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Mubadala Energy Makes Major Gas Discovery Offshore Indonesia

Dec 19, 2023

Mubadala Energy has made a significant gas discovery from the Layaran-1 Exploration well, drilled in South Andaman, offshore North Sumatra in Indonesia.Mubadala Energy is the operator of the South Andaman Gross Split PSC and this is the first deep water well operated by the company…

BP Shortlists Three Candidates for CEO

Dec 19, 2023

BP's board has shortlisted interim CEO Murray Auchincloss and two senior female executives as internal candidates to replace Bernard Looney as chief executive, three company and industry sources told Reuters.BP was thrown into turmoil after…

Equinor Inks Long-Term Gas Supply Agreements with Germany’s SEFE

Dec 19, 2023

Norwegian energy industry giant Equinor has entered long long-term gas sales agreements with Germany’s state-owned energy company SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe), which also cover prospects for low-carbon hydrogen supplies.Under the agreements…

Survey Work Starts for Trio of Planned Med Floating Wind Farms

Dec 19, 2023

Project companies Tyrrhenian, Nurax, Poseidon and Seas Geosciences have joined forces on preliminary investigations for three planned floating wind farms in the Mediterranean, with work to take place in early 2024.The areas for the three projects…

Netherlands Joins PosHYdon Offshore Green Hydrogen Pilot

Dec 19, 2023

The Dutch government, through Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN), is stepping in as an active partner in the world’s first project that aims to produce green hydrogen on an operational gas platform in the North Sea.The PosHYdon project will integrate…

DOF Set to Bring in $30M From Two New Projects

Dec 19, 2023

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two new projects – one in the North Sea and the other in Asia Pacific region – whose combined revenue is expected to bring in $30 million to the company. The first contract for DOF covers engineering…

BP Pauses All Shipments Through Red Sea Amid Houthi Attacks

Dec 19, 2023

Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as investors eyed the impact on oil supply after attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea disrupted maritime trade and forced companies to reroute vessels.Brent crude futures rose 6 cents to $78…

Boskalis Completes Installation of First OSP for 882MW Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 19, 2023

The installation of the first offshore substation platform (OSP) for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm has been completed by Boskalis, using its DP vessel Bokalift1.The heavy lift operations in the Port of Nigg and on-site were completed successfully and safely…

Disruptions in Red Sea Unlikely to Have Large Effects on Oil, LNG, Goldman says

Dec 19, 2023

The disruption to energy flows in the Red Sea is unlikely to have large effects on crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices as vessel redirection opportunities imply that production should not be directly affected, Goldman Sachs said…

Grupo Carso Acquires 50% of Ichalkil & Pokoch Oil Fields

Dec 18, 2023

Mexico's Grupo Carso reached an agreement to indirectly purchase for $530 million a 50% stake in the offshore, shallow water Ichalkil and Pokoch oil fields, according to a company filing published on Monday.The fields, located offshore from the Mexican state of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico…

Philippines Wants to Start New Energy Exploration Projects in South China Sea

Dec 18, 2023

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country is working to resolve 'exploration issues' in the South China Sea so it could start new energy exploration projects in the resource-rich waterway to meet his nation's energy needs.Marcos…

China to Conduct Sea Trials for Its First Ultra-deepwater Drilling Ship

Dec 18, 2023

China will on Friday conduct sea trials for its first ocean research drilling vessel, capable of drilling at depths of more than 10,000 meters (32,800 feet), a key step towards beefing up the country's deep-sea oil and gas exploration capabilities…

Santos Receives Drilling Approval for $4.3 Billion Barossa Gas Project

Dec 18, 2023

Australian oil and gas major Santos said on Monday it had received approval for a revised drilling plan at its $4.3 billion Barossa gas project, although the fate of a pipeline to take gas to shore remains locked in a legal dispute.Santos was…

Shell's Prelude FLNG Facility Resumes Operations

Dec 18, 2023

Shell has resumed operations at its Prelude liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility 475 kms (300 miles) off the west coast of Australia and its first cargo could be loaded within days, two industry sources told Reuters on Monday.The timing of the…

Installation of Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Turbines Fully Completed

Dec 18, 2023

Ailes Marines, a fully-owned subsidiary of Iberdrola, has completed the installation of all 62 wind turbines that form the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France.Less than three years after the start of construction and installation works…

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