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Neptune Energy Starts Drilling at Seagull Development Offshore UK

Jan 28, 2021

Neptune Energy has started drilling on the Seagull oil and gas development in the UK Central North Sea, the company said Thursday.Neptune is using the Gorilla VI (JU-248) jack-up rig, operated by Valaris. The company will drill four wells for…

Denmark: First Turbine Installed at Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 27, 2021

Offshore wind developer Vattenfall has informed that the first wind turbine has been installed at its Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish sector of the Baltic Sea.'On 27 January, the tower, nacelle, and blades were installed for the…

Lenders Take Control of Polarcus' Ships After Default on Debt

Jan 27, 2021

Lenders took control of Polarcus' ships on Tuesday after the seismic surveyor defaulted on its bank loans and bonds, hit by a drop in spending by energy companies struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic and volatile oil prices.The company's Oslo…

Biden Sees Nord Stream 2 Pipeline as 'Bad deal' for Europe

Jan 27, 2021

President Joe Biden believes the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is a 'bad deal for Europe' and his administration will be reviewing restrictions on the project included in a bill that passed during the Trump administration, the White House said on Tuesday…

Study: Green Hydrogen Imports Feasible Solution for Belgium's Climate Efforts

Jan 27, 2021

A study published Wednesday by the Belgian hydrogen import coalition – a collaboration between DEME, ENGIE, Exmar, Fluxys, Port of Antwerp, Port of Zeebrugge, and WaterstofNet – has found that importing green hydrogen from abroad is is both…

Chrysaor, Aker BP Obtain Approvals for Offshore Wells in Norway

Jan 27, 2021

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has this week given its consent to oil firms Chrysaor and Aker BP to use the COSL Innovator and Maersk Integrator drilling rigs, respectively, for their drilling projects offshore Norway.Chrysaor, which is working to complete its merger with Premier Oil…

Eni Gets UK North Sea Block

Jan 27, 2021

Italian oil company Eni has been awarded a new production license in the UK North Sea, resulting from an application made in the 32nd UK Offshore Licensing Round.The Licence, named P2511, covers an area of approximately 340 square kilometers…

Aker Offshore Wind, Aker Horizon, Statkraft in Offshore Wind Pact

Jan 27, 2021

Norway's Aker Offshore Wind and its and its majority owner Aker Horizons have entered into a cooperation agreement with Statkraft to explore possibilities for collaboration on offshore wind power projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (“NCS”)…

Seismic Surveyor Polarcus Sees Shares Nosedive as it Defaults on Debt Payment

Jan 26, 2021

Oslo-listed seismic surveyor Polarcus has defaulted on its bank loans and bonds, it said on Tuesday, sending the company's shares plunging more than 30%.Polarcus and other seismic surveyors have been hit by weak demand as oil companies slash…

DeepOcean Winds Down Its UK Cable Lay & Trenching Business

Jan 26, 2021

Subsea services company DeepOcean has completed the wind-down of its UK Cable Lay & Trenching business.DeepOcean had in November 2020 said it had started a restructuring process in relation to three UK subsidiaries in its Cable Laying and Trenching business (the “CL&T Group”)…

Jersey Oil & Gas Sees 'Significant' Increase in Buchan Oil Field Resources

Jan 26, 2021

UK-focused oil and gas firm Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), on Tuesday announced a significant increase in 2C contingent resource estimate for the Buchan oil field, within the Greater Buchan Area ('GBA') in the UK North Sea.Dynamic reservoir modeling…

Dry Well for Lundin at Bask Prospect in Barents Sea

Jan 26, 2021

Swedish oil and gas company Lundin Energy has not found commercial quantities of hydrocarbons at its exploration well targeting the Bask prospect in the southern  Barents Sea, off Norway.The main objective of the well, drilled by the company's Norwegian subsidiary Lundin Energy Norway…

Subsea Expo Event Postponed for 2022

Jan 26, 2021

Organizers of Subsea Expo, dubbed the world’s largest underwater engineering event, said Tuesday that the event will not be taking place this year, citing lockdown restrictions, rising infection cases, and new variants of the coronavirus in the UK…

DEME Installs First Turbine at RWE's Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 25, 2021

Belgium-based offshore installation firm DEME has installed the first wind turbine at RWE Renewables' 857MW Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. DEME is responsible for the transportation and installation of the 90 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines…

Stena Drilling Finds UKCS Work for Stena Don Semi-sub

Jan 25, 2021

Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has signed a drilling contract for its Stena Don semi-submersible drilling rig with the oilfield services giant Petrofac.Stena Drilling said in a social media post on Monday that the drilling operations were due to start in July…

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