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Petronas to Retain National Authority After Sarawak Gas Deal

Jan 15, 2025

Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) will retain its national authority over oil and gas even as Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) takes control of gas distribution in Sarawak state, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said…

New US Energy Department Chief to Call for More LNG

Jan 15, 2025

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, will tell U.S. senators in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday his first priority is expanding domestic energy production including liquefied natural gas and nuclear power…

TenneT Hires Nexans for LanWin 2 Export Cables Scope

Jan 15, 2025

French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has secured the project agreement for LanWin 2, valued over $1 billion, under the TenneT frame agreement awarded in May 2023.The project involves the Engineering, Procurement, Construction…

TGS Secures 4D Streamer Campaign Offshore Norway

Jan 15, 2025

Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has secured four 4D streamer contract acquisition projects, three of which are in the North Sea and one in the Barents Sea.The 4D campaign in the North Sea is scheduled to begin in early second quarter of 2025…

Trident Energy Strengthens Oil and Gas Portfolio in Congo

Jan 15, 2025

Oil and gas company Trident Energy has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Chevron Overseas (Congo), as well as an additional working interest in the Nkossa and Nsoko II fields from TotalEnergies.The acquisition results…

BP Signals Weaker Fourth-Quarter Results

Jan 14, 2025

BP warned on Tuesday that its fourth-quarter results will be hit by weaker oil and gas production, refining margins and trading, while also delaying a highly-anticipated investor day due to a medical procedure undergone by CEO Murray Auchincloss…

Norway Offers 53 Oil and Gas Licenses to 20 Firms

Jan 14, 2025

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has offered 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2024 licensing round to a total of 20 companies.Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) is an annual exploration round for the Norwegian continental shelf…

Potential Nord Stream 2 Bankruptcy Deemed ‘Theft’ by Russia

Jan 14, 2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the potential bankruptcy or sale of the operator of the completed but never launched Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would amount to 'theft'.Lavrov, speaking at a news conference in Moscow…

Europe's Wind Farms Set to Produce More Power Than Coal in 2025

Jan 14, 2025

Europe's wind farms could produce more electricity than the region's coal-fired power plants for the first time in 2025 if the recent pace of output growth in wind production and output cuts in coal generation extends through the year.Total…

Bibby Marine Inks Shipbuilding Contract for eCSOV with Spanish Shipyard

Jan 14, 2025

Bibby Marine has signed a new shipbuilding contract with Spanish shipyard Armon to build its electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) for offshore wind industry.The eCSOV will feature a battery system complemented by dual-fuel…

Yinson Production Scoops $1B Investment to Upscale FPSO Business

Jan 14, 2025

Yinson Production has entered into a definitive agreement with a consortium of global investment firms to raise pre-IPO growth capital of $1 billion to support further growth.The $1 billion pre-IPO consists of redeemable convertible preferred shares and 10% warrants…

NYK Launches Japan’s Offshore Wind Ship Management Firm

Jan 14, 2025

NYK and Akita Eisen KK have established a joint company Japan Offshore Support (JOS) to provide ship maintenance and management services for offshore wind power projects, as well as training and employment for seafarersBy actively recruiting local talent…

Aker BP Bites Dust in North Sea

Jan 14, 2025

Aker BP and its partner Concedo have drilled a dry well near the Bøyla field in the North Sea.The well, 24/12-8 S or ‘Rumpetroll South’, is a follow-up to the discovery made in well 24/9-13 – ‘Rumpetroll’, in 2019.Both wells are located in production license 869…

Israeli Firm Hires Assistance to Advance Portuguese Wave Energy Project

Jan 13, 2025

Eco Wave Power has engaged Portuguese engineering firm MOQ Engineering to perform the final design and load calculations for its wave energy project in Portugal’s city of Porto.The collaboration with MOQ will focus on delivering the final civil…

SMD and Beam Go Deeper for AI-Driven Autonomous Offshore Wind Inspections

Jan 13, 2025

High-tech offshore wind services provider Beam has bought Quantum EV remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from SMD, setting out plans to equip it with an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven system to improve its operational scope and offshore wind farm servicing…

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