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Australian Gov't Says Hunter Area Suitable of Offshore Wind Farms

Jul 13, 2023

The Australian Government has declared an area in the Pacific Ocean off the Hunter, New South Wales (NSW) as suitable for future offshore wind development.The announcement follows the declaration of Gippsland off the Victorian coast and will improve energy security…

Iran Says Foreign Ministry will Follow up On Durra Field

Jul 13, 2023

Iran's foreign ministry will follow up on the Durra gas field known as Arash in Iran, the country's Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Wednesday according to semi-official Tasnim news agency.Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have 'exclusive rights' in the Durra gas field in the Gulf…

Ithaca Energy Takes Full Ownership of Fotla Discovery. Adds Three Offshore Blocks to Portfolio

Jul 13, 2023

UK North Sea-focused oil company Ithaca Energy has signed a deal to acquire a 40% stake in the Fotla Discovery it doesn't already own and three offshore exploration licenses from Spirit Energy.'The acquisition, which is subject to the satisfaction…

Biden Admin Urged to Stop 'fast-tracking' Gulf Oil and Gas Reviews

Jul 13, 2023

Six environmental groups on Wednesday asked the Biden administration to end the 'routine fast-tracking' of offshore oil and gas projects in the Gulf of Mexico, which they claim undermines environmental protections and safety.Earthjustice, the Sierra Club…

Woodside Returns Trinidad Offshore Exploration Block Found Uneconomic

Jul 13, 2023

Australia's Woodside Energy Group has returned a deepwater block to the Trinidad and Tobago government after an exploration appraisal found it would be uneconomic to develop, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.Trinidad and Tobago is pushing…

Weatherford Bags 5-year Intervention Services Deal with Brazil's Petrobras

Jul 13, 2023

Texas-based oilfield services company Weatherford has won a five-year contract to provide Intervention Services for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ('Petrobras') in Brazil.'Weatherford has performed Intervention Services in Brazil for more than 20…

Massive UK Offshore Wind Farm Project Gets Development Consent

Jul 12, 2023

The British government granted development consent for the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm project on Wednesday. The project, being developed by Danish wind developer Orsted will be located off the Yorkshire coast in England. The wind farm will have a capacity of up to 2…

BP, Total Win in $14B German Offshore Wind Site Tender

Jul 12, 2023

Oil majors BP and TotalEnergies emerged as the winners in a 7 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind site auction in Germany worth 12.6 billion euros ($13.96 billion), highlighting the appeal of renewable assets across Europe.The move comes as European…

McDermott Bags Major Subsea Pipeline, Cable Order in Qatar

Jul 12, 2023

Offshore installation firm McDermott has secured a major subsea pipelines and cables engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) project from Qatargas.The award is related to the North Field Production Sustainability (NFPS) Offshore Fuel Gas Pipeline and Subsea Cables Project…

Hornbeck Offshore Eyes U.S. Offshore Wind Work with OSV-to-SOV Conversion Project

Jul 12, 2023

U.S. offshore vessel owner Hornbeck Offshore Services, best known for its offshore oil and gas support vessel services, is looking at business opportunities in the growing U.S. offshore wind sector as well as in offshore accommodation services in the oil and gas area…

Germany Tells UN: Nord Stream Inquiry Found Subsea Explosive Traces on Yacht

Jul 12, 2023

Germany found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht that it suspects 'may have been used to transport the explosives' to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, it told the U.N. Security Council in a letter with Sweden and Denmark…

Equinor's Mongstad Refinery Reduces Output after Lightning Strike

Jul 12, 2023

Equinor has evacuated some staff and reduced output at its Mongstad oil refinery on Norway's west coast after a lightning strike near the plant disrupted power supplies, it said on Wednesday.Mongstad is Equinor's largest refinery with a crude oil and condensate distillation capacity of 226…

Vattenfall Gets Production License for Two Wind Farms Offshore Denmark

Jul 12, 2023

The Danish Energy Agency has granted Swedish utility Vattenfall a license to produce electricity from two offshore wind farms on Denmark's west coast, it said on Wednesday.Vattenfall has said previously it aimed to start production from the two wind farms…

North Star Welcomes Caspar Blum as European Renewables Lead

Jul 12, 2023

UK-based offshore vessel operator North Star has appointed Caspar Blum to the newly created role of European renewables lead. Based in Hamburg, at the Hanseatic Trade Center at the Am Sandtorkai 74 building, he will be the main focal point for the business within the region…

Azerbaijan Oil Output Declines 8% to 15.2 mln metric Tons in Jan-June

Jul 12, 2023

Azerbaijan's oil output was at 15.2 million metric tons between January and June, country's, energy minister Parviz Shahbazov said on Wednesday on Twitter, a decline of 8% from the year-earlier period.Production of oil in Azerbaijan has been…

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