Damen to overhaul Swedish survey vessel

SGU, Sweden’s national geological survey agency, has hired Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet for a major life extension programme on the survey and research vessel S/V Ocean Surveyor.   It will include the replacement of the all the machinery, bridge, and auxiliary systems including HVAC and a complete…

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Total to develop 25 MW of solar rooftops in Thailand

Total, through its affiliate Total Solar Distributed Generation, has signed a binding contract to provide 25 megawatt-peak (MWp) of solar rooftops for 24 facilities of one of the largest food companies in Thailand, Betagro.   Each one of these projects benefits from a 20-year Power…

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Wärtsilä to provide LNG equipment for BC Ferries’ latest vessel

Wärtsilä has announced that it has won a contract to provide an integrated system consisting of the LNG plant, dual-fuel engines and electrical propulsion system for BC Ferries’ latest Salish Class vessel.   Three similar ferries, which are all operating on Wärtsilä LNG-fuelled engines, have…

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Premier Oil announces 2019 full year results

Premier Oil has announced its 2019 full year results.   Operational highlights   Production of 78.4 kboepd, at upper end of guidance; 2020 guidance of 70-75 kboepd (before any contribution from the announced UK acquisitions)   Catcher (UK) project payback reached; Catcher North and Laverda…

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Shell, Exxon Team up on Offshore Exploration in Somalia

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the Federal Republic of Somalia has agreed on an initial roadmap with the Shell/Exxon joint venture focused on offshore exploration and development.   The roadmap will now convert years-old concessions into Production Sharing Agreements under the provisions…

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BP awards Caspian Sea job to Worley

Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), a BP-operated company, has awarded Worley a contract for engineering, procurement, and construction services as part of a gas lift project in the Caspian Sea.   Worley said on the 5th March that, under the contract, it would provide engineering,…

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First SeaMade substation heading to the Belgian North Sea

The first of two substations for the SeaMade offshore wind farm left the construction yard in Hoboken for its destination in the Belgian North Sea, according to DEME Offshore.   The 1,200-metric ton (1,323-ton) substation has four decks, is 14 metres (46 feet) high and,…

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