New Boskalis crane vessel to debut at Taiwanese offshore wind farm

Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Hwa Chi Construction Company Ltd have been awarded the foundation scope for the Taiwanese Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm (CFXD OWF) project owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).   The project includes the transportation and installation of 62 three-legged…

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Oilfield Services Firms Moving Beyond Oil, Gas Projects

Oilfield services firms will need to diversify in order to stay in the game during industry’s energy transition, according to energy research firm Rystad Energy.   This is due in part to larger budget cuts in the upstream sector compared to the midstream sector, shifting…

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KrisEnergy to dispose of interest in Indonesian block

KrisEnergy has accepted a binding letter of offer by a ‘major international oil and gas company’ for the disposal of a 30% non-operated working interest in the Andaman II production sharing contract (PSC) in the Malacca Strait, offshore Indonesia.   The binding letter of offer…

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Chiswick well lifts Greater Markham flow

Spirit Energy has doubled natural gas production from the Greater Markham Area straddling the UK and Dutch borders in the southern North Sea with a new well in Chiswick field.   The C5Y well added 25 MMscfd of production, bringing Greater Markham output to 50…

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More Utsira High area fields to receive power from shore

The Utsira High area power grid, which is expected to become operational in 2022, will provide power from shore to the Johan Sverdrup, Edvard Grieg, Ivar Aasen, Gina Krog, and Sleipner fields.   Originally planned for four fields – Johan Sverdrup, Edvard Grieg, Ivar Aasen,…

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BASF advances capacity expansion at Antwerp complex

BASF SE is moving forward with its previously announced plan to expand production capacity of ethylene oxide (EO) and EO derivatives at subsidiary BASF Antwerpen NV’s Verbund manufacturing site in Antwerp. . At a total investment amounting to more than €500 million, the expansion will…

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Marsh JLT Specialty appoints Louise Nevill to lead UK marine & cargo business Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, has appointed Louise Nevill as chief executive for Marsh JLT Specialty’s UK Marine & Cargo business. She is expected to join the firm early next…

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Premier Oil renews logistics services contract with Peterson

Premier Oil has renewed a long-term contract worth over £20 million (US$25.7 million) with international energy logistics provider Peterson.   Peterson has worked with Premier since 2010 providing integrated logistics services to support its North Sea activity.   According to Peterson’s statement on the 28th…

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