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Nord Stream Sabotage Probe Turns to Clues In Poland - WSJ

Jun 12, 2023

German investigators are examining evidence suggesting a sabotage team used Poland as an operating base to damage the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.The investigators have reconstructed the two-week voyage of the 'Andromeda', a 50-foot (15-metre) yacht suspected of being involved in the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines…

TurkStream Pipeline Back in Operation After Planned Maintenance

Jun 12, 2023

Russian gas producer Gazprom said that a week of maintenance work on the TurkStream pipeline had ended as scheduled on Monday, Reuters has informed. Gas flows in the pipeline, which takes Russian gas to Europe via Turkey, had been switched off on June 5…

Russia Says Ukraine Tried to Attack Russian Ship Near Major Gas Pipelines in Black Sea

Jun 11, 2023

Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had made unsuccessful attempt to attack a Russian naval ship with six high-speed drone boats as the Russian vessel patrolled major natural gas pipelines in the Black Sea.The 'Priazovye' ship was carrying out…

Kremlin Blames 'Anglo-Saxons' After Report U.S. Knew of Ukrainian Nord Stream Attack Plan

Jun 08, 2023

The Kremlin, commenting on a report that the United States had known last year of a Ukrainian plan to attack the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines, said on Thursday it had already raised the possible involvement of 'Anglo-Saxons.' Unexplained…

US had Intelligence of Ukrainian Plan to Attack Nord Stream Project -Washington Post

Jun 07, 2023

The United States learned of a Ukrainian plan to attack the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines three months before they were damaged last September by underwater explosions, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing leaked information posted online…

Russia Says West Trying to Confuse the World over Nord Stream Culprits

Jun 07, 2023

The Russian embassy in the United States said on Wednesday that a report the United States knew of a Ukrainian plan to attack the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines was part of a coordinated Western attempt to confuse the world over the truth…

DeepOcean Bags Post-Lay Trenching Works Offshore Mexico

Jun 05, 2023

Offshore services company DeepOcean has won a contract to provide post-lay trenching works on 30 kilometers of pipeline offshore Mexico. DeepOcean will execute the post-lay trenching works from the M/S Volantis subsea construction vessel, which is equipped DeepOcean’s high powered jet trencher UT-1…

Gazprom to Stop Gas via Turkstream on June 5-12 for Maintenance

Jun 02, 2023

Russian gas producer Gazprom said on Friday that it would turn off gas flows in the Turkstream pipeline from June 5-12 to carry out annual maintenance work.'The scheduled maintenance was agreed upon by all parties concerned in advance, Gazprom said…

Iraq Approves $416.9M to Build Third Offshore Export Pipeline. Dutch Firm Selected for the Job

May 31, 2023

The Iraqi cabinet approved on Tuesday $416.9 million for the construction of a third offshore export pipeline, it said in a statement.Iraq's state-run Basra Oil Company has contracted Dutch company Royal Boskalis to construct the pipeline, which…

Saipem's Acoustic Subsea Pipeline Monitoring Tech Gets DNV Nod

May 30, 2023

Italian offshore services firm Saipem said Tuesday that its Integrated Acoustic Unit (I.A.U.) technology for monitoring of subsea pipelines during laying operations had obtained the statement of qualified technology for medium and large pipelines by DNV…

Shawcor's Pipe Coating Division Wins $110M Contract for Deepwater Project in South America

May 29, 2023

Canada-based Shawcor has informed that its pipe coating division, Pipeline Performance Group (“PPG”), has received a formal contract award for a development project, located offshore in South America. Shawcor had previously announced its conditional award…

TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Systems for Shell's U.S. Gulf of Mexico Project

May 26, 2023

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC said Thursday it had secured an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract with the oil giant Shell for its Dover development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. TechnipFMC said the contract was 'significant' in value…

Russia: Warship Attacked by Ukrainian Drones While Guarding Black Sea Gas Pipelines

May 24, 2023

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that the Russian warship Ivan Khurs had been attacked unsuccessfully by three Ukrainian uncrewed speedboats in the Black Sea, on the approaches to the Bosphorus strait.In a statement posted on Telegram…

STATS Group and EPOMS Sign Exclusive Deal for Offshore Services in Malaysia

May 22, 2023

Pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group said Monday it had signed an exclusive supply agreement for its products and services with Malaysia’s E&P O&M Services Sdn Bhd (EPOMS).EPOMS provides integrated frontline operations and maintenance services for oil and gas platforms…

Subsea 7 Lands EPCI Work at Turkey's Sakarya Offshore Field

May 22, 2023

Offshore installation contractor Subsea 7 on Monday confirmed the award of a major contract by Turkish Petroleum for the second phase of the Sakarya field development in the Black Sea, offshore Turkey. Subsea 7 defines a major contract as being…

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