Offshore news

The agreement covers the supply of lubricants for use on Van Oord vessels worldwide.

The 600-person accommodation vessel Edda Fides, operated by Edda Accommodation, will now be able to integrate real-time weather forecasts with ABB Ability™ Marine Advisory System – OCTOPUS.

Bureau Veritas has strengthened its offering to marine and offshore clients with new promotions and appointments.

XWI has now been run on the Chevron-operated Jansz field, a gas-filled structure 250 km off the coast of North West Australia.

Subsea 7 announced the award of a contract by Shell for the Penguins Redevelopment Project, located approximately 150 miles north-east of the Shetland Islands. 

Petrofac has secured a two-year contract extension on Eni UK Limited’s Liverpool Bay Development, valued in the region of US$65 million.

With first oil scheduled for 2022, the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea has a production horizon of 30 years.

The Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business, which launched last week, is a three-year global programme designed to bring together business, civil society, the UN and governments to advance the ocean economy and sustainable development.

Following on from a period of significant investment for Montrose Port Authority, the funding feeds into the Port’s strategic growth plans which will allow larger cargo vessels to dock in Montrose.

Reliance Industries’ recent move to invite bids for provision of an FPSO for its MJ gas and condensate field stands as the latest example of deepwater projects that are fuelling a revival of activity in India, a Rystad Energy study reflects.