DOE releases update on energy sector impacts of Harvey and Irma

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Energy today released a new event summary on the impacts of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. Widespread electrical outages continue, but more refineries are

GOM rig activity returning to normal after Harvey

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017— The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) reports that offshore oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs and beginning to

PPL Shipyard cancels two jack-up contracts

AUGUST 31, 2017 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary, PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd, has terminated two contracts with the subsidiaries of Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd, for the construction

DOE issues update on impact of Tropical Storm Harvey

AUGUST 30, 2017 — In a summary issued at 4.00 PM EDT today, the U.S. Department of Energy says that Tropical Storm Harvey continues to produce heavy rain across eastern Texas and

Harvey: Oil & gas industry starts to assess the hit

AUGUST 29, 2017 — Analysts are attempting to predict the longer term impact as Tropical Storm Harvey continues its rampage through America’s oil and gas industry heartland taking a toll on production,

Framo wins another FSRU pump system contract

AUGUST 29, 2017 — Bergen, Norway, based Framo AS has won a contract to deliver pump systems (sea water lift pumps) for a potential Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) for the shipowner

Baku Shipyard completes sea trials of SCV

AUGUST 28, 2017 — Azerbaijan’s Baku Shipyard reports that its first newbuild, the Subsea Construction Vessel (SCV) Khankendi, has successfully completed sea trials. Ordered in April 2014 under a US$378 million from

Total to acquire Maersk Oil in $7.45 billion deal

AUGUST 21, 2017 — The Boards of Total SA and A.P. Møller – Mærsk have both approved the acquisition of 100% of the equity of the E&P company Maersk Oil & Gas

GoM Lease Sale 249 bidders still focused on deepwater

AUGUST 16, 2017 — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that the region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 249 generated $121,143,055 in high bids for 90 tracts covering 508,096

Canada’s Horizon Maritime emerges as buyer of Kleven Yd No. 379

AUGUST 14, 2017 — Mystery solved: Canada’s Horizon Maritime Services has emerged as the buyer of the Marin Teknikk MT 6015 design offshore multipurpose vessel whose sale was recently announced by Norwegian

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