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Equinor Gets Consent to Dispose of Heimdal Field Facilities

Jun 15, 2023

The Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority, has given Equinor consent to dispose of the facilities on the Heimdal field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.'Equinor has applied to the PSA for consent for the disposal of the facilities on the Heimdal field…

Swedish Prosecutor Hopes to Conclude Nord Stream Probe in Autumn

Jun 14, 2023

Sweden hopes to be able to determine who was behind the Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage by the autumn, the prosecutor leading the country's investigation told Swedish radio.In September 2022, several unexplained underwater explosions ruptured…

Russia's Medvedev Says Moscow Now Has Free Hand to Destroy Enemies' Subsea Cables over Nord Stream Blasts

Jun 14, 2023

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday there was no reason for Moscow not to destroy its enemies' undersea communication cables given what he said was Western complicity in the Nord Stream pipeline blasts.A sharp drop in pressure on both pipelines was registered on Sept…

Offshore Carbon Storage Project in Danish North Sea Receives Safety Approval from DNV

Jun 14, 2023

The offshore carbon storage project in the Danish North Sea, called Project Greensand, has received official safety approval from DNV.'The project is the first in the world to demonstrate that CO2 can be transported across national borders and stored offshore to mitigate climate change…

Mainstay Marine to Build Crew Transfer Vessel for Seacat Services

Jun 13, 2023

Offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has partnered up with marine engineering firm Mainstay Marine Solutions, to build the 20th vessel in its fleet, and the fifth Seacat Chartwell Ambitious design.The partnership comes amidst ongoing complexities in the UK shipbuilding market…

TurkStream Pipeline Back in Operation After Planned Maintenance

Jun 12, 2023

Russian gas producer Gazprom said that a week of maintenance work on the TurkStream pipeline had ended as scheduled on Monday, Reuters has informed. Gas flows in the pipeline, which takes Russian gas to Europe via Turkey, had been switched off on June 5…

More than 900 Norway Offshore Drilling Workers May Strike from June 29

Jun 12, 2023

Some 913 workers on Norwegian offshore oil and gas drilling rigs and other installations will go on a strike unless a wage deal is found by a June 29 deadline, the Industri Energi labour union said in a statement on Monday. Strike action by…

Lhyfe and Capital Energy Team Up to Develop Offshore Green Hydrogen Projects in Spain and Portugal

Jun 12, 2023

Green hydrogen specialist Lhyfe and Spanish company Capital Energy have signed a collaboration agreement for the joint development of offshore renewable hydrogen projects in Spain and Portugal.The two companies will work to create hydrogen production…

First Well Spudded in Danish Underground Consortium's North Sea Infill Campaign

Jun 12, 2023

Drilling operations have started on the HBA-27B well offshore Denmark, with the first of two wells successfully spudded by the jack-up rig Shelf Drilling Winner (ex-Noble Sam Turner).BlueNord (ex-Noreco) and its partners December 2022 reached…

Apache Suspends UK North Sea Drilling, Cuts Jobs Citing High Taxes

Jun 12, 2023

U.S. oil producer Apache Corp on Friday said it was suspending drilling in the North Sea and reducing its British workforce because high taxes have made the operation less competitive.The unit of APA Corp did not say how many workers would be cut as a result of the move…

Russia Says Ukraine Tried to Attack Russian Ship Near Major Gas Pipelines in Black Sea

Jun 11, 2023

Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had made unsuccessful attempt to attack a Russian naval ship with six high-speed drone boats as the Russian vessel patrolled major natural gas pipelines in the Black Sea.The 'Priazovye' ship was carrying out…

Shell Pivots Back to Oil to Win Over Investors - Sources

Jun 09, 2023

Shell will keep oil output steady or slightly higher into 2030 as part of CEO Wael Sawan's efforts to regain investor confidence as the energy giant wrestles with poor returns from renewables while oil and gas profits are booming, company sources said…

Partners Developing Solution for CTV Electrification Refits

Jun 09, 2023

Shift Clean Energy (Shift), Ecomar Propulsion and Aluminium Marine Consultants have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate and develop a retrofit package to electrify and transform existing crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and workboats into environmentally friendly marine vessels…

UK to Waive Oil, Gas Windfall Tax if Prices Fall Far Enough

Jun 09, 2023

Britain's windfall tax on oil and gas producers will not be applied if prices drop below certain levels for six months in a row, the finance ministry said on Friday, in a move the government hopes will boost energy security.The energy profit…

Barryroe Offshore Energy Faces Uncertain Future as Working Capital Dwindles

Jun 08, 2023

Barryroe Offshore Energy, an oil and gas company focused on developing the Barryroe offshore oil and gas field in Ireland, dubbed one of Europe's largest undeveloped offshore oil fields, might not be there to see the field brought online.The company…

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