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Global Gravity Names New CEO

Jan 06, 2025

Tubular systems developer Global Gravity has appointed Tom Rasmussen, an industry expert with over 25 years of experience in offshore and oil and gas operations, as its chief executive officer (CEO).Tom Rasmussen took over the CEO role at Global Gravity on January 1…

Talos Energy Shifts Management Team as Search for CEO Nears End

Jan 06, 2025

U.S. oil and gas company Talos Energy has informed that Joseph Mills has resigned as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a member of the board, as the appointment of permanent CEO reaches final stage.Joseph Mills will leave the company to pursue other opportunities…

Galp Launches Investigation Into Alleged CEO's Conflict of Interests

Jan 06, 2025

Portuguese oil company Galp Energia is investigating an anonymous complaint about an alleged personal relationship between Chief Executive Filipe Silva and a company manager, economic website ECO reported on Saturday.Galp's ethics committee…

Equinor’s Troll Field Breaks Gas Production Record

Jan 06, 2025

In 2024, Equinor’s Troll field in the North Sea produced more gas than ever before, while significantly reducing CO2 emissions.The Troll field in the North Sea has set a historic production record, delivering 42.5 billion standard cubic metres of natural gas in 2024…

Tullow Oil Gets $320M Ghana Ops Tax Exemption

Jan 06, 2025

Shares of Tullow Oil jumped over 14% on Friday after the West Africa-focused company was exempted from a $320 million tax on its Ghana operations.The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ruled that the Branch Profit Remittance Tax (BPRT)…

Australian Oil and Gas Firm Joins Sonangol’s Offshore Block in Angola

Jan 06, 2025

Australian oil and gas company Red Sky Energy has signed a risk service contract with the Angolan National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), acquiring 35% interest in Sonangol-operated Block 6/24 in the Kwanza Basin, offshore Angola.Sonangol…

Strategic Marine Delivers Offshore Crew Transfer Vessel to AES

Jan 06, 2025

Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered its first Surface Effect Ship (SES) to All Energies Services (AES), specifically designed for offshore crew transfer operations within the oil and gas sector.The contract marks a major…

Boskalis to Bolster Fleet with ‘Largest Subsea Rock Installation Vessel in Industry’

Jan 06, 2025

Dutch marine services firm Boskalis has announced the latest addition to its fleet, a giant subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel with a cargo capacity of 45,500 metric tons, which is set for delivery in the first quarter of 2026.The vessel…

Biden Expected to Ban Oil and Gas Development on Millions of Offshore Acres

Jan 05, 2025

President Joe Biden is set to ban new offshore oil and gas development across 625 million acres (250 million hectares) of U.S. coastal territory, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.The ban, to be announced on Monday, rules out the sale of drilling…

Subsea Sabotage in the Baltic Sea - a Timeline for Perspective

Jan 03, 2025

A Finnish court today denied a request for the release of an oil tanker suspected by police of damaging an undersea power line and four telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea last week. The incident was one of several since 2022 in which…

BOEM Advances Offshore Wind Leasing in Guam

Jan 03, 2025

In support of the current administration’s goals to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the…

Tracking the Fall of Oil, the Rise of Wind in the UK North Sea

Jan 03, 2025

The British North Sea is one of the world's oldest offshore oil and gas basins where production has been in steady decline since the early 2000s. At the same time, the region has become one of the world's largest and fastest growing offshore wind basins…

PSE $15B Investment Plan includes Offshore Wind

Jan 03, 2025

Polish power-grid operator PSE said on Thursday its transmission network development plan for 2025-2034 assumes investment of more than $15.4 billion by 2034.The comprehensive plan will enable a significant increase in potential for new renewable energy sources…

Sable Offshore give Update on the Haaland Lawsuit

Jan 03, 2025

Sable Offshore Corp. provided an update on the previously disclosed Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. Debra Haaland et al. lawsuit. On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (in its capacity as counsel for the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement…

Europe's Gas Uncertainty Help Drive Asian LNG Spot Prices Higher

Jan 03, 2025

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose this week to a one-month peak, as the expiry of a transit deal for Russian gas through Ukraine caused uncertainty in Europe's gas outlook.The average LNG price for February delivery into Northeast Asia LNG-AS was $14…

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