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Scottish Secretary Visits Teesside Freeport, as Deadline Looms for Scottish Green Freeports Bids

Jun 09, 2022

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack on Wednesday visited Teesside Freeport in Middlesbrough, with just over a week to go before bidding closes on the competition for the two Scottish Green FreeportsUK Freeports are special areas where different economic regulations apply…

Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Launched in New York

Jun 09, 2022

Equinor and BP on Thursday announced the launch of a New York-based Offshore Wind Innovation Hub that they say will facilitate partnerships with start-ups that bring new technological solutions to the growing US offshore wind industry'The initiative…

EU Looking to Boost Gas Imports from Israel, Egypt to Cut Reliance on Russia

Jun 09, 2022

The European Commission has proposed a deal to EU member states with Egypt and Israel to boost imports of natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean, according to a draft document seen by Reuters dated June 7.The draft memorandum of understanding…

Focus on Net-Zero: AREG to Launch Energy Futures Event in Aberdeen

Jun 09, 2022

Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) said Thursday it would launch its first Energy Futures Conference and Exhibition on November 15, 2022, focused on latest technology developments and the fast pace of change required to reach net zero.According to AREG…

Eni, HitecVision Sell 5% in Vår Energi for $530M

Jun 09, 2022

Italy's Eni and Norway's HitecVision completed the sale of a 5% stake in Norwegian oil firm Vår Energi worth $530 million, the Italian energy group said on Thursday.Vår Energi, whose shares dropped 9% in morning trade, listed in February and…

DeepOcean Charters Volstad's Volantis Subsea Construction Vessel

Jun 09, 2022

Subsea services company DeepOcean has chartered Volstad Maritime's M/S Volantis subsea construction vessel, which will, before starting the charter in 2023, be upgraded with batteries to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.The time charter…

Floatel's Offshore Accommodation Unit Gets Extension in Brazil

Jun 09, 2022

Oslo-listed offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has won a contract extension for one of its units with Equinor in Brazil.Equinor has extended the contract for the Floatel Victory semi-submersible accommodation unit. The…

Workers on Shell's Prelude FLNG to Start 12-day Strike on Friday

Jun 09, 2022

Workers on Shell Plc's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility off Western Australia are set to begin 12 days of industrial action on Friday over a pay fight, a union alliance said on Thursday.Shell did not comment on what impact…

Vineyard Wind Taps ThayerMahan for Subsea Survey

Jun 08, 2022

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), announced a partnership with autonomous maritime solutions company ThayerMahan for seabed and infrastructure…

International Seaways Sells Stake in Al Shaheen Oil Field FSOs to Euronav

Jun 08, 2022

Oil tanker operator International Seaways has sold its 50% stake in two floating storage and offshore (FSO) vessels, the FSO Asia and FSO Africa, to its joint venture partner Euronav NV. The purchase price values the two FSO vessels at $300 million in total…

Colombia's Extractive Industries Watching Election Warily

Jun 08, 2022

Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his promised policies would imperil Colombia's economy and energy self-sufficiency, high-ranking industry figures and business associations said…

End of an Era: Dunlin Alpha Topsides Removed

Jun 08, 2022

Fairfield Energy on Wednesday announced the end of an era with the removal of the topsides from Dunlin Alpha platform in the UK North Sea, the latest milestone in the decommissioning of the four fields which make up the Greater Dunlin Area.Following…

Brazil's Oceanica Buys Two FET ROVs for Deepwater Work with Petrobras

Jun 08, 2022

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has delivered two work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) sales to Brazilian marine engineering companyOceanica to support its deepwater intervention operations.The systems were built at FET’s UK facility at Kirkbymoorside…

North Field Expansion: Qatar Selects Exxon, Total, Shell, Conoco for mega-LNG Expansion - Sources

Jun 08, 2022

Qatar has picked ExxonMobil Corp, TotalEnergies, Shell, and ConocoPhillips, as partners in the expansion of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.The North Field expansion will boost Qatar's LNG output by 64% by 2027…

Dayang Bags Offshore Maintenance Work with EnQuest in Malaysia

Jun 08, 2022

Bursa Malaysia-listed Dayang Enterprise has won a contract for the provision of maintenance, construction, and modification services at Enquest's Seligi field, offshore Malaysia.The value of the contract will be determined based on work orders issued by Enquest throughout the contract duration…

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