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Orsted Cuts Investment, Capacity Targets After Review

Feb 07, 2024

Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind farm developer, trimmed its investment and capacity targets on Wednesday and paused dividend payouts as part of a major review.The Danish company has battled to restore investor confidence after halting the development of two U…

Edda Wind Names Øverlie CFO

Feb 07, 2024

Norwegian offshore wind vessel owner Edda Wind announced it has appointed Hermann Hovland Øverlie as its new chief financial officer (CFO) following the resignation of Tom Johan Austrheim. Øverlie will join Edda Wind March 1, 2024.Øverlie is…

Helix Energy Extends Decommissioning Contract with Trident

Feb 07, 2024

U.S.-based oil and gas services firm Helix Energy Solutions has secured the extension of its decommissioning contract with Trident Energy for work offshore Brazil.The contract extension is for an additional 12 months and in direct continuation of the current contract…

CBED Inks Full-Year Contract with Hughes Subsea for Wind Evolution SOV

Feb 07, 2024

Danish shipowner CBED has signed a contract with Hughes Subsea, a subsidiary of OEG Energy, for Wind Evolution’s first offshore project, just three weeks after acquiring the service operation vessel (SOV).With the new walk-to-work contract,…

NYK and JERA Agree Long-Term Charter for New LNG Carrier

Feb 07, 2024

NYK and JERA have signed a long-term charter contract for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to be built in South Korea by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.The vessel will be delivered in 2027 and will be used to transport LNG for JERA…

Neptune Gets Green Light to Drill Duva Wildcat Well

Feb 07, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Neptune Energy Norge a drilling permit for the new exploration well at Duva field in the North Sea.The permit is for the 36/7-5 S wildcat well at Duva field (production license 636) which will be done using Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig…

Dana Petroleum Joins In Selene Gas Prospect Through Farm-Out Deal with Deltic

Feb 07, 2024

Deltic Energy has entered into an agreement with Dana Petroleum for the farm-out of its 25% interest in Shell-operated license containing the Selene Prospect in the North Sea.The transaction, in combination with the existing Shell UK carry,…

Production Starts at Akpo West Field Offshore Nigeria

Feb 07, 2024

TotalEnergies and its partners have started the production from the Akpo West field on the PML2 license in Nigeria.Located 135 kilometers off the coast, Akpo West is tied back to the existing Akpo floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility…

DNO Expands North Sea Portfolio with UK’s Arran Field

Feb 07, 2024

The Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has entered into an agreement to acquire a 25% interest in the Arran field on the UK Continental Shelf from ONE-Dyas.The transaction, made through DNO’s wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Exploration UK, is expected…

Danos Gets Shell’s Planning and Scheduling Call

Feb 07, 2024

Oilfield services provider Danos has signed a new planning and scheduling contract with Shell Exploration and Production Company, a subsidiary of Shell.The agreement entrusts Danos to deploy a team of highly skilled personnel to support Shell’s upstream operations…

TotalEnergies Pays $199M for Tungsten Explorer Drillship Buy-In

Feb 07, 2024

French energy major TotalEnergies and offshore drillship operator Vantage Drilling have signed a binding agreement to create a new joint venture (JV) that will acquire from Vantage the Tungsten Explorer drillship.Pursuant to the terms of the agreement…

Wind Power Outpaces Gas Plants in Europe

Feb 06, 2024

Wind power production outpaced gas plants in Europe for the first time last year as fossil fuel electricity generation plummeted, cutting the region's carbon emissions, data from think-tank Ember showed.Europe is ramping up its renewable electricity…

Woodside Energy, Santos End Talks on $52 Billion Merger

Feb 06, 2024

Australia's Woodside Energy and Santos said on Wednesday they had ended talks to create a possible A$80 billion ($52 billion) global oil and gas giant.Woodside, which is more than twice as large as Santos in terms of market value and revenue…

DNV Confirms Energy Efficiency Gains for LNG Carries with DFE+ Propulsion

Feb 06, 2024

New Dual Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) concept, developed by ABB and MAN Energy Solutions, has been recognized by DNV as a more energy efficient alternative to current conventional designs for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.DNV has quantified…

QatarEnergy and Petronet Sign 20-Year LNG Supply Deal for India

Feb 06, 2024

QatarEnergy has entered into a 20-year sale and purchase agreement with Petronet LNG for the supply of 7.5 million tons per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) destined to the Republic of India.Pursuant the terms of the sale and purchase agreement (SPA)…

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