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VIDEO: DEME Offshore, Sabca Test Autonomous Drones Use on Offshore Wind Farms

Mar 09, 2021

Belgium-based offshore installation contractor DEME Offshore and aerospace company Sabca have said they've successfully completed a series of autonomous drone tests at the Rentel offshore wind farm in the North Sea, 'preparing for autonomous surveillance…

Report: Japanese Renewables Company JRE Up for Sale

Mar 09, 2021

Japanese renewables group JRE has been put up for sale by its owners, including Goldman Sachs, three people familiar with the matter said, a deal expected to draw interest from European firms eager to enter Japan's green power market.Japan Renewable…

Huge Growth Expected for Global Offshore Wind O&M Market

Mar 09, 2021

The global offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to grow 16% annually to reach US$12 billion (€10 billion) by 2029, with opportunities for both existing and new players, energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie said in a report on Tuesday…

Cairn to Sell Interests in UK Offshore Oil Fields for More Than $460M

Mar 09, 2021

London-listed Cairn has agreed to sell its interests in the UK North Sea Catcher and Kraken fields to Waldorf Production Limited for a cash consideration of US$460 million plus additional contingent consideration dependent mainly on oil prices from 2021 to the end of 2025…

NEO Energy to Take Over Zennor in $625M Deal

Mar 09, 2021

HitecVision-backed NEO Energy has agreed to acquire independent oil and gas company Zennor Petroleum from Kerogen Capital for up to $625 million, including deferred and contingent payments.The deal comes some two weeks after NEO acquired ExxonMobil's…

Strong Offshore Wind Lifts U.S. Maritime, Port, and Logistics Companies

Mar 08, 2021

After several false starts, 2021 is the year when the U.S. offshore wind industry begins to realize its potential. This is according to Philip Lewis, Director of Research, World Energy Reports (WER).In an interview with Maritime Reporter TV's Greg Trauthwein…

Scotland: Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen to Power Whisky Production

Mar 08, 2021

Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola, through its subsidiary ScottishPower, has teamed up with some of the UK's main distilleries and spirits companies and the Port of Cromarty Firth to launch a green hydrogen project in the Highlands.The…

Cyprus, Israel, Greece Sign EuroAsia Interconnector MoU

Mar 08, 2021

Ministers of Energy of Cyprus, Israel and Greece on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding on Cooperation in relation to the EuroAsia Interconnector Project.The EuroAsia Interconnector is the official EU project developer of the 2,000MW electricity interconnector between Israel…

Ancala Midstream to Process Gas from Lundin's Norwegian Fields

Mar 08, 2021

Ancala Midstream has secured a life-of-field contract to transport and process gas from the Lundin Energy-operated Solveig field located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.The first gas from the field is expected in Q3 2021 and will be…

Erria, Maersk Drilling Pen 3-Year Contract

Mar 08, 2021

Danish maritime services company Erria has today entered into a three-year agreement with the offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling under which it will handle marine warranty survey tasks related to relocation of Maersk Drilling's drilling rigs…

USA: Senator Cruz Puts Hold On Biden's CIA Pick over Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

Mar 08, 2021

Republican Senator Ted Cruz put a hold late on Friday on President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency to pressure the administration to put tough sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project.The Senate Intelligence Committee last week backed William Burns…

Brent Tops $70 after Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil Export Hub

Mar 08, 2021

Yemen's Houthi forces fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry on Sunday, including a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura vital to petroleum exports, in what Riyadh called a failed assault on global energy security…

Total CEO Not Betting on Prices Staying at $70 a Barrel

Mar 08, 2021

Total's chief executive said on Monday it could take two years for the world economy to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and that oil prices were unlikely to remain at the current high of $70 a barrel.'I am not betting on prices staying at $70 a barrel…

Norway's Aker Establishes Bitcoin Investment Unit

Mar 08, 2021

Norway's Aker ASA is establishing a new unit dedicated to investing in bitcoin and blockchain technology, the industrial holding company said on Monday.Seetee AS would initially have a capital of 500 million Norwegian crowns ($58.6 million) and planned to keep its liquid assets in bitcoin…

Brazil: Enauta Launches Bidding Process for Atlanta Field FPSO

Mar 08, 2021

Brazilian oil company Enauta has launched the bidding process for the FPSO for the full development of the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The Atlanta field has been producing oil via Petrojarl I FPSO - an early production system…

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