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INPEX and JERA Team Up to Asses Australia-Japan CCS Value Chain

May 10, 2024

Japanese energy companies JERA and INPEX have signed an agreement to undertake a preliminary joint study on the feasibility of establishing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) scheme to transport CO2 emitted in Japan for storage in Australia…

PGS Secures Survey Work in West Africa

May 10, 2024

Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured a 4D survey contract for an international energy client in West Africa.The mobilization for the work is scheduled for early September 2024. The contract has a total duration of approximately 65 days…

UK: North Sea Operators Propose $3.7B of Emissions Reduction Schemes

May 10, 2024

North Sea oil and gas operators could invest up to $3.7 billion in 14 major projects capable of cutting up to 32 million tonnes of lifetime CO2e emissions from their production activities, according to North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).The…

Australia Backs Long-Term Gas Drilling Despite 2050 Climate Goals

May 10, 2024

Australia's Labor government on Thursday laid out a strategy to boost natural gas development even as it remains committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, highlighting demand from key Asian trade partners.Australia is one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

First Oil from Shell's Bonga North Tranche 1 in 2027/2028

May 09, 2024

Oil major Shell expects first oil from its Bonga North Tranche 1 project off the coast of Nigeria in 2027/2028 and 'there are opportunities get that stream on earlier,' a Shell executive said on Thursday.Elohor Aiboni, a managing director at Shell Nigeria…

Petrobras to Begin Drilling at Colombia's Uchuva-2 Well This Month

May 09, 2024

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras will begin to drill off Colombia's coast at its Uchuva-2 well this month, Chief Exploration and Production Officer Joelson Mendes told journalists during a press-conference in Houston on Tuesday.The promising…

Petrobras Required to Assess Indigenous Impact of Amazon Offshore Drilling

May 09, 2024

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras must do a series of studies on the impact on Indigenous groups in the Amazon area of planned offshore drilling nearby in order to analyze the project's viability, according to a federal agency and documents from government agencies…

Japan’s First Offshore Solar Demonstrator Hits Water in Tokyo

May 09, 2024

Dutch-Norwegian floating solar company SolarDuck, in collaboration with Japanese partners, has completed the installation of Japan’s first offshore floating solar demonstrator which will be used to power electric vehicles and boats.Together with its project partners Tokyu Land Corporation…

UK Backs EMEC’s Marine Renewables Growth Plans

May 09, 2024

The U.K. government has set aside $3.7 million for the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), which will be awarded to the world’s first wave and tidal energy testing facility over the course of two years.The funding is part of U…

Ørsted Picks ABL for Taiwan Offshore Wind Farms Services

May 09, 2024

Ørsted has appointed energy and marine consultancy ABL to provide marine warranty survey services for the offshore transportation and installation (T&I) of wind turbines and cables package for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan…

Rosetti Marino Hooks $9.6M INEOS Deal for North Sea Gas Platform

May 09, 2024

Italian contractor Rosetti Marino has secured a contract with INEOS E&P for front end engineering design (FEED) for an offshore high pressure, high temperature (HP/HT) gas production platform offshore Denmark.The contract, worth approximately $9…

Mermaid Gets Subsea Services Contract Extension in Middle East

May 09, 2024

Mermaid Maritime has, through its joint venture company with GCC, secured a one-year contract extension for subsea services in the Middle East with a national upstream oil and gas major.The contract extension, including several medium-term subcontract awards…

James Fisher Wraps Up Decommissioning Work Offshore Thailand

May 09, 2024

James Fisher Decommissioning, part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed offshore decommissioning operations in the Gulf of Thailand as part of a major offshore operator’s wider asset end-of-life campaign.James Fisher Decommissioning extended its contract with a major offshore engineering…

First Turbine Stands Tall at Iberdrola’s 476MW Offshore Wind Farm

May 09, 2024

The first of a total of 50 wind turbines has been installed at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, a joint venture between Iberdrola and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), located off the German Baltic coast.Working in partnership with Vestas…

Diamond Offshore Agrees Marketing Rights for Three Drillships

May 09, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has secured the marketing rights for three seventh generation drillships - West Dorado, West Draco and West Libra, which will be renamed Tidal Action.Diamond Offshore entered into an agreement with Eldorado Drilling…

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