The Biden administration needs until the end of this year to finalize a long-awaited five-year plan for offshore oil and gas development in federal waters, according to court documents filed this week.The U.S. has been without a congressionally…
A discussion with France's TotalEnergies Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne at an energy industry conference was briefly disrupted by a protestor on Wednesday. The protestor unfurled a banner and shouted, 'stop your greenwashing and lies'. She…
Qilak LNG plans to invest $5 billion in a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Alaska's North Slope to compete with Russia's Yamal project for Asian customers towards the end of this decade, its chief executive said. Major LNG importers such as Japan…
The U.S. government is not planning a systematic easing of sanctions on Venezuela after an initial round allowed partners of state-run oil firm PDVSA to resume taking oil for past debts, a State Department official said.In November, Washington issued a six-month license allowing Chevron Corp…
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill said Tuesday it had secured a contract extension for its West Neptune drillship.The extension, about six months long, is with the U.S. Gulf of Mexico-focused oil company LLOG Exploration Offshore.The contract extension for the 228-meter-long…
Australia's Woodside Energy is on track to make a final investment decision this year on the Trion offshore oil project, which would inaugurate production in the deep waters of the country's Gulf of Mexico.[BHP Petroleum, now part of Woodside] partnered in 2017 with state-oil company Pemex…
Oil producers Chevron Corp and Talos Energy Inc on Monday said they have tripled the size of a proposed carbon capture and storage hub for the Gulf Coast.Their joint venture, which includes Carbonvert Inc, plans to collect and bury greenhouse gases from clients in the petrochemical…
As we move into March, we note both positive and negative trends developing in the U.S. offshore wind segment.As an indication of the long-term sustainability of the offshore wind industry in the United States, federal agencies are finalizing…
The chief executive of Saudi Arabian state oil company Aramco will not attend an energy conference organized by S&P Global [this] week, the event's updated schedule showed.Amin Nasser, head of the world's largest oil company, had been listed as delivering a keynote address at CERAWeek…
Top energy executives and officials from around the world will descend on Houston next week just as the political fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago continues to distort global oil supply lines and put long-term energy security front of mind for governments…
U.S. company New Fortress Energy said on Tuesday it planned to finish building its first Fast LNG unit in May before moving the plant to offshore Altamira in Mexico in June and producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) there in July.'We're less…
The owners of Danos, a 76-year-old Louisiana-based oilfield services firm services company, are preparing for the future by diversifying their energy portfolio through strategic acquisitions. Danos Ventures has been established to lead this effort…
Covington, La.-based offshore vessel owner Hornbeck Offshore Services has reached a deal to acquire six offshore supply vessels (OSV) from an affiliate of its peer Edison Chouest Offshore.Hornbeck announced Monday it entered into a definitive…
U.S. oil and gas producer EOG Resources on Friday said it had no plans to alter its strategy around new natural gas drilling, despite a sharp decline in prices this year. Rival producers, including Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern Energy, and Comstock Resources…
The crane for the first ever U.S.-built wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) is on its way to America.The 2,200mt Huisman leg encircling crane has been loaded onto BigLift Shipping's Happy Star for shipment to the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville…