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Portugal's Offshore Wind Potential Attracting Investment from Top International Firms

Feb 10, 2023

Renewable energy developer and fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) intends to invest 8 billion euros ($8.6 billion) in a large offshore wind power park in Portugal that is preparing its first auction of such concessions. CIP…

Odfjell Drillers Back Strike Action at Two BP Platforms -Union

Feb 09, 2023

Nearly 100 Odfjell offshore drillers working on two flagship BP platforms have backed strike action in a dispute over working rotas and pay, the Unite Scotland trade union said on Thursday.Two of BP's North Sea platforms, the Clair and Clair Ridge…

Gondan Shipyard Delivers Edda Boreas CSOV to Edda Wind

Feb 09, 2023

Norway-based offshore wind service vessel firm Edda Wind on Thursday took delivery of Edda Boreas CSOV from Gondan Shipyard. The vessel is the second of six sister vessels to be delivered from Gondan.The commissioning service operation vessel…

Lukoil, KazMunayGas in Caspian Sea Collaboration

Feb 09, 2023

Russian oil firm Lukoil has signed several agreements with Kazakhstan's KazMunayGas in Astana regarding the Kalamkas-Sea, Khazar, Auezov subsoil area development project in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea. They define the rights and…

Norway' $1.35 Trillion Wealth Fund to Vote Against Board Members Who Fall Short on Climate

Feb 09, 2023

Norway's $1.35 trillion wealth fund said on Thursday it would step up its engagement with companies over the management of climate risk by voting against board members who it deems are not doing enough on the issue. Investing the state's revenues…

JDR to Supply Subsea Umbilicals for A15 and B10 Gas Fields in Netherlands

Feb 09, 2023

Subsea cable maker JDR has won a contract from Petrogas E&P Netherlands to supply two umbilicals for the A15 and B10 offshore conventional gas fields in the Netherlands. The fields are located in quads A & B, in a shallow water depth of 115 ft…

Vår Energi Discovers Oil in Barents Sea, Off Norway

Feb 09, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi said Thursday it had discovered oil at a well in the Barents Sea, north-west of Hammerfest, Norway.The company made the discovery while drilling the 7122/8-1S Countach well in PL229, near the Goliat production platform…

Equinor Makes Oil and Gas Find Near Troll Field in North Sea, Offshore Norway

Feb 09, 2023

Norwegian oil firm Equinor said Thursday it had discovered oil and gas near its Troll field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The discovery, named Røver Sør, is the seventh discovery in this area since the autumn of 2019.'According to preliminary…

Big Oil Doubles Profits in Blockbuster 2022

Feb 08, 2023

Big Oil more than doubled its profits in 2022 to $219 billion, smashing previous records in a year of volatile energy prices where Russia's invasion of Ukraine reshaped global energy markets and, in some cases, the industry's climate ambitions…

TotalEnergies Net Profit Doubles to Record $36.2B in 2022

Feb 08, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies posted a record net profit of $36.2 billion in 2022, double the previous year, joining in the sector's bumper earnings thanks to higher oil and gas prices since Russia invaded Ukraine.TotalEnergies' fourth-quarter adjusted net income was $7…

Shell's Southern North Sea Discovery Could Be "Largest in Over in a Decade"

Feb 08, 2023

Shell's recent discovery at the Pensacola prospect could be 'one of the largest natural gas discoveries in the Southern North Sea in over a decade.' This is according to Deltic Energy, Shell's partner in the project, which said that Deltic pre…

Equinor Reports Record Profit for 2022

Feb 08, 2023

Equinor on Wednesday posted a record $74.9 billion adjusted operating profit for 2022, more than double its previous record thanks to soaring gas prices and with fourth-quarter results beating analysts' expectations.The oil and gas producer's…

BP Profit Soars to Record $28B, Dividend Increased

Feb 07, 2023

BP on Tuesday reported a record profit of $28 billion for 2022, lifted by the surge in energy prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while boosting its dividend in a sign of confidence as it scaled back plans to reduce oil and gas output by 2030…

BOA OCV to Sell Subsea Construction Vessel BOA Sub C

Feb 06, 2023

The Norwegian company BOA OCV said Monday it had agreed to sell the subsea construction vessel BOA Sub C. The company did not say who the buyer was or what the vessel's sale price was.'After completion of closing, BOA OCV expects, over one or several sweeps over the next three months…

Sif to Build Jacket Piles for BorWin5

Feb 06, 2023

Sif, a Dutch manufacturer of monopiles and transition pieces (TP) for offshore wind turbines, said it would produce 14 jacket piles for the BorWin5 offshore grid connection project on behalf of Dragados Offshore. Dragados Offshore, in consortium with Siemens…

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