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Norway Offers $193 Million Funding to Arctic Floating Wind Farm Project

Mar 10, 2024

A floating offshore wind farm planned in Arctic waters on Friday received 2 billion Norwegian crowns ($193 million) in state funding, with Norway viewing the still costly technology as a key contributor for industry development and emission cuts…

Siem Offshore Secures Contract Extension for Multi-Purpose Support Vessel

Mar 08, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore has been awarded a contract extension for the multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Siem Dorado.According to Siem Offshore, the extension secures the utilization of Siem Dorado MPSV for a period reaching towards the end of the fourth quarter in 2024…

Bangladesh to Invite Bids for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration

Mar 05, 2024

Bangladesh will invite international bidding for oil and gas exploration in 24 blocks in the Bay of Bengal on March 10 in an effort to boost domestic energy production, the chairman of state-owned Petrobangla told Reuters on Tuesday.Bangladesh has been battling with energy shortages…

US Offshore Wind: Down but Not Out

Mar 01, 2024

“The winds of change are blowing wild and free.” – Bob DylanIn the U.S. offshore wind industry, developments over recent months have placed an exclamation point on the word “wild”. Yes, the wind still blows “free”, but mounting challenges have…

Oil Rises Almost 2% as Markets Await OPEC+ Decision

Mar 01, 2024

Oil prices rose on Friday and were set for weekly gains as markets awaited an OPEC+ decision on supply agreements for the second quarter while weighing fresh U.S., European and Chinese economic data.Brent LCOc1 futures for May were up $1.43…

New York Awards Equinor and Orsted New Offshore Wind Contracts

Feb 29, 2024

New York officials on Thursday awarded provisional contracts to two proposed offshore wind projects under a program meant to support the embattled industry and keep the state's clean energy goals on track.The state selected a planned 810-megawatt project…

OPEC+ to Consider Extending Voluntary Oil Output Cuts

Feb 27, 2024

OPEC+ will consider extending voluntary oil output cuts into the second quarter, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters, to provide additional support for the market, and could keep them in place until the end of the year, according to two of them…

Spain Starts Consultation on New Offshore Wind Rules

Feb 26, 2024

Spain has opened a public consultation on a new set of rules for offshore wind energy production, laying the groundwork for auctions of sea-based concessions, the Energy Ministry said on Monday.The sector had been urging the government to publish…

Five Turbines Power Up at Vineyard Wind

Feb 22, 2024

Renewable energy firm Avangrid and fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners said on Thursday their joint venture, Vineyard Wind 1, has begun operations at five of its wind turbines, supplying 68 megawatts (MW) to the New England grid…

Exxon Considering Guyana Offshore Gas Production After 2029

Feb 21, 2024

An ExxonMobil-led consortium is considering its first offshore natural gas production in Guyana, close to the country's maritime border with Suriname, an executive at the U.S. oil and gas group said on Wednesday.Exxon, Hess Corp, and CNOO are…

Canada Secures Surrender of All Offshore Pacific Coast Oil and Gas Permits

Feb 21, 2024

Canada has secured the surrender of the last remaining permits for oil and gas development off its Pacific Coast, the federal natural resources minister said on Wednesday, after Chevron Canada voluntarily relinquished 23 permits this month.Energy…

OpEd: It’s Time We Told the Truth on Energy. Oil and Gas Help the World Thrive

Feb 19, 2024

Prime Ministers come and go. Energy Ministers are appointed and promptly booted out of the job as if they were never there. Net Zero roadmaps are published, tweaked, and then eventually shelved by the Government and opposition alike. But amidst the permacrisis of Westminster…

Fénix Gas Field Partners Install Production Platform Offshore Argentina

Feb 14, 2024

Wintershall Dea and its partners TotalEnergies and Pan American Energy have completed the installation of the Fénix platform offshore Argentina.The platform was installed around 60 kilometer off the coast of Tierra del Fuego, in 70-meter water depth…

New Breakwater Installed to Support CTVs Berthing at Port of Newhaven

Feb 13, 2024

As part of the refurbishment for the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Rampion offshore wind farm, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) has installed a floating concrete breakwater within the Port of Newhaven to provide safe berthing facilities for crew transfer vessels (CTV)…

Nigeria to Auction New Offshore Oil Blocks

Feb 13, 2024

Nigeria will this year open bids for new offshore oil blocks, the second such auction in two years, the head of its petroleum regulator said on Tuesday, as Africa's biggest oil producer seeks to draw more investment into deepwater projects.Nigeria has struggled to increase its oil output…

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