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Aibel to Provide Maintenance Services for Two Vår Energi’s Oil and Gas Fields

10 hours ago

Aibel and Vår Energi have signed a framework agreement for maintenance and modifications (M&M) for the Goliat and Gjøa fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.The contract has a duration of five years plus options, and its value is estimated to be around $119 million (NOK 1…

Eni Sells Plenitude Share to Ares for $2.3B

12 hours ago

Italian energy group Eni has sold a 20% stake in its retail and renewables business Plenitude to U.S. alternative investment manager Ares Management Corp for about 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion), it said on Monday.The transaction is part of…

Fugro Secures Offshore Wind Site Survey in German North Sea

13 hours ago

Fugro has secured contracts to conduct both geophysical and geotechnical site investigations for the development of two large-scale offshore wind farms in the German North Sea.The project, known as Windbostel Ost and Windbostel West, is a joint venture between RWE and TotalEnergies…

Equinor Gets Permit to Drill North Sea Wildcat Well

14 hours ago

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wildcat well in the North Sea.The drilling permit is for a wellbore 15/8-3 S in production licence 1137, operated by Equinor with 50% working interest, with partner Orlen Upstream Norway holding the remaining 50%…

TotalEnergies’ Offshore Platform Workers in UK Secure Better Conditions

Jun 20, 2025

Offshore workers employed by TotalEnergies have overwhelmingly backed a new pay deal successfully negotiated by Unite, U.K.-based workers' union.Around 50 Unite members based on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms agreed to an enhanced offer which amounts to a 2…

Norway's Oil and Gas Output Falls Behind Forecast In May

Jun 20, 2025

Norway's combined oil and gas production lagged an official forecast by 0.5% in May, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Friday.Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil, but output varies from…

Scottish Floating Wind Farm Secures Onshore Planning Consent

Jun 20, 2025

Muir Mhòr floating wind farm, being developed by Vattenfall and Fred. Olsen Seawind, has received consent for the onshore application from Aberdeenshire Council today in a big step forward for the 1 GW project.The decision was taken at a meeting…

First Steel Cut for HVAC Infrastructure for Belgian Offshore Energy Hub

Jun 20, 2025

A new milestone has been reached in the development of Belgium’s offshore energy hub, Princess Elisabeth, with the first steel cut for the construction of the high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) infrastructure.The steel cutting ceremony…

Shearwater Lands 4D Survey at Equinor’s Norwegian Sea Field

Jun 20, 2025

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has signed a contract with Equinor to perform a 4D towed streamer seismic survey over the Tyrihans field in Norway.It is the first project awarded under the 2021 Equinor frame agreement following a recent extension for an additional two years…

UK Releases Environmental Guide on Future North Sea Oil and Gas Drilling

Jun 20, 2025

Britain on Thursday published long-awaited environmental guidance which is expected to impact the future development of two vast North Sea oil and gas fields by companies including Shell and Equinor.The guidance sets out how greenhouse gas emissions that would come from the oil and gas being used…

Equinor’s Johan Castberg Field Starts Producing at Peak Capacity

Jun 20, 2025

Only three months after coming on stream, Equinor’s Johan Castberg field in Barents Sea has started producing at peak capacity of 220,000 barrels of oil per day.The field’s peak production achievement increases energy deliveries from the Barents Sea by 150%…

SeaBird Exploration Rebrands to SED Energy Holdings

Jun 19, 2025

Norwegian marine seismic survey services firm Seabird Exploration has changed its name to SED Energy Holdings (Energy Holdings), following the merger with Energy Drilling.Effective from June 20, 2025, the name will be changed along with the ticker code to ENH…

ConocoPhillips Confirms Oil Discovery off Norway

Jun 19, 2025

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of U.S. energy major ConocoPhillips, has completed the drilling of an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea, confirming the previously made oil discovery.ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, the operator of production license 891…

Equinor and Gwynt Glas Secure Rights to Build Floating Wind Farms off UK

Jun 19, 2025

Equinor and Gwynt Glas, a joint venture between EDF Renewables UK and ESB, have secured seabed leases to develop floating wind farms off the coasts of Wales and South West England in Celtic Sea.The announcement was shared by the Crown Estate…

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