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Kremlin Says Nord Stream Attack Reports are 'Coordinated', Demands Open Investigation

Mar 08, 2023

Western media reports on the blowing-up of the Nord Stream gas pipelines are a coordinated bid to divert attention, and Russia is perplexed that U.S. officials can assume anything about the attacks without an investigation, the Kremlin said on Wednesday…

Europe Gas Supplies to Stay Tight Two More Winters, Equinor CEO Says

Mar 08, 2023

Europe will struggle over the next two winters to replace Russian natural gas supplies as China's appetite for the fuel recovers, the chief executive of Norwegian energy giant Equinor told Reuters on Tuesday.Equinor became Europe's top natural…

New Intelligence Points to Pro-Ukraine Group in Nord Stream Attack

Mar 07, 2023

New intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials suggests that a pro-Ukraine group - likely comprised of Ukrainians or Russians - attacked the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September, but there are no firm conclusions, the New York Times reported on Tuesday…

Aibel Wins Contract for Completion of Shell's Penguins FPSO

Mar 07, 2023

Norwegian energy industry engineering and construction service firm Aibel has won a contract for tasks related to the completion of Shell’s Penguins floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, which recently arrived in Norway.The Penguins FPSO…

The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland Survey Industry on Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage

Mar 07, 2023

The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland have started the first round of formal engagement with developers on Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). The two organizations, one responsible for the seabed around England, Wales, and Northern Ireland…

Nord Stream's Future is Decision for All Shareholders, Kremlin Says

Mar 07, 2023

The Kremlin said on Monday that it was for all shareholders to decide whether Nord Stream gas pipelines damaged in blasts last year should be mothballed. Sources familiar with the plans told Reuters last week that the ruptured Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines…

EDF Renewables, Jan De Nul, and Luminus Join Forces for Belgium Offshore Wind Tender

Mar 07, 2023

EDF Renewables, Jan De Nul Group, and Luminus have teamed up to bid for a commercial-scale offshore wind tender for the first phase of the Princess Elisabeth Zone in Belgium.The Princess Elisabeth Zone is an area identified by the federal government…

Britain's Wood Group Considers Rejecting Latest Buyout Proposal from Apollo Global

Mar 07, 2023

John Wood Group said on Tuesday it was considering rejecting the latest buyout proposal from private-equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc, citing that the offer undervalued the British oilfield services and engineering company. The proposal by Apollo on March 6…

Solstad Offshore to Exit Platform Supply Vessel Business. Agrees to Sell 37 Vessels to Tidewater

Mar 07, 2023

Norwegian offshore support vessel owner Solstad Offshore has agreed to sell 37 platform supply vessels to the U.S. firm Tidewater for $577 million.The sale will mark Solstad Offshore's exit from the platform supply vessel sector. Ongoing PSV charter parties will be transferred to Tidewater…

Norway: Equinor, Partners to Relinquish Offshore Block Containing Oil Find. Longboat to Reapply for the Acreage

Mar 06, 2023

Oil and gas companies Equinor, PGNiG, and Longboat Energy have relinquished the license in Norway containing the Egyptian Vulture offshore oil discovery, but Longboat plans to re-apply for the acreage as it believes the discovery has high potential…

Denmark Resumes Review of Two Suspended Offshore Wind Farm Applications

Mar 06, 2023

Denmark has resumed its review of two of the 33 offshore wind farm applications it suspended last month over worries of breaching European Union state aid rules, the Energy Agency said on Friday.Denmark, which aims for a fivefold increase in offshore wind power capacity by 2030…

Hobson & Porter to Extend RWE's Grimsby Hub Offshore Wind Base

Mar 03, 2023

German renewable energy firm RWE has appointed Humber-based firm Hobson & Porter to complete the construction of its new offshore wind operations and maintenance facility known as the Grimsby Hub. The contract includes an extension to the existing…

Offshore Crews to Strike on BP's North Sea Platforms, Union Says

Mar 03, 2023

Nearly 50 offshore crane operators, crane maintainers, lifting personnel, and deck crew working on BP’s offshore platforms in the UK North Sea have backed a strike action over pay, workers' union Unite said Friday.According to Unite workers…

Prysmian Bags €1.8B Order to Connect Dutch Offshore Wind Farms

Mar 03, 2023

Energy and telecom cable firm Prysmian Group has secured contracts worth approximately €1.8 billion (currently around $1.9 billion) in total with the Dutch transmission system operator TenneT for the two grid connection projects IJmuiden Ver…

Subsea Power Link Between Spain and France to Go Ahead Despite Cost Increase

Mar 03, 2023

France and Spain announced a breakthrough on Thursday in a long-running impasse over what would be their first undersea electricity link.Spanish competition watchdog CNMC and French energy regulator CRE gave the go-ahead to a new cost-sharing…

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