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TotalEnergies Wins U.S. Offshore Wind Bid. Buys Out German EnBW

Feb 28, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies has won a bid to build three gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power capacity on the New Jersey coast in the United States.The company said the $795 million deal is for the 341 sq km New York Bight concession, which…

Techouse Wins One of Its Largest Contracts at Aker BP's Valhall Field

Feb 28, 2022

The Modification Alliance – Aker Solutions and Aker BP have selected the Norwegian technology company Techouse to deliver the Sulphate Removal Unit (SRU) for the Valhall IP platform in the North Sea off Norway, after a FEED delivery in 2021…

Kajima, Van Oord Picked as Balance of Plant Contractors for Three Japanese Offshore Wind Farms

Feb 28, 2022

Japanese construction firm Kajima Corporation and Dutch offshore installation contractor Van Oord have been selected as the preferred Balance of Plant contractors for three offshore wind projects in Japan. In December 2021 the Government of Japan selected three consortiums…

Port of Lowestoft: Peterson Nets Integrated Logistics Deal with Shell

Feb 28, 2022

Energy industry logistics provider Peterson said Monday it had secured a new contract with Shell to provide supply base services from the Port of Lowestoft, in the UK.'The new contract follows the expiry of a 7-year-old contract and strengthens…

Cyclone Threat: Santos Removing Workers from Noble Tom Prosser Rig

Feb 28, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Santos is downmanning the Noble Tom Prosser rig, used for Pavo-1 well drilling off W. Australia, due to a cyclone threat, Carnarvon Energy, Santos partner in the project said  The well is being secured and the…

Enthusiasm for Clean Energy Undeniable, Sec. Haaland Says after Record U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Sale

Feb 28, 2022

The Biden administration's sale of offshore wind development rights off the coasts of New York and New Jersey drew a record $4.37 billion in high bids from developers that included major European energy companies.The auction, which began on Wednesday and stretched into Friday afternoon…

Chariot Awarded 8,489 km2 Rissana License Offshore Morocco

Feb 28, 2022

Oil and gas firm Chariot has been formally awarded the Rissana offshore license in Morocco, after agreeing on key terms in December 2020.The company has won a 75% interest and operatorship of the Rissana license in partnership with the Office…

Coast Guard Medevacs Oil Worker from Platform Off Louisiana

Feb 28, 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an oil platform worker last Thursday near Breton Sound, Louisiana.Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a notification at approximately 6:25 p.m. from the oil platform Breton Sound 21 of a  worker sustaining serious injuries to the arm…

Talos Energy to Seek Approvals for Several Carbon-capture Projects

Feb 28, 2022

U.S. offshore oil producer Talos Energy Inc on Friday said it aims to file permit applications for several carbon capture projects this year, a key step to developing carbon sequestration hubs along the Gulf Coast.Talos is developing plans to…

Atlanta Field Drilling: Enauta Agrees Contract Extension for Alpha Star Offshore Rig

Feb 28, 2022

Brazilian oil company Enauta said Friday that it had exercised the option for the Alpha Star drilling rig to drill two wells for Atlanta’s Full Development System, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.As previously reported, Enauta said earlier…

Equinor to Withdraw from Russian Joint Ventures over Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Feb 28, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor said Monday it had decided to stop new investments into Russia and to start the process of exiting Equinor's Russian Joint Ventures.'We are all deeply troubled by the invasion of Ukraine, which represents a terrible setback for the world…

Neptune Energy Spuds Hamlet Wildcat Near Gjøa Field, Off Norway

Feb 28, 2022

OIl and gas company Neptune Energy has started drilling on the Hamlet exploration well in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.The well, formally named well 35/9-16S is being drilled by the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by China's CIMC and operated by Norway's Odfjell Drilling…

BP to Abandon Stake in Russia's Rosneft at cost of $25B over Ukraine Invasion

Feb 27, 2022

BP said on Sunday it plans to abandon its 19.75% stake in oil giant Rosneft in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, marking an abrupt and costly end to 30 at times fraught years operating in the oil-rich country.The British oil and gas giant did not say how it planned to exit its stake…

Six Developers Emerge as Winners in Historic $4.4B NY Bight Offshore Wind Lease Sale

Feb 26, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) New York Bight auction concluded February 26, 2022, a sale where six bidders committed to payments of close to $4.4B in total for the right to develop wind lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey…

Third Day of Bidding: U.S. Offshore Wind Auction Nears $4B

Feb 25, 2022

The Biden administration's sale of offshore wind development rights off the coasts of New York and New Jersey continued to shatter all records on Friday, reaching over $3.8 billion with one single block fetching over $1 billion.The auction, which began on Wednesday…

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