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Technip Energies Stops Working on Future Opportunities in Russia

Mar 03, 2022

Technip Energies has stopped working on business opportunities in Russia, the head of the French oil and gas services provider said on Thursday, in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.'We have ceased to work on future business opportunities in Russia…

Exxon Raises Guyana's Long Term Oil Output Outlook

Mar 03, 2022

Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday said it plans to have the capacity to produce with partners 1.2 million barrels per day of oil and gas (boed) offshore of Guyana by 2027.That adds 200,000 boed of production capacity compared to a previous estimate by the consortia led by Exxon…

Azinam Hires Island Innovator Rig for Gazania-1 Well, Offshore S. Africa

Mar 03, 2022

Oil and gas company Azinam, soon to be acquired by Eco Atlantic, has hired Island Drilling's Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the Gazania-1 well offshore S. Africa. The news comes in the wake of the recent significant…

Australia's Macquarie to Launch Offshore Wind Power Business

Mar 03, 2022

Australian financial conglomerate Macquarie Group's green investment unit said on Thursday it would launch an offshore wind energy business, with operations set to start in April.The new business, Corio Generation, will be part of Macquarie's…

Wintershall Dea Writes Off $1.1B Nord Stream 2 financing

Mar 02, 2022

German oil and gas firm Wintershall Dea, one of the five co-funders of Nord Stream 2, on Wednesday said it is writing off its 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion) financing in the gas pipeline that was suspended last week.The management board of…

BW Offshore Gets One-year Contract Extension for FPSO BW Joko Tole

Mar 02, 2022

Oslo-listed FPSO leasing firm BW Offshore said Wednesday it had received a one-year contract extension for the lease andoperation of the FPSO BW Joko Tole. BW Joko Tole is a gas-producing FPSO operating on the TSB field offshore Indonesia for Kangean Energy Indonesia…

TotalEnergies Could Lose S. Africa Offshore Block If It Does Not Submit Output Plan

Mar 02, 2022

Oil major TotalEnergies could see its license to develop a major offshore South African gas find scrapped if it does not submit a production plan by September, the oil and gas regulator said on Thursday.TotalEnergies discovered two large gas fields…

Petrofac Taps Alam Maritim for Cendor Flexible Risers

Mar 02, 2022

Malaysian offshore oil and gas services provider Alam Maritim has won a contract with Petrofac to provide transportation, installation, and pre-commissioning of flexible risers for the Cendor pipeline project in Malaysia. The total contract value is RM52 million (around $12…

Exxon to Exit Russia, Leaving $4B in Assets, Sakhalin LNG Project in Doubt

Mar 02, 2022

ExxonMobil on Tuesday said it would exit Russia oil and gas operations that it has valued at more than $4 billion and halt new investment as a result of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.The decision will see Exxon pull out of managing large oil…

Jadestone Energy Resumes Full Output from Montara (Australia)

Mar 02, 2022

Jadestone Energy said Wednesday it had resumed full production at the Montara project offshore Australia.Montara production had in recent weeks been running at reduced rates following an engine failure in the gas reinjection compressor.  'The engine has been replaced and gas lift reinstated…

Altrad to Buy Sparrows Group

Mar 02, 2022

Industrial services provider has agreed to acquire the UK-based energy industry engineering and maintenance specialist Sparrows Group.The transaction will include the acquisition of Sparrows’ wind energy business Alpha and is an important development in Altrad’s global growth ambitions…

Eni Set to Spud Dan Tranh-1X Well Off Vietnam

Mar 02, 2022

Eni Vietnam B.V., a unit of Italian energy group Eni, is expected to start drilling at the Dan Tranh-1X well in Vietnam's offshore oil block 115/09 from late this month, state oil firm PetroVietnam said on Tuesday.PetroVietnam will invite Essar…

UK Starts Urgent Review of Exposure to Russian Energy Groups

Mar 01, 2022

The UK government has launched an urgent review into how to reduce Britain's exposure to Russian gas imports and energy companies following the Ukraine's invasion, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter…

OpEd: Time To Shine for US Offshore Wind

Mar 01, 2022

It is clear only a few weeks into 2022 that this year can be a watershed moment for American offshore wind. The Department of the Interior has positioned 2022 to be a record year in terms of offshore wind lease offerings and project greenlights…

First Steel Cut for IWS' Second Skywalker Class SOV

Mar 01, 2022

Just weeks after Norway-based Integrated Wind Solutions ASA announced first steel was cut for its lead Skywalker class construction service operations vessel, the company has revealed work is underway to build the second vessel in the series A…

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