded a one-well contract with Shell in the UK North Sea
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract from Shell UK Ltd for the provision of the harsh-environment jack-up rig Maersk Resilient for the drilling of the Pensacola well in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract is expected to commence in the second half of 2022, in direct continuation…
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The Walk-2-work vessel Acta Auriga will assist the commissioning of offshore wind farms
Acta Marine announced it has signed a contract for the charter of a Construction Support Operations Vessel, the Acta Auriga, to support Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s commissioning activities of 71 offshore wind turbines at the Fécamp offshore wind farm and 64 offshore wind turbines at the Calvados offshore wind farm.…
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Africa Energy Forum, Belgium ( 21 -24 June ) in Brussel ( Photos )s
The Africa Energy Forum 2022 was held yesterday 21until 24 June in Brussels under the theme ‘Africa for Africa: Building Energy for the Just Transition’. Over the last 23 years, the Forum has earnt a reputation as the most meaningful gathering of decision-makers in African energy to form partnerships, identify…
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Pirates attack, plunder Pemex platform in Bay of Campeche
Thieves forced workers to load valuables onto the getaway boats Ten armed men have reportedly carried out another heist in the Gulf of Mexico, taking equipment, tools, materials, and other items from a Campeche Bay oil platform owned by the Mexican state oil firm Pemex. While Pemex has yet to…
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