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Petrofac Mulls Asset Sale; Warns on Cash Flow

Dec 04, 2023

Petrofac said on Monday it was in discussions to sell some non-core assets and warned it would no longer be able to meet its annual forecast of 'broadly neutral free cash flow', dragging the oilfield services provider's shares down nearly 8%…

Malaysia Banks 1 Billion+ BOE Discoveries in 2023

Dec 01, 2023

PETRONAS and its Petroleum Arrangement Contractors recorded 19 exploration discoveries and two exploration-appraisal successes, contributing over 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (bboe) of new resources for Malaysia in 2023. This achievement…

Fincantieri Set to Acquire Remazel Engineering

Dec 01, 2023

Fincantieri has set the main terms and conditions for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Remazel Engineering S.p.A. from Advanced Technology Industrial Group S.A. Remazel is a leader specialized in the design and supply of highly customized and complex topside equipment…

Japan Urged to Scale up Offshore Wind Auctions

Nov 30, 2023

International energy companies, from Germany's RWE to Spain's Iberdrola, are urging Japan to beef up offshore wind power auctions and make investments more attractive, amid soaring installation costs as competition for suppliers grows worldwide…

McAllister Towing Releases Its First Sustainability Report

Nov 30, 2023

McAllister Towing has released its inaugural sustainability report.ABS specialists worked with McAllister’s team to provide greenhouse gas inventory and sustainability reporting services, calculating the operational carbon intensity and benchmarking…

Ørsted Secures Korean Offshore Wind License

Nov 30, 2023

Ørsted has secured approval for a 1.6 GW Electricity Business License from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea.The license grants Ørsted exclusive development rights for a gigawatt-scale offshore wind project 70 kilometers off the coast of Incheon City…

Equinor Sells Nigerian Business to Chappal Energies

Nov 29, 2023

Equinor and Chappal Energies have entered into an agreement for the sale of Equinor Nigeria Energy Company (ENEC), which holds a 53.85% ownership in oil and gas lease OML 128, including the unitised 20.21% stake in the Agbami oil field, operated by Chevron…

European Commission Adopts its Sixth List of Projects of Common Interest

Nov 28, 2023

The European Commission has adopted the sixth list of Projects of Common Interest(PCIs). The list consists of 166 infrastructure projects: over half (85) are electricity, offshore and smart electricity grid projects, and 14 CO2 network projects are included…

RWE Raises Spending Target to $60 Billion by 2030

Nov 28, 2023

Germany's top utility RWE will raise investments in green energy technologies to 55 billion euros ($60.21 billion) over the next seven years, it said on Tuesday ahead of its capital markets day.'Thanks to our significant financial headroom,…

UK Offshore Wind and CCS Colocation Projects Underway

Nov 27, 2023

The UK Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Colocation Forum, set up to provide strategic coordination of colocation research and activity on the nation’s seabed, has commissioned two research projects. The projects are designed…

Nordic Countries Agree on Joint CCUS Initiatives

Nov 27, 2023

Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands have signed the Aalborg Declaration that aims at joint European cooperation on CO2 capture, use and storage (CCUS).CO2 capture, use and storage must be scaled up, both nationally and at European level…

Iberdrola to Invest $15 Billion in Britain Through 2028

Nov 27, 2023

Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola said on Monday it would invest nearly 14 billion euros ($15 billion) in Britain through 2028 in grids and renewable projects.The plan is in line with the company's broader investment strategy, which has seen a growing focus on networks…

Octopus Energy Buys Stake in UK Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 27, 2023

Britain's Octopus Energy has bought a 12.5% stake in the 660 megawatt (MW) Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea from a group of Danish pension funds, it said on Monday.Octopus bought the stake from AIP Management, the investment manager for Danish pension funds PKA and PFA…

Trelleborg Divests Offshore Oil & Gas Operation in the US

Nov 27, 2023

The Swedish-headquartered Trelleborg Group announced it has sold its U.S. offshore oil and gas operations to an undisclosed buyer.Located in Toledo, Ohio, the operation develops and manufactures primarily ceramic macrospheres and buoyancy modules…

COP28 Puts Spotlight on Methane Pledges

Nov 27, 2023

Delegates at this year's U.N. COP28 climate summit are anxious to boost the world's climate change agenda with concrete plans for clamping down on the second-most prominent greenhouse gas – methane.While more than 150 countries have promised…

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