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Australia's Santos Awards Long-term Charters for Solstad Offshore Vessel Duo

Dec 08, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured long-term contracts with Santos for two of its offshore vessels in Australia.The AHTS Far Senator and PSV Far Seeker have been awarded a contract by Santos in support of its drilling activities…

Offshore Wind Could Power Alcoa's Smelter in Australia

Dec 08, 2021

Australia's Alinta Energy said on Tuesday it is considering building a A$4 billion ($2.8 billion) offshore wind farm to supply Alcoa Inc's (AA.N) Portland aluminum smelter and the country's east coast grid.The project is at a very early stage…

U.S. Officials: Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to be Shut Down if Russia Invades Ukraine

Dec 08, 2021

U.S. officials have told members of Congress they have an understanding with Germany about shutting down the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine, a senior congressional aide told Reuters on Tuesday.The White House said…

Reach Subsea Acquires OCTIO from Equinor

Dec 08, 2021

Reach Subsea has agreed to buy OCTIO AS, a provider of monitoring solutions for oil and gas producing fields and CO2 storage reservoirs, from Equinor Ventures.OCTIO performs the geophysical studies that lead to overall monitoring strategies…

Oil CEOs Say Transition from Fossil Fuels to Renewables Could Be 'Messy'

Dec 08, 2021

A coming transition from oil and gas to renewables will be 'messy' for many years and lead to sharp energy price volatility as demand and supply clash, top energy executives said on Tuesday.The World Petroleum Congress, a gathering to discuss the future of oil and gas and explore new technologies…

BP's Comms EVP Morrell Joins Disney

Dec 08, 2021

Walt Disney Co on Tuesday named former Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell to the newly created position of chief corporate affairs officer, overseeing corporate communications, government relations, and global public policy.Morrell is currently…

Carnegie Wins European Wave Energy Deal

Dec 08, 2021

Australian wave energy tech firm Carnegie Clean Energy has been selected to receive a contract under the EuropeWave Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) program via its subsidiary CETO Wave Energy Ireland Limited.EuropeWave PCP is a competitive…

DSME Orders Wärtsilä Thrusters for Eneti's WTIV

Dec 08, 2021

Finland-based marine technology company Wärtsilä will supply the seven thrusters for Eneti's new Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) being built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine yard in South Korea.'By providing outstanding thrust, robust station-keeping capability…

Equinor Increases Stake in Statfjord Area

Dec 08, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has agreed to buy all of Spirit Energy’s production licenses in the Statfjord area which spreads across the Norwegian and UK Continental Shelves.The Statfjord area is developed through three integrated production platforms (Statfjord A…

Sval Energi Buys Spirit Energy's Norwegian Operations

Dec 08, 2021

HitecVision-backed Norwegian oil firm Sval Energi has signed an agreement with Spirit Energy to acquire the majority of Spirit Energy’s Norwegian operations and assets in a transaction valued at $1,026 million.According to Sval Energi, the transaction…

Trinidad to Offer Onshore, Shallow-water Blocks in 2022 Auction

Dec 08, 2021

Trinidad and Tobago next year plans to launch bidding rounds for onshore and shallow-water areas on top of last week's launch of an auction of 17 deepwater oil and gas blocks, the nation's energy minister told Reuters.The Caribbean country, which is among the region's top producers of natural gas…

Woodside to invest $5B in New Energy by 2030

Dec 08, 2021

Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd plans to invest $5 billion by 2030 mainly in hydrogen, in line with a global push for cleaner energy, armed with cash flow from its planned merger with BHP Group's petroleum arm.Woodside Chief Executive Meg O'Neill outlined her energy transition plan on Wednesday…

Equinor Opens New York Offshore Wind Project Office

Dec 07, 2021

Norwegian energy firm Equinor on Tuesday announced the opening of the New York offshore wind project office, located in Sunset Park’s Industry City neighborhood near the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal.The project office will serve as the hub…

ICMS Installs CTV Pontoon for Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 07, 2021

Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) said Tuesday it had installed a new 30-meter pontoon for the Montrose Port Authority to service the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm, Scotland’s largest wind farm.The new 30m x 4.4m pontoon will allow safe…

Blighter's Radars to Protect Oil Platforms Offshore W. Africa

Dec 07, 2021

UK-based designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions Blighter Surveillance System has said it has won a contract to provide its C400 series onshore and offshore installation security radars to protect a…

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