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Manifold Installed at Neptune-operated Seagull in the UK

Nov 25, 2021

Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners bp and JAPEX have completed the installation of the manifold and umbilical for the Seagull project in the U.K. Central North Sea.TechnipFMC, working under the Neptune Energy Alliance Agreement, undertook…

BP Starts Production at Angola's Platina Oilfield

Nov 25, 2021

BP said on Thursday it had started production at the Platina oilfield offshore Angola, helping Africa's second biggest oil exporter slow a decline in output.The Platina field will be linked to BP's existing Greater Plutonio floating production…

Wood Wins Contract for Turkey’s Largest Gas Reserve

Nov 25, 2021

Consulting and engineering firm Wood said it has been appointed by Turkish Petroleum (TP) as the integrated project management partner for the Sakarya Gas Field Development Project, located 150km off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea.As Turkey’s largest gas reserve…

SHI Demos SENSE IV, Its Own Natural Gas Liquefaction Process

Nov 25, 2021

Samsung Heavy Industries announced on November 18 that it successfully held a demonstration ceremony at the Geoje shipyard for 'SENSE IV (SAMSUNG Enhanced Nitrogen Split Exapnsion IV)', SHI's in-house natural gas liquefaction system.The demonstration…

South Fork Wind Project Gets Final BOEM Approval

Nov 24, 2021

The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it approved the South Fork offshore wind power project off the coast of Rhode Island, making it the second commercial-scale wind project with federal approval.The decision comes as the administration of President Joe Biden seeks to rapidly expand the U…

Lundin Energy Gets Drilling Permit for Norwegian Sea Wildcat

Nov 24, 2021

Swedish oil and gas company Lundin Energy has obtained a drilling permit for an offshore exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.The company will use Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the 6306/9-1 wildcat well in the production licence 886…

Bermuda, Seabased to Develop 40MW Wave Power Park

Nov 24, 2021

The government of Bermuda has signed a deal with wave power tech firm Seabased to develop a utility-scale ocean wave power park with a 40MW capacity. The wave power park is expected to fuel the island’s grid, providing roughly 10% of Bermuda's energy needs…

DeltaTek's Cementing Tech Saves Petronas Time and Cost Offshore Mexico

Nov 24, 2021

Well construction firm DeltaTek said Tuesday that Petronas had recently used its cementing technology offshore Mexico for the first time.This project, at a deepwater exploration well (BC-1) off the coast of Tampico in over 5000ft of water, marked…

Swiss Public Prosecutor Fines SBM Offshore for Bribery

Nov 24, 2021

SBM Offshore, one of the world's largest suppliers of FPSO vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been ordered to pay 7.0 million CHF (around USD 7.6 million) for bribery in the 2005 – 2012 period.A year ago, SBM Offshore said that…

Lukoil Sees Oil Output Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2023

Nov 24, 2021

Lukoil, Russia's second-biggest oil producer, plans to produce 83 million to 84 million tonnes of oil a year in Russia over the next three years, with output returning to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, it said on Wednesday.The company, which earlier…

Offshore Wind: Power Offtake Deals Struck for Dogger Bank Phase 3

Nov 24, 2021

SSE Renewables and Equinor, the joint venture partners co-developing the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea, have signed 15-year offtake Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the third phase of Dogger Bank -  the world’s largest offshore…

UK Announces 'Biggest' Investment in Tidal Power

Nov 24, 2021

The UK Government on Wednesday announced its 'biggest investment in a generation' into Britain’s tidal power. The UK government will invest £20 million per year in Tidal Stream electricity as part of its renewable energy auction scheme.  'UK…

GE's LM Wind Power to Produce Zero-waste Wind Turbine Blades by 2030

Nov 24, 2021

GE Renewable Energy's LM Wind Power said this week it planned to produce zero waste wind turbine blades by 2030.'LM Wind Power will play a central role in supporting its customers to develop fully circular wind turbines that generate less waste during their production…

Australia: Flotation Energy Gets $2.3M from Victorian Gov't for Seadragon Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 24, 2021

Flotation Energy has secured $2.3 million in Australia from the Victorian Government Energy Innovation Fund for its planned 1.5 GW Seadragon offshore wind farm in Gippsland, Victoria. The proposed 1.5GW bottom fixed Seadragon offshore wind project…

United Oil & Gas Gets More Time at Offshore License in Jamaica

Nov 24, 2021

Oil and gas company United Oil & Gas (UOG) has won a two-year extension from the government of Jamaica for the Walton Morant Licence offshore Jamaica. The license will now run to January 31, 2024. United Oil & Gas was last year has been assigned…

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