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Rockhopper vs. Italy: Tribunal Ruling on Offshore Project Expected in July

May 14, 2021

Oil and gas company Rockhopper Exploration said Friday that it had received notice that a final decision in its arbitration against Italy over the Ombrina Mare Field in the Adriatic Sea could come in July.The oil company started arbitration…

Venezuela Ratifies 'Anti-blockade' Law Aimed at Helping Oil Sector

May 14, 2021

Venezuela's Socialist party-controlled National Assembly on Thursday ratified an 'anti-blockade' law, as President Nicolas Maduro seeks to attract private investment to boost the OPEC nation's struggling economy despite U.S. sanctions.The law…

Getting Metal Wet: Mocean Energy's Wave Energy Device Arrives in Orkney Ahead of Sea Trials

May 14, 2021

The Blue X wave energy prototype from Mocean Energy has been unloaded at Hatston Pier in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland ahead of summer sea trials.The wave energy device, which is 20 meters long and weighs 38 tons, was built entirely in Scotland and transported by road from Rosyth to Aberdeen…

Magma Global Delivers 'World’s first' HPHT Composite Riser Pipe for Which it Hopes Will Never be Used

May 14, 2021

Magma Global has this week announced the delivery of what it claims to be the world’s first high-pressure composite riser pipe to HWCG’s storage location on the U.S Gulf Coast, completing its rapidly deployable Offset Flexible Riser (OFR) system…

IOG Enters Carbon Capture and Storage Research Project

May 14, 2021

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG), the UK-based company developing gas fields in the North Sea, said Friday it had signed a collaboration agreement with GeoNetZero CDT to explore carbon capture and storage opportunities.GeoNetZero CDT is Heriot-Watt University's Centre for Doctoral Training…

Petrobras Reverses Losses. Affirms Deepwater Focus

May 14, 2021

The new executive board of Brazil's Petrobras signaled on Thursday that it would largely follow plans set out by the previous administration, statements likely to ease investor concerns about the firm's tumultuous start to 2021.Chief Financial…

Sonadrill Nets 12-well Drillship Contract in Angola

May 14, 2021

Angolan offshore drilling firm Sonadrill, the 50:50 joint venture between Seadrill and an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a twelve-well contract in Angola for the Sonangol Quenguela drillship. The contract includes one option for nine wells and eleven one well options…

OGTC, Partners to Invest $1,4M in Hydrogen-enabling Technologies

May 13, 2021

Scotland-based OGTC has extended its latest Call for Ideas to June 14, with the organization set to invest up to £1million (around $1,4 million) 'in game-changing technologies which will accelerate Hydrogen production, transportation, storage and utilization…

Horisont Energi, TGS Developing CCS Technology

May 13, 2021

Horisont Energi and seismic data firm TGS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop new Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies.The parties will work to identify and develop efficient methods for both the identification…

Diamond Offshore's New CEO to Earn $700k + Bonuses

May 13, 2021

U.S.-based offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore's new CEO Bernie Wolford will have a base salary of $700,000 plus bonuses, the company said Thursday.As previously reported, Diamond Offshore, which in April emerged from their chapter…

Vertical Offshore Wind Turbines More Efficient than Conventional Ones, Study Shows

May 13, 2021

According to new research from Oxford Brookes University, vertical offshore wind turbines are much more efficient in large-scale wind farms than conventional turbines, and when used in pairs, vertical turbines can boost each other's output by up to 15%…

Equinor Signs Deals with Startups

May 13, 2021

Equinor Ventures, oil firm Equinor's corporate venture arm dedicated to investing in ambitious early phase and growth companies, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with f3nice, an Italian additive manufacturing company. F3nice’s technology…

Schlumberger's DrillPlan Solution Gets OTC Award

May 13, 2021

Schlumberger's coherent well construction planning solution DrillPlan has received a 2021 OTC Spotlight on New Technology Award. The annual awards program recognizes new, innovative technologies that are advancing and revolutionizing the future of offshore energy…

Ørsted Hires Global Maritime for Offshore Wind Services in Taiwan

May 13, 2021

Offshore services provider Global Maritime has won a contract with offshore wind developer Ørsted in Taiwan.Global Maritime Singapore will provide of Marine Warranty Services from Orsted Taiwan Limited, in support of the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms WTG installation scope of work…

DNV, Partners Working on Automated Verification of Offshore Wind Turbine Inspection Results

May 13, 2021

DNV has launched a research project to develop an automated data processing method for verification of detected wind turbine blade defects.The aim of the research is to build trust and generate broader acceptance of automated data processing…

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