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Floating Wind Farm of Up to 1.3 GW Proposed Off Lecce, Italy

Oct 27, 2021

Renewable energy firms Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy said Tuesday there were about to file, on behalf of the company Odra Energia, the documentation required to start the authorization process for a floating offshore wind farm off the southern coast of the province of Lecce…

Trudeau Roils Canada's Oil Industry Naming Greenpeace Activist as Climate Chief

Oct 27, 2021

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday sparked concern in the country's oil patch and hope among green advocates when he named two men with strong environmental records to lead his government's fight against climate change.Steven…

Neptune Energy Drills Duster at Tail Prospect Offshore Norway

Oct 27, 2021

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy Norge AS has concluded the drilling of the exploration well 33/6-5 S (Tail prospect) in the North Sea, off Norway. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, the well is dry.Neptune drilled the wildcat well using the Deepsea Yantai drilling rig…

Iberdrola's Net Profit Falls 10% on High Energy Costs, Taxes

Oct 27, 2021

Global wind power leader Iberdrola reported a 10% fall in net profit on Wednesday but beat market expectations for a turbulent nine months on energy markets which saw its home government in Spain swoop on utilities' earnings.Power and gas prices…

Seadrill Gets Court Approval to Cut Debt, Exit Bankruptcy

Oct 27, 2021

Offshore driller Seadrill Ltd on Tuesday obtained court approval for its reorganization plan, clearing the way for it to emerge from bankruptcy.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones in Houston signed off on the plan during a virtual hearing. Under the plan…

Equinor Posts Strongest Quarterly Result in Nine Years

Oct 27, 2021

Norway's Equinor posted its strongest quarterly result in nine years on Wednesday, driven by a global energy supply crunch that pushed Europe's natural gas prices to record highs and sent the value of derivative contracts soaring.The company…

Liza Unity FPSO Reaches Guyana

Oct 27, 2021

Exxon Mobil Corp's second floating production system for Guyana, the Liza Unity, arrived early on Tuesday in the South American country's waters, the U.S. oil company said.The production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility is expected to add 220…

Two-year Charter: ExxonMobil Hires Valaris Drillship for Angola Drilling

Oct 27, 2021

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has awarded a two-year contract for Valaris' drillship Valaris DS-9 for operations in Angola.The drillship, formerly known as Ensco DS-9, will work for ExxonMobil's Angolan subsidiary Esso Exploration Angola.Delivered in 2015 by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea…

DEME Offshore Installs Final Foundation for Ørsted’s Giant Offshore Wind Farm in UK

Oct 26, 2021

Belgian offshore installation company DEME Offshore has installed the final and 165th monopile foundation at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two wind farm,  in the UK. The wind farm will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world once operational in 2022…

UK: 29 Bids Filed for $1,37M Offshore Platform Electrification Competition

Oct 26, 2021

The UK Oil and Gas Authority has said that a total of 29 bids have been submitted for the £1 million ($1,37 million) competition for ideas that could advance the electrification of offshore platforms on the UKCS. Winners to be awarded a share of the fund will be announced in early December…

Petrobras Eyes Sale of Catuá Deepwater Field

Oct 26, 2021

Brazilian oil company Petrobras is continuing with its strategy of divesting non-core assets so it can focus on its 'world-class' deepwater and ultra-deepwater assets.It last Friday started the opportunity disclosure stage, regarding the sale of its entire stake (100%) in the Catuá Field…

Equinor Makes Light Oil Discovery in Norwegian Sea

Oct 26, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made an oil and gas discovery at its Egyptian Vulture offshore well in the Norwegian Sea, off Norway.Equinor's partner Longboat Energy said the exploration well 6407/1-9 in the Norwegian Sea encountered…

Offshore Plug and Abandonment Alliance Launched in Norway

Oct 26, 2021

Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has said that its business divisions Odfjell Energy and Odfjell Well Services have launched a plug and abandonment (“P&A”) and slot recovery alliance with leading companies within the energy industry…

Transaction Drag: UK Regulator Launches Probe into $1B Exxon, NEO North Sea Deal

Oct 26, 2021

The UK oil and gas industry regulator Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into the proposed sale by ExxonMobil of 13 producing fields, specifically Elgin Franklin, to NEO, amid concerns it is not progressing as quickly as expected…

Vestas: Construction of Wind Turbines for Japanese Project Nearly Complete

Oct 26, 2021

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has said it has completed the construction of all the blades, nacelles, and most of the tower sections for Akita Offshore Wind Corporation's Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm project in Japan.The project will be Japan's first utility-scale offshore wind farm…

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