https://www.tradewindsnews.com/offshore/1776850/brazil-not-an-exciting-market-for-us-offshore
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Chevron to pocket $1bn as it pulls out of race to acquire Anadarko
In a move which has won it much praise, energy giant Chevron has walked away from an agreement to acquire E&P company Anadarko Petroleum after it decided not to match a $38bn bid from Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Chevron had entered into an agreement to acquire Anadarko last month in a stock...
https://splash247.com/chevron-to-pocket-1bn-as-it-pulls-out-of-race-to-acquire-anadarko/
Fugro slammed over condition of returned ship
But owner Tasik Subsea quick to secure fresh work for two-year-old vessel off Malaysia.
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/offshore/1776904/fugro-slammed-over-condition-of-returned-ship
Higher costs push POSH to bigger first quarter loss
Robert Kwok-based offshore company reports slight uptick in offshore construction activities.
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/offshore/1776918/higher-costs-push-posh-to-bigger-first-quarter-loss
Pipelayer explosion injures 14
A massive explosion and ensuing fire on the 29-year-old pipelayer yesterday evening saw 14 seafarers suffer burn injuries, three critically. The accident happened in the Caspian Sea. The fire on the ship, owned by Azerbaijan’s Caspian Shipping Company, and operated by Saipem, was put out after five...
First hybrid rig for low emission drilling offshore Norway
Aiming to open route for low-emission drilling on conventionally powered offshore rigs, Maersk Drilling announced it is entering a series of upgrades to convert its jack-up rig ‘Maersk Intrepid’ to a hybrid rig with low levels of NOx emissions, adding data intelligence to further reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
In this way, the company aims to set a new technological standard for low-emission drilling on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
The upgrades are being carried out in...
https://safety4sea.com/first-hybrid-rig-for-low-emission-drilling-offshore-norway/
Subsea system provided to Barossa’s project
ConocoPhillips Australia, as operator of the Barossa joint venture, has awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the Barossa project to Technip Oceania (TFMC). According to the contract, Technip Oceania will supply the Subsea Production System (SPS) and associated SPS installation support.
For the time being, the Barossa offshore gas and light project is in the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase.
Barossa will provide a new source of gas to the existing...
https://safety4sea.com/subsea-system-provided-to-barossas-project/
Frenchman Crosses The Atlantic Ocean In An Orange Barrel At 72 Years Young
When you are presented with the idea of travelling across the Atlantic in a giant orange barrel, most people may have questions. Like, for example, “Why?”
But for Jean-Jacques Savin, a former paratrooper and military pilot who has just completed the trip to the Canary Islands (off the coast of Morocco) to a Caribbean island. It is easy to answer the question: to prove that man can survive the journey.
Savin was inspired by his compatriot Alain Bombard who, in 1952, proved that it was possible...
