RWE Renewables has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with E.ON UK under which E.ON will offtake 100% of the electricity produced by the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK from 2022 until 2035. The contract directly follows on from the previous agreement to supply E…
The Norwegian Government on Tuesday today announced its funding decision for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project, led by Equinor, Shell, and Total.The three oil companies made a conditional investment decision on the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage project in May 2020…
Inadequate investment in exploration and new drilling may leave the world without enough oil in 20 to 30 years despite a shift towards renewable power sources, top energy analysts say.The long-term outlook contrasts with today's situation where…
Russia has resumed construction of the politically-charged Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, laying pipes after a one-year hiatus prompted by U.S. sanctions, the pipeline operator said on Friday.An alleged nerve agent attack on Kremlin…
Germany and Denmark pledged on Monday to cooperate more closely on joint offshore wind power development via clusters in the North and Baltic Seas to spur renewable power and hydrogen production.The planned cooperation marks an important step…
Turkey will not abandon its rights and interests in the eastern Mediterranean because of possible European Union sanctions or criticism, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.At a summit on Friday, EU leaders agreed to prepare limited…
Japan plans to install between 30 gigawatts and 45 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2040 to reduce emissions and meet a target to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2050, the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday, without citing sources…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said over the weekend the government would end direct support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas.In what the PM office said was a major policy shift, the UK will end taxpayer support for fossil fuel projects overseas 'as soon as possible…
Danish Energy Agency has approved Vattenfall's environmental assessment and construction plans for offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Nord.Vattenfall can now begin the next stage of work on the offshore wind farms, which will produce electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of 380…
Erik Milito, President National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), discusses the outlook for traditional oil and gas and emerging renewable offshore energy under the incoming Biden Administration.
Norwegian company Solstad Offshore has won charters for two of its platform supply vessels in Norway.The offshore vessel owner said Monday that its platform supplier 'Normand Serenade' has won a medium-term contract with Wintershall Dea to support…
Russia has resumed construction of the politically-charged Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, laying pipes after a one-year hiatus prompted by U.S. sanctions, the pipeline operator said on Friday.The pipeline, which Washington says compromises European energy security…
OIl and gas firm Chariot Oil & Gas said Monday it has negotiated the key terms of a new license, Rissana Offshore ('Rissana') in Morocco. The formal award of the license is anticipated to occur in 2021 and is subject to the normal Moroccan regulatory procedures and approvals…
Oil company Oilex has completed the deal with Burgate to acquire a 100% participating interest in the Doyle-Peel license (P2446) in the East Irish Sea (EIS), offshore the United Kingdom ('Agreement'). The license lies on the west-dipping graben…
Equinor on Saturday, December 12, kicked off production from its Snorre Expansion Project in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The project, which will add almost 200 million barrels of recoverable oil reserves and help extend the productive life of the Snorre field through 2040…