Britain has approved the development of East Anglia One and East Anglia Two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 1.7 gigawatts, located in Southwold off the coast of Suffolk in the North Sea, Britain's planning inspectorate said.Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has an “insatiable desire” to expand energy production from wind, a spokesperson for his Downing Street office said on Thursday.Johnson chaired a roundtable of industry leaders from the wind sector, telling…
Madrid-based Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE, has ordered three Vestas wind turbines for its 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind pilot project it holds in partnership with the Banque des Territoires in France…
Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA has completed of the acquisition 2.223% working interest (WI) in the Ivar Aasen field from Neptune Energy.OKEA, which has a target of achieving production of 18,500 - 20,000 boe per day in 2022, paid $12 million…
Norwegian offshore drilling company Odfjell Drilling has appointed Kjetil Gjersdal as its new CEO, following the company's split with its Odfjell Technology spin-off which started trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange on Tuesday.'With his 22 years’…
Russian gas company Gazprom's GAZP.MM offices were raided by EU antitrust regulators, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as the EU watchdog ramped up its investigation into the company's gas supplies to Europe.EU antitrust…
Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG) will start extracting gas from its Romanian offshore project in the second quarter, later than planned, its chief executive said, warning that continued efforts to amend regulations for producers were undermining investment…
The British oil and gas regulator has extended by two years the license for the Cambo oilfield prospect in the North Sea which is owned by Shell and Siccar Point, Shell said on Wednesday.'The North Sea Transition Authority has awarded Siccar…
Offshore wind installation company Cadeler said its 2021 revenue had tripled compared to 2020. The Danish firm also said it had returned to profitability.The revenue for 2021 totaled EUR 61 million, an increase of 212% against EUR 19.5 million in 2020…
Subsea services provider DOF Subsea said Tuesday it had won several new contracts in both the oil and gas and renewables sectors in the North Sea.The projects, to be delivered in 2022, total more than 185 vessel days excluding any optional work…
The European Union has launched its first ever challenge against Britain at the World Trade Organization over its former member's green subsidy scheme.The European Commission, which oversees trade policy for the EU's 27 members, said that criteria…
Norway's Aker BP has won permission to increase gas exports from its Skarv field, the country's energy ministry said on Monday, enabling the company to take advantage of high gas prices that now exceed the price of oil.Until now, Aker BP has…
About 28,500 workers at Norwegian shipyards, oil industry fabrication plants, and other manufacturers will go on strike from April 1, unless labor unions and employers reach a new wage deal, a state-appointed mediator said on Monday.Firms that…
Offshore wind farm developer Ørsted will divest a 50% stake in its 1.3 GW Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK to a consortium comprising AXA IM Alts, acting on behalf of clients, and Crédit Agricole Assurances.Hornsea 2 is currently under…
Saipem will launch a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) capital increase this year and sell assets to help fund a turnaround plan to bring the troubled Italian energy services group back into the black.The company stunned investors in January when…