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Iberdrola Profits Up with Contribution from OWF

Jul 29, 2019

Spanish public multinational utility company Iberdrola said that its gross operating profit (EBITDA) grew by 12.5% to €4.99 billion, due to the positive performances in the United States, Mexico and Brazil and the contribution of the Wikinger offshore wind farm…

Mammoet Acquires ALE

Jul 29, 2019

Mammoet, the privately held Dutch company specialized in engineered heavy lifting and transport of over-sized and heavy objects, said it has signed an agreement to acquire fellow international heavy lifting and transport specialist ALE.No further…

Ferrybridge Demolished for Beatrice OWF

Jul 29, 2019

The iconic former coal-fired Ferrybridge Power Station in West Yorkshire has been demolished, before the official opening of Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm in the Moray Firth.A press release from the UK-listed energy company SSE said that the world’s…

NPCC, Petrofac JV Bag Al Yasat Offshore Gig

Jul 29, 2019

National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and Petrofac, in a joint venture with CNPC, have won a front-end engineering design (Feed) contract from Adnoc Group company Al Yasat Petroleum for the Belbazem Block Development project located offshore in Abu Dhabi…

Neptune Acquires Interests in Offshore Indonesia

Jul 29, 2019

Neptune Energy East Sepinggan, subsidiary of the European exploration and production company Neptune Energy has agreed to acquire interests from the Eni East Sepinggan Limited, a unit of Eni in the Kutei basin production sharing contracts (PSC) offshore Indonesia…

Bourbon Offshore Files for Reorganization

Jul 29, 2019

French offshore services giant Bourbon Corporation's existing liabilities amount to 900 million euros, or just over $1 billion, according to sources. It is is in serious danger of bankruptcy now that a group of creditors has demanded immediate payment of outstanding debt…

Anadarko Beats Profit Estimates

Jul 28, 2019

Anadarko Petroleum Corp, in its last earnings report before shareholders vote on its sale to Occidental Petroleum, on Friday reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts' estimates, as higher production offset lower prices for its oil.It…

Chevron Cleared to Stay in Venezuela

Jul 26, 2019

The Trump administration said on Friday it has renewed Chevron Corp's license to drill for oil and gas in Venezuela despite sanctions, signaling it sees value in having the U.S. oil producer operate in a country on the verge of economic and political collapse…

Eastern Med Shaking Up European Energy Politics

Jul 26, 2019

Discoveries of natural gas reserves in the Mediterranean Sea around Egypt, Cyprus, Israel and Greece are shaking up Europe’s energy politics. Traditionally, Russia has been Europe’s main supplier of gas, giving it significant influence over Europe…

Equinor Makes Oil Find at Utsira High

Jul 26, 2019

Equinor and partners Lundin and Spirit Energy have made a small oil discovery in production licence 167 at the Utsira High in the central part of the North Sea.The Lille Prinsen Outer Wedge appraisal well is located about 1 kilometer west of Lille Prinsen Main…

INPEX Acquires Interests in GoM

Jul 26, 2019

Japanese oil company INPEX announced it has acquired interests in a group of offshore blocks in the southern part of the US Gulf of Mexico.The firm said in a press release on Friday that its subsidiary INPEX US Offshore, LLC has reached an agreement…

CHO Suspends Offshore Flights

Jul 26, 2019

Canadian Helicopters Offshore (CHO) has suspended passenger transfers to offshore platforms while it investigated the cause of an unexplained drop in altitude that occurred during a recent flight offshore Nova Scotia.According to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB)…

Eni Profits Drop 27%

Jul 26, 2019

Italian energy group Eni said its adjusted net profit in the second quarter fell 27% on the year to miss expectations as lower oil and gas prices took their toll.Adjusted net profit in the quarter came in at 0.56 billion euros ($624 million) below an analyst consensus provided by the company of 0…

EU Approves Support for French Offshore Wind

Jul 26, 2019

The European Commission said on Friday it approved French state aid for six offshore wind farms in France to help the country meet its climate and renewable energy targets.The farms, which will each have 62 to 83 wind turbines and an expected capacity of 450 to 498 megawatts…

Petrobras Reports Higher Q2 Production

Jul 26, 2019

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA posted a modest production boost in the second quarter, but failed to live up to market expectations, sending shares down over 2% in morning trade.In an early Friday securities filing, Petrobras…

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