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Italian Prosecutors Won't Appeal Acquittal of Two in Nigerian Offshore Oil Graft Case

Nov 03, 2021

The acquittal of Nigerian Emeka Obi and Italian Gianluca Di Nardo in a graft case in Nigeria involving Eni and Shell has become final after prosecutors said they would not appeal on behalf of the Nigerian government.In a decision seen by Reuters on Wednesday…

TotalEnergies, Iberdrola and Norsk Havvind Team Up for Offshore Wind Projects in Norway

Nov 03, 2021

TotalEnergies, Iberdrola and Norsk Havvind have teamed up to respond to the Norwegian authorities' call for tenders for the development of floating and bottom-fixed wind projects for a cumulated capacity of 4.5 GW at two offshore sites in southern Norway…

Cairn Sells North Sea Field Interests to Waldorf

Nov 03, 2021

Oil and gas company Cairn has sold its interest in the Catcher and Kraken oil fields in the UK North Sea to Waldorf Production.The proposed sale and purchase deal was first announced in March, and following the general meeting held on October 28…

Romania: Romgaz to Pay Up to $1.07B for Exxon's Black Sea Gas Project Stake

Nov 03, 2021

Romanian state-owned gas producer Romgaz will pay up to $1.07 billion to Exxon Mobil for its 50% stake in a Black Sea offshore gas project, the company said.The other half of the long-delayed Neptun Deep offshore project is owned by Romanian OMV Petrom…

U.S. House Panel Subpoenas Big Oil in Climate Deception Probe

Nov 03, 2021

The head of a U.S. House panel on Tuesday subpoenaed four major oil companies and two lobbying groups for documents related to their actions on global warming as part of a year-long probe into potential climate deception by the energy industry…

Aker BP Starts Production from Ærfugl Phase 2

Nov 03, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has started production from the second phase of the Ærfugl field development in the Norwegian Sea. Karl Johnny Hersvik, Aker BP CEO said: 'Aker BP’s goal is to produce oil and gas with as low cost and emissions…

Guyana to Auction New Offshore Oil Blocks by Q3 of 2022

Nov 02, 2021

Guyana plans to auction new blocks for offshore oil exploration by the third quarter of 2022, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said late on Monday.A consortium led by Exxon Mobil is responsible for all output in Guyana, Latin America's new oil frontier…

Mermaid Subsea Services to Acquire Swiber's Offshore Construction Vessel

Nov 02, 2021

Thai-based offshore services company Mermaid Subsea Services has signed a letter of intent with the offshore construction vessel Resiliant from Resiliant Offshore, a subsidiary of Swiber.The vessel - previously known as Swiber Conquest - is a pipelay and accommodation work barge…

Standard Drilling Sells Stake in VLCC Gustavia S

Nov 02, 2021

Norwegian investment company Standard Drilling said Tuesday it had sold its 33.3% ownership in the VLCC Gustavia S, following the updated company strategy. Standard Drilling, which in 2013 sold off its offshore drilling rigs, only to return as offshore vessel owner in 2016…

Gazprom Declines to Book More Gas Transit to Europe. Nord Stream 2 Awaiting Approval

Nov 02, 2021

Russia's Gazprom declined to book extra capacity to ship more gas to Europe at auctions on Tuesday, a step that would have helped ease prices in a market haunted by worries about Moscow's intentions.The Kremlin said Russia remains committed…

Rystad: Offshore Wind Spending Closing the Gap on Oil and Gas Investments

Nov 02, 2021

Offshore wind spending is closing the gap on oil and gas investments and is expected to surpass them in several important countries by 2030, with the U.S. to see the fastest growth in offshore wind investment, Norway's Rystad Energy said Monday…

ConocoPhillips Swings to 3Q Profit

Nov 02, 2021

ConocoPhillips reported a third-quarter profit on Tuesday, compared with a year-ago loss, thanks to a rebound in crude prices to pre-pandemic levels.Oil prices have climbed nearly 63% since the beginning of the year, driven by a rise in global demand and on supply bottlenecks…

Eni Acquires 20% Stake in Third Phase of World's Largest Offshore Wind Project

Nov 02, 2021

Italian oil and gas company Eni is increasing its renewables investments and has now acquired a 20% stake in the 1.2GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind project in the UK, by acquiring a 10% stake from each Equinor and SSE.With the acquisition, Eni…

Nearly 90 Countries Join Pact to Slash Methane Emisions

Nov 02, 2021

Nearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, a pact aimed at tackling one of the main causes of climate change, a senior Biden administration official said…

VIDEO: Drones Used to Measure Methane Emissions from Offshore Platform in North Sea

Nov 02, 2021

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy on Tuesday said it had completed a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to measure methane emissions on a working UK offshore platform using advanced drone technologies. Methane…

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