Three migrant workers have died so far this year in work-related accidents at a Singapore yard that services the global energy industry and is run by Keppel Corporation (SGX:BN4), whose clients include major international oil and gas companies.
Keppel Offshore & Marine's (Keppel O&M's) subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, has won a tender from Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras, to carry out the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of P-83, a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), in a deal worth about US$2.8 billion.
Air Liquide, Chevron, Keppel Infrastructure, and PetroChina have announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a consortium which will aim to evaluate and advance the development of large-scale carbon capture, utilisation, and sequestration (CCUS) solutions and integrated infrastructure in Singapore.
UK-based Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) is aiming to develop more fields in its Natuna Sea A Block, that is a major gas supplier to Singapore. Harbour is seeing demand surge from the city state for piped supplies from its Indonesia block as global liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices remain elevated.
Keppel Shipyard today confirmed the death of a worker who fell into the sea after a crane collapsed at its Tuas yard in Singapore on Monday. It is the third fatality at the yard this year.
Santos (ASX:STO) has put on hold plans for a final investment decision (FID) at its Dorado oil project offshore Western Australia as spiralling costs related to the construction of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit pose too much risk.
Keppel Offshore and Marine's (Keppel O&M's) (SGX:BN4) wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, has won an international tender from Brazil’s national oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A (Petrobras), for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of P-80, a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) in a deal worth about US$2.9 billion.
Indonesian upstream regulator SKK Migas has confirmed that Repsol’s (BME:REP) Kali Berau Dalam (KBD) gas discovery, initially thought to be the country’s biggest find in 18 years, is significantly smaller than expected, putting the mega project in doubt.
Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel FELS will terminate three contracts that will see the Singapore yard seize ownership of a jack-up and semi-submersible rig, that it will have the rights to sell, after clients failed to pay up.
Keppel O&M will start floating production contracts worth around S$75 million (US$54 million) for MODEC, as it prepares a floater for Woodside Energy’s Senegal project, and a separate unit for LLOG Exploration Offshore in the US.
Jadestone Energy has announced the acquisition of a 16.67% interest in the producing North West Shelf oil fields offshore Western Australia from BP. The deal is in line with the London-listed company’s strategy of acquiring low-cost barrels at less than US$3/barrel, while establishing an entry position into what it describes as a "very high-quality long-life asset with very low decline rates."
Twenty20 Energy will roll out its proprietary power island floating storage regasification and power solution at 12 locations across Papua New Guinea (PNG) on behalf of PAWA PNG. The solution will serve as a model for future nearshore power generation plants in coastal regions worldwide, reckons the Singapore-based firm.
Sembcorp Marine has successfully delivered the “world’s first eighth-generation drillship”, the Deepwater Atlas, for Transocean’s subsidiary Triton Atlas, the Singapore yard reported.
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine (SGX:S51) has released the financial and operating metrics of its proposed combination with a restructured Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) (SGX:BN4) in a response to queries from its shareholders that fear share dilution.
Shell (LON:SHEL) is upbeat about the opportunities for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Asia Pacific, as the supermajor explores various potential storage site options across its portfolio in the region, which includes Australia, Malaysia and Brunei.
Green grids and international renewable energy are the only way to save Africa – and the world – with the alternative being a “climate abyss”.
India's state-run gas utility GAIL is seeking a one million tonne per year (t/y) liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deal for ten years starting 2023 to help meet the country's expanding demand for cleaner fuels amid increasing energy consumption, said the company’s chairman Manoj Jain earlier this week.
In recent years the debate around carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) has gained traction in Southeast Asia. However, the establishment of CCUS in the region is likely to be limited to gas processing and some industrial applications, reckons the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Singapore’s Mooreast Holdings has announced plans to expand its mooring and rigging solutions products range and to enhance partnerships with international players as it eyes expansion in the global floating offshore renewable energy sector following an IPO last November.
Singapore rig builder Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) will send another two jack-up rigs to the Middle East in a deal worth up to S$120 million (US$87.2 million) as the oil and gas market improves.
Singaporean yard Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) will send two of its jack-up rigs to Saudi Arabia in a five-year deal worth S$135 million ($97 million) as the market for rigs continues to tighten.
Singapore yard Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has been awarded two integration FPSO integration contracts worth S$250 million ($180 million) from BW Offshore and Single Buoy Moorings (SBM).
Canada’s Valeura Energy will buy two operated licences offshore Thailand from Singapore’s KrisEnergy, which was forced into liquidation last year, for a price of $3.1 million. There will also be certain contingent payments of up to a further $7 million related to future development milestones, said Valeura Energy.
Sembcorp Marine has agreed to merge with Keppel Offshore & Marine in a deal that will create the world’s biggest builder of oil rigs and push the business further into renewables and alternative energy solutions. The pair are forming what could be one of the world’s largest offshore energy players worth $6.3 billion.
The deadline for a transformative yard merger deal in Singapore between Keppel Corporation and Sembcorp Marine is just days away.