Italian energy services group Saipem has agreed to sell its onshore drilling business to Britain's KCA Deutag (KCAD) for $550 million, as it strives to bolster its finances after a profit warning and focuses on offshore drilling.Asset sales…
Tullow Oil will acquire Capricorn Energy in an all-stock deal worth 656.9 million pounds ($826.7 million), keeping a focus on African reserves amid soaring energy prices.Investors in Capricorn, formerly known as Cairn Energy, will receive 3…
Norwegian offshore wind services firm Edda Wind has taken delivery of its first CSOV, the Edda Breeze. The vessel was built by Astilleros Gondán shipyard in Spain.The hydrogen-ready vessel is the first to be delivered as part of a nine-vessel newbuilding program…
U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips has reduced the estimate of the size of its Slagulge oil and gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea, after a nearby appraisal well came up dry.To remind, ConocoPhillips in December 2020 said it had made a „significant“…
Spanish company ACCIONA Energía has acquired 24% of the capital of the French company Eolink, which specializes in the development of floating foundations for offshore wind energy. With the acquisition, Acciona Energia has become the main shareholder in Eolink…
Ørsted on Monday warned that Russia's Gazprom Export could stop supplying gas to the Danish energy company because it has refused to pay in roubles, but such a move would not immediately put Denmark's gas supplies at risk.Russia's rouble payment…
UK-based electricity and gas supplier Centrica said Monday that all conditions for the sale of its subsidiary Spirit Energy’s Norwegian assets to Sval Energi AS and Spirit Energy’s interests in the Statfjord field to Equinor ASA for an initial headline consideration of $1…
Poland could build a second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) next to an already planned installation because the Czech Republic and Slovakia are interested in buying more liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Polish climate minister said…
Russia should cut oil production by 20%-30% to 7 million-8 million barrels per day (bpd) to get a better price and avoid selling it at a discount, Leonid Fedun, the vice-president with Russian company Lukoil, wrote in RBC newspaper.Western sanctions…
Oil and gas company i3 Energy has entered into a contract with Petrofac Facilities Management Limited (Petrofac) under which Petrofac will provide well engineering, operations management, and operator services for the drilling of the Serenity appraisal well on its UK North Sea Licence P…
The United Arab Emirates is eyeing investments in Turkey's energy sector, ports and railways, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said on Friday.Speaking at a joint press conference with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Istanbul…
Norway’s Hammerfest liquefied natural gas plant has resumed operation as planned and is preparing to restart LNG production, a spokesperson for operator Equinor told Reuters on Friday.The plant has been offline for 20 months following a fire in September of 2020…
Shares in British North Sea oil and gas producers Harbour, EnQuest, and Serica slumped on Friday, a day after the British government announced a windfall tax on domestic hydrocarbon companies.Harbour, the basin's largest producer, fell 7.5% by 0905 GMT to lows last hit in mid-March…
Norway's oil and gas companies have raised their investment forecasts for 2022 as they take advantage of high petroleum prices and tax incentives to boost activity, a national statistics office (SSB) survey showed on Friday.The biggest business sector in Norway now expects to invest 167…
Turkey's national oil and gas company TPAO has taken delivery of its new, seventh generation drillship, the Cobalt Explorer, acquired from the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine and Engineering.The acquisition of the Cobalt Explorer has expanded TPAO's drillship fleet to four units…