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Kazakhstan's Kashagan Oil Output to Remain Below Normal Until end-Sept

Sep 01, 2022

Output at Kazakhstan's Kashagan giant oilfield will remain below normal at least until the end of September due to maintenance following a gas leak early in August, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday.Daily oil production on Kashagan stayed close to 100…

Gazprom CEO Says 'Sanctions confusion' Means Siemens Cannot Service Nord Stream 1 - Interfax

Sep 01, 2022

Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller on Wednesday said Western sanctions mean Siemens Energy ENR1n.DE is unable to carry out regular maintenance on equipment for the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline, Interfax news agency reported.Periodic replacement of some equipment…

Alfa Laval Buys Tank Cleaning Firm Scanjet

Aug 31, 2022

Alfa Laval has acquired Scanjet, a supplier of tank cleaning equipment and solutions for marine, offshore and industrial applications. 'The acquisition will extend Alfa Laval’s broad tanker offering, creating a more comprehensive product portfolio for cargo tanks…

Archer Bags $200M Drill Pipe Pool Services Contract

Aug 31, 2022

Oilfield services firm Archer said Wednesday it had secured a Drill Pipe Pool Services contract in Norway worth NOK 2 billion (around $200 million).Services to be delivered under the contract, with an undisclosed client, include management, handling…

Saipem Names Energy Industry Veteran Puliti as CEO

Aug 31, 2022

Saipem  has promoted Alessandro Puliti to the post of chief executive to replace Francesco Caio who has resigned with immediate effect, the Italian energy services company said on Wednesday.Puliti, will also continue in his current role as general manager of the group…

People Could Abandon Gas Over 'Insane' Prices, says Wintershall Dea CEO

Aug 31, 2022

Wholesale gas prices have scaled 'insane' levels that will ultimately hurt demand, although the lack of Russian gas means Europe's supply will be tight for several years, the chief executive of German oil firm Wintershall Dea said on Tuesday…

KNOT Takes Delivery of Dual-Fuel Shuttle Tanker. Charter Secured with Eni

Aug 31, 2022

Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT), an affiliate of NYK,  has taken delivery of a dual-fuel LNG shuttle tanker built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering yard in South Korea. The vessel has been named “Sindre Knutsen.”Like its sister ship “Frida Knutsen…

World’s Largest Installed Offshore Wind Farm Fully Operational

Aug 31, 2022

Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted said Wednesday that Hornsea 2, the world’s largest installed offshore wind farm, is now fully operational off the UK coast. The 1.3GW offshore wind farm comprises 165 wind turbines, located 89km off the Yorkshire Coast…

Baltic Sea: Group of EU Countries Agree to Boost Offshore Wind Power Capacity

Aug 31, 2022

Eight European Union countries bordering the Baltic Sea have agreed to increase offshore wind power generation capacity sevenfold by 2030 to decrease dependency on Russian energy, Denmark's prime minister said on Tuesday. The pledges come after…

Russia Stops Gas Flows via Nord Stream 1 - German Entry Point Data

Aug 31, 2022

Russia halted gas supplies via a major pipeline to Europe on Wednesday, intensifying an economic battle between Moscow and Brussels and raising the prospects of recession and energy rationing in some of the region's richest countries.Flows fell…

UK Allows Centrica to Reopen Rough Gas Storage Facility

Aug 31, 2022

Centrica's Rough gas storage site off England's east coast has received all the regulatory approvals to start storing gas again, Britain's oil and gas regulator said on Tuesday.Countries across Europe have been building gas stocks ahead of winter to prepare for disruptions to supply of Russian gas…

Equinor and Vår Energi Support FASTsubsea's Subsea Pump Tech

Aug 30, 2022

Equinor and Vår Energi have agreed to join Malaysian operator Petronas in the support of Norwegian company FASTsubsea, as part of a Joint Industry Program to qualify and test what has been described as 'a low-cost, topside-less subsea Multiphase pump…

Kongsberg Maritime Launches EcoAdvisor for Offshore Vessels

Aug 30, 2022

Kongsberg Maritime has launched EcoAdvisor, an intelligent and dynamic decision support system for optimizing a range of offshore vessel operations. 'EcoAdvisor is an outcome of a joint ‘Intelligent Efficiency’ research project between Kongsberg Maritime…

Equinor, Wintershall Dea Eye Pipeline to Capture CO2 under North Sea

Aug 30, 2022

Equinor and Wintershall Dea will jointly develop carbon capture and storage projects, the oil firms said on Tuesday, with ideas to build a pipeline from Germany to Norway to transport and store carbon dioxide (CO2) under the North Sea.The firms…

Schlumberger, Subsea 7 and Aker Solutions to Form Subsea Engineering Firm

Aug 30, 2022

U.S. engineering firm Schlumberger and Norway's Aker Solutions plan to merge their subsea oil and gas construction business and to bring in a third rival, Oslo-listed Subsea 7, as a partner, the firms said on Tuesday.Aker Solutions will receive…

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