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Petrobras Goes Forward with Tartaruga Field Stake Sale

Jan 24, 2025

Petrobras has started the binding phase for the total transfer of its 25% minority interest in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas in the Tartaruga Field, located in the shallow waters of the Sergipe‐Alagoas Basin in Brazil…

Oil Goes Down as Trump Asks OPEC to Cut Prices

Jan 24, 2025

Oil fell 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down its cost during his address at the World Economic Forum.Uncertainty over how Trump's proposed tariffs and energy policies would affect global economic growth and energy demand also weighed on prices…

ConocoPhillips Wins $8.37B Arbitration Case with Venezuela

Jan 24, 2025

A World Bank arbitration tribunal has dismissed a request by Venezuela to annul a $8.37 billion arbitration award to ConocoPhillips, clearing the way for the U.S. producer to reclaim compensation for the expropriation of its oil assets in the South American country…

China's CNOOC Aims for Record Oil and Gas Production in 2025

Jan 23, 2025

Chinese state oil and gas company CNOOC has set its 2025 production target at a record high, between 5.6% and 8.3% above 2024's output.The offshore oil and gas specialist pumped about 720 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in 2024, meeting the high end of its target…

Equinor Hires BW Offshore and Altera Infrastructure for Bay du Nord FPSO Job

Jan 23, 2025

Equinor has awarded pre-FEED study contracts to BW Offshore and Altera Infrastructure for the Bay du Nord floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, planned for deployment offshore Canada.The Bay du Nord project consists of several oil discoveries in the Flemish Pass basin…

All Set for Construction of RWE’s Offshore Wind Control Center in Germany

Jan 23, 2025

RWE has started progressed work on a new office in Jemgum, in Germany’s East Friesland region, which will serve as a base for round-the-clock monitoring and control of its existing and future wind farms in both Germany and continental Europe…

Huisman to Deliver Crane to Asia-Pacific Offshore Support Vessels Owner

Jan 23, 2025

Huisman has signed a contract with Zhenjiang Jiangsu Shipyard for the delivery of a 100 mt Pedestal Mounted Crane to Eastern Navigation, a provider of maritime support fleets in the Asian-Pacific offshore energy industry.This marks the fifth…

Harbour Energy Targets Output Increase in 2025

Jan 23, 2025

Britain's Harbour Energy on Thursday said it expects higher production in 2025 compared with last year, driven by the full-year's contribution from its purchase of oil and gas firm Wintershall Dea's assets.Harbour acquired the non-Russian oil and gas assets of the German company last year in an $11…

TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG Project Up for Delay Beyond 2029

Jan 23, 2025

TotalEnergies' $20 billion Mozambique LNG project will not be operational by 2029 as hoped, the French oil major said on Wednesday, citing the need to end force majeure and ensure security at the project site.TotalEnergies had previously said…

EnQuest to Acquire Harbour Energy's Vietnamese Assets

Jan 22, 2025

British energy group EnQuest is to acquire Harbour Energy's business in Vietnam, it said on Wednesday, as the North Sea-focused company moves to expand further outside its home market in response to higher UK taxes.The deal is valued at $84 million including debt…

Petrobras Extends Tupi Field FPSO Stay, Lines Up System Upgrades

Jan 22, 2025

Petrobras, on behalf of the Tupi field consortium, has extended charter and service agreements for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Angra dos Reis, announcing also the upgrades to the vessel.The amendments…

Sumitomo, Van Oord Land Shetland 2 HVDC Link Job

Jan 22, 2025

Sumitomo Electric Industries, together with consortium partner Van Oord, has signed Capacity Reservation Agreement (CRA) with SSEN Transmission, encompassing the supply and installation of a second 525kV HVDC cable link between Shetland and the Scottish mainland…

Cybersecurity Moving Up Priority Lists for Energy Firms, DNV Finds

Jan 22, 2025

The latest Energy Cyber Priority report from DNV Cyber has found that energy companies have started to boost investment in cybersecurity to manage the ‘greatest risk’ to the industry today as the importance of securing businesses from cyber threats reaches highest company levels…

UK: Twelve Companies Get Offshore Wind Financial Boost

Jan 22, 2025

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a new $2.45 million Development Grant competition and announced a combined $3.7 million in funding awarded to 12 companies from their 2024 funding calls.OWGP’s Development Grant program aims to support UK supply chain companies to scale up…

Solstad Plans Oslo Stock Exchange Listing

Jan 22, 2025

Norwegian vessel owner and services provider Solstad Maritime Holding has outlined plans to apply for a listing of its shares on Euronext Oslo Børs during the second quarter of 2025.The listing is in line with the company’s previously expressed…

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