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Short lease turns into long-term gig for rig set to become drilling and wellhead platform

Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has secured a project lease agreement with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co (MSFL) for an offshore unit, which is expected to be repurposed from a jack-up rig into a fully integrated drilling and production platform. The post Short lease turns into long-term gig for rig set to become drilling and wellhead platform appeared first on Offshore Energy.

MISC and China Offshore’s ammonia FPSO design wins ABS’ blessing

Two players, MISC and China Offshore Engineering & Technology Company (China Offshore), have secured an approval in principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for their concept of an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The post MISC and China Offshore’s ammonia FPSO design wins ABS’ blessing appeared first on Offshore Energy.

North Sea green shift at play: Dutch gas platform plugs into German offshore wind power

The Netherlands-based exploration and production player ONE-Dyas, together with its partners EBN and Tenaz Energy, has tucked a new decarbonization milestone under its belt by breathing life into the first natural gas production platform in the Dutch and German sectors of the North Sea to run on offshore wind energy. The post North Sea green shift at play: Dutch gas platform plugs into German offshore wind power appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Ten-year job for Wood on US Gulf Coast LNG project

Scotland-headquartered engineering and consulting company Wood has won a multi-year assignment with Houston-headquartered NextDecade Corporation for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Texas, United States.  The post Ten-year job for Wood on US Gulf Coast LNG project appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Snam moves to take over sole ownership of Italy’s FSRU

Snam has taken a step to buy the stake its partner, Igneo Infrastructure Partners, holds in Italy’s floating regasification terminal operator, OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, which runs a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) moored off the coast of Livorno. The post Snam moves to take over sole ownership of Italy’s FSRU appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Shell chooses Valaris drillship for drilling ops at giant oil & gas project in Brazilian waters

Valaris has landed a new rig deal with Shell, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, which will enable one of its drillships to carry out drilling activities at an oil and gas development off the coast of Brazil.   The post Shell chooses Valaris drillship for drilling ops at giant oil & gas project in Brazilian waters appeared first on Offshore Energy.