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Equinor Submits Plan for Snøhvit Future Project. Power From Shore, Onshore Compression for Hammerfest LNG

Dec 20, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor, on behalf of its partners in the Snøhvit offshore gas field in the Barents Sea, on Tuesday submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of Snøhvit Future to the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy…

Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine Resolves Corruption Case in Brazil

Dec 20, 2022

Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine (KOM) has reached a joint resolution with the authorities in Brazil, in relation to the corrupt payments made by a former agent of Keppel Offshore & Marine in Brazil, which was previously announced in December 2017…

Western Gas to Link its Equus Gas Field to North West Shelf And Pluto LNG Plants

Dec 20, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Western Gas has signed non-binding milestone agreements with the North West Shelf Project participants and Pluto LNG in Australia to process up to 3 Mtpa of gas from its Equus offshore gas field for LNG export and the WA market from 2027…

Jan De Nul's Giant Jack-up Vessel Delivered in China

Dec 20, 2022

Offshore installation specialist Jan De Nul Group said Tuesday that its flagship newbuild jack-up vessel, Voltaire, had left the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in China and was heading for Dubai.The vessel was delivered by the shipyard on December 15…

Wärtsilä's Hybrid Propulsion System for Four New Heavy Lift Vessels

Dec 20, 2022

Finland-based marine engine and technology provider Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels being built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China.  The ships are set to be delivered in 2025, and they will mostly be used to help set up wind farms…

Crown Estate-funded Survey Program Drives Floating Wind Development in Celtic Sea

Dec 20, 2022

The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has announced its first major investment in surveys to help with the construction of floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea. 'The awarding of the first contracts marks an important…

Norway and France in Carbon Capture and Storage Collaboration

Dec 20, 2022

Norway and France have signed a letter of intent to promote cooperation on the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a way to help prevent global warming, the Norwegian energy ministry said on Monday. Major oil and…

Norway's November Oil and Gas Production Falls Short of Expectations

Dec 20, 2022

Norway's crude oil and gas output fell in November from the previous month, lagging official forecasts, preliminary data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) showed on Tuesday. Crude oil output fell to 1.74 million barrels per day (bpd) in November…

Vattenfall to Build 1.3GW Offshore Wind Farm in Finland

Dec 20, 2022

Vattenfall and Metsähallitus have joined forces to build and run Finland's first major offshore wind farm. The project will be built at Korsnäs, off the west coast of Finland. It will have a capacity of 1.3 GW and could produce 5 TWh per year…

Capricorn Energy's Board Faces Overhaul as Shareholder Calls for General Meeting

Dec 19, 2022

Capricorn Energy's third-biggest shareholder, Palliser, on Monday called for a general meeting to set a vote on removing seven Capricorn directors from supervisory roles, including the CEO, a plan Capricorn rejects.Palliser is one of a chorus…

Charges Laid Against Suncor over 2019 Terra Nova FPSO Injury Incident

Dec 19, 2022

Offshore oil and gas regulator Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board has laid charges against oil company Suncor in relation to alleged offenses related to a December 29, 2019 worker injury onboard the Terra Nova FPSO.On Sunday evening…

Oil Firms Take Four Out of 11 Offshore Blocks on Offer in Brazil's Bidding Round

Dec 19, 2022

Four out of the eleven blocks on offer in the Santos and Campos Basins offshore Brazil, were acquired as part of Brazil's first cycle of the Open Acreage in the production-sharing model (OPP), held Friday by the country's oil and gas regulator…

Norwegian Construction Firm Sets Sights on Offshore Wind

Dec 19, 2022

Norwegian construction firm Veidekke said Monday it has set its sights on the offshore wind market, with the company planning to become a key part of the value chain for floating offshore wind.The company said it was already participating in…

DNO Buys 10% Stake in Berling Offshore Project. PDO Planned by Year End. Brasse Plans Delayed

Dec 19, 2022

The Norwegian oil and gas company DNO said Monday it had acquired an additional 10 percent stake in the Berling field development project from Sval Energi AS. DNO now owns a 30% stake in the 2018 gas and condensate discovery, previously known as Iris Hades offshore Norway…

Family Reveals Identity of Man Killed on Oil Rig in Qatar, Says He was "Amazing, one-of-a-kind, beautiful soul"

Dec 19, 2022

The family of the British national killed by a colleague on an offshore rig in Qatar last week has issued a statement confirming the identity of the deceased, describing him as 'an amazing, one-of-a-kind, beautiful soul.'The man has been identified as 38-year-old Robert Robson…

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