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Offshore
Repsol Sinopec extends North Sea FPSO charter with Bluewater
North Sea operator, Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK), has reached an agreement with floater specialist Bluewater to extend the bareboat…
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Environment
Simpson Spence Young launches carbon desk
Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has announced the launch of a new carbon desk and offsetting service, part of a wider…
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Renewables
Vietnam and China blow past the UK in the offshore wind stakes
More than 200 GW of new offshore wind projects have been announced since the beginning of 2020 – accounting for…
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Offshore
Petrofac awarded North Sea contract extension by EnQuest
Offshore engineering specialist Petrofac has been awarded a one-year contract extension by EnQuest to support its operations on the Kittiwake…
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Offshore
Bibby Marine Services and Bibby Maritime combine
Service operation vessels provider Bibby Marine Services and floating accommodation specialist Bibby Maritime will merge their operations into one business,…
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Offshore
Valaris wins jackup contract offshore Qatar
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has won a three-year deal with North Oil Company for the 2015-built jackup rig . The…
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Offshore
UK regulator tightens flaring and venting requirements
The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has issued consolidated and updated guidance on flaring and venting, which sets out…
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Environment
Future maritime circular economy detailed in new report
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has published a new report entitled Exploring shipping’s transition to a circular industry. The report…
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Containers
Global Ship Lease brings in another four boxships
London-headquartered containership owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has sealed a deal to acquire four 5,470 teu panamax containerships for $148m.…
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Offshore
Nigel Quinn appointed CEO of Bibby Marine
UK marine asset provider Bibby Marine has appointed Nigel Quinn as CEO to lead the company through its next phase…
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Dry Cargo
Taylor Maritime Investments takes fleet to 25 with acquisition of two handy bulkers
Taylor Maritime Investments is expanding its fleet with the purchase of two Japanese-built geared handysize bulkers for $26.45m. The…
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Renewables
TotalEnergies joins consortium to bid for Scottish offshore wind
TotalEnergies has joined forces with Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) to bid for sites…
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Offshore
Equinor extends Wood offshore support contract
UK engineering firm Wood has been awarded an extension to its existing framework agreement with Equinor to support its offshore…
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Renewables
Bilfinger Salamis and Sabik Offshore in offshore wind maintenance tie-up
Bilfinger Salamis UK has teamaed up with Germany’s Sabik Offshore to upgrade and retrofit offshore wind marking systems in the…
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Renewables
Swire Energy Services buys into Portuguese wind O&M tech start-up
Aberdeen-based Swire Energy Services (SES) is expanding its renewables portfolio with an investment in the Portugal-based wind operation and maintenance…
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Renewables
BP targets Norwegian offshore wind with Statkraft and Aker
UK supermajor BP has agreed to join forces with Norway’s Statkraft and Aker Offshore Wind in a consortium bidding to…
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Offshore
Stena Drilling secures new deals for four drilling units
Stena Drilling has won two new deals and two contract extensions for its offshore rig fleet. The Aberdeen-based firm has…
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Offshore
James Fisher acquires Subsea Engenuity
UK offshore contractor James Fisher is bolstering its decommissioning capability with the acquisition of the entire share capital of engineering…
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Europe
Flood of interest surrounds Noah’s Ark replica detained in the UK
A replica of Noah’s Ark remains stranded on the waterfront at the Port of Ipswich after being detained by the…
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Tankers
Tufton joins Stolt Tankers pool
Stolt-Nielsen subsidiary Stolt Tankers and UK-based Tufton Investment Management have struck a deal for seven of Tufton’s 19,000-21,999 dwt chemical…
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