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Baker Hughes Posts Quarterly Loss on Charges

Oct 19, 2022

Baker Hughes Co posted a quarterly loss on Wednesday, compared with a profit a year ago, hit by $230 million in restructuring and impairment charges relating to the oilfield services provider's latest reorganization. The company during the recent…

U.S. Envoy in Lebanon Next Week with Maritime Deal to Sign

Oct 19, 2022

U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein will be in Beirut next week carrying a copy of the maritime agreement with Israel for Lebanese officials to sign, Lebanese negotiator Elias Bou Saab told Reuters on Wednesday. The deal - hailed by all three…

DOE Seeks Input on Mooring & Anchoring Systems for Floating Wind

Oct 19, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking input on research needs related to floating offshore wind energy mooring and anchoring systems. For this, DOE's Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI).Apart from input on research priorities…

Technical Challenges to Put Off Denmark's Baltic Pipe Terminal Start-up

Oct 19, 2022

Danish grid operator Energinet said Wednesday that due to continued technical challenges at the terminal in Nybro near Varde, Denmark, commissioning would be delayed and 'is now planned to take place in two stages.'The Baltic Pipe is a strategic…

Aker No Longer Part of Group Seeking to Buy OMV's E&P Business

Oct 19, 2022

Norway's Aker ASA said on Wednesday it was no longer part of a consortium that had made an unsolicited offer in July to buy most of Austrian oil and gas firm OMV's exploration and production business. Austrian newspaper Kurier on Tuesday reported that Aker…

TotalEnergies Charters PSV with Baterry-Hybrid System for UK Ops

Oct 19, 2022

Oil and gas company TotalEnergies UK and the Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore have signed a long-term contract for the platform supply vessel Normand Falnes. According to Solstad Offshore, the contract is one of the first long…

Qatar cuts al-Shaheen Crude Term Price for December - sources

Oct 19, 2022

Qatar Energy has reduced the term price for December-loading al-Shaheen crude oil to a premium of $4.19 a barrel above Dubai quotes after receiving lower bids in its tender, several trade sources said on Wednesday. This was down from a premium of $5…

US Offshore Wind Growing on Sturdy Foundations

Oct 18, 2022

Once again, the events of the last month have shown that the drive to grow the U.S. offshore wind segment has lost little steam. The foundations are firmly in place to support the deployment of 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050…

U.S. to Launch Floating Wind Rights Sale off California Coast in December

Oct 18, 2022

President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday said it would hold the first-ever sale of offshore wind development rights off the coast of California on Dec. 6, a big step forward in expanding the nascent U.S. industry to Pacific waters.The…

Gallery: Itapu Oil Field FPSO Leaves Shipyard (Brazil)

Oct 18, 2022

Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA), a Brazilian subsidiary of Singapore's Sembcorp Marine, has completed the construction of the P-71 FPSO, integrating topsides on the China-built hull.The new FPSO vessel left the EJA shipyard on Tuesday. It will…

U.S. Oil Service Firms' Results to Show Impact of Demand, Inflation

Oct 18, 2022

Oilfield service firms are poised to deliver the strongest third-quarter results in years as demand for equipment and services has risen despite supply chain snags and higher costs from inflation, according to analyst forecasts.Schlumberger…

UAE Energy Minister: No Politics Behind OPEC+ Output Cut Decision

Oct 18, 2022

The United Arab Emirates believes OPEC+ made the correct technical choice when it agreed to cut production and the unanimous decision had nothing to do with politics, energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Tuesday. His comments came after…

UK North Sea Oil Firm Ithaca Energy Eyes London Listing

Oct 18, 2022

North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy said on Tuesday it is planning a London listing, stoking hopes for a fourth quarter recovery in a stock market overshadowed by the dismal economic outlook.The initial public offering (IPO) will test…

Vårgrønn Buys Plentitude's Stake in Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Project

Oct 18, 2022

Norwegian offshore wind company Vårgrønn, a joint venture between the Italian energy company Plenitude and the Norwegian energy investor HitecVision, has acquired Plenitude’s stake in Dogger Bank A, B and C in the UK, which will be the world's largest offshore wind project…

Sustainable Marine Sells Swift Anchors to Schottel

Oct 18, 2022

UK-based tidal energy solutions provider Sustainable Marine has sold its anchoring and mooring company Swift Anchors to its largest shareholder, Schottel. According to Sustainable Marine, which earlier this year brought online a tidal energy system in Canada…

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