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CorPower Ocean Debuts "Commercial Scale" Wave Energy

Jun 15, 2022

CorPower Ocean unveiled the CorPower C4, its first commercial scale Wave Energy Converter (WEC) and CorPack clusters, which the company contends will provide the building blocks for utility scale wave farms.Ultimately, the new CorPower C4 device will form part of a four-system wave array…

IEA Says World Oil Demand to Rise 2% in '23

Jun 15, 2022

World oil demand will rise more than 2% to a record high of 101.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2023, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, although sky-high oil prices and weakening economic forecasts dimmed the future outlook…

PXGEO Wins More OBN Survey Work with Petrobras

Jun 15, 2022

Marine seismic survey company PXGEO has secured a contract with Brazil's Petrobras for a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in Brazil. The survey is to be acquired in water depths of up to 2200m and is scheduled to start in late 2022. The project is expected to take around four months to complete…

UK Launches First Ever Offshore Carbon Storage Licensing Round

Jun 15, 2022

The UK-based North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) on Tuesday launched UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round with 13 areas available.   'The new carbon storage areas, alongside the six licences which have been issued previously, could…

Saipem Confirms Shell's Gato do Mato FPSO LNTP

Jun 15, 2022

Italian oilfield services firm Saipem has confirmed it has recently been awarded a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) by BW Offshore, for the early-stage engineering services for the supply of an FPSO unit to be supplied to Shell for the development of the Gato do Mato field offshore Brazil…

Saipem 7000 Returns to Work at Scottish Wind Farm after April Tilting Incident. Full Lifting Capacity to be Restored in 2023

Jun 14, 2022

Italian offshore energy services company Saipem has confirmed the return to action of its giant crane vessel Saipem 7000, following a tilting incident in Norway in mid-April.Offshore Engineer reported back in May that the 197.95 meters long…

OPEC Sees Global Oil Demand Growth Slowing in 2023

Jun 14, 2022

World oil demand growth will slow in 2023, OPEC delegates and industry sources said, as surging crude and fuel prices help drive up inflation and act as a drag on the global economy.Fuel use has rebounded from the 2020 pandemic-induced slump…

Norway Scraps Three Arctic Oil Exploration Blocks

Jun 14, 2022

Norway's minority government will remove three Arctic oil exploration blocks from its licensing round as part of a deal with the opposition to secure backing for its 2022 budget.The Norwegian oil industry lobby said it was disappointed by the…

West Africa Market Harbors Positive Potential for MODU Operators

Jun 14, 2022

The region could be a key growth market for the oil and gas industry going forward, writes Joshua Belo-Osagie, Maritime Strategies International (MSI).Improving sentiment surrounds energy market prospects offshore West Africa, the positive mood underpinned by higher oil prices…

Russian Oil Production up 5%; Seaborne Exports up 9.5%

Jun 14, 2022

Russia's oil production rose almost 5% in the first half of June compared with May, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the output statistics.Average daily oil production, including condensate, was 1.46 million tonnes in the first 13 days of June…

U.S. Natgas up 2% on Higher Demand, Soaring Global Prices

Jun 14, 2022

U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 2% on Tuesday on record power demand in Texas, forecasts for more gas demand over the next two weeks than previously expected, a reduction in gas output, low wind power and much higher global gas prices…

Shell Bids to Build Offshore Wind Farms in Poland

Jun 14, 2022

Shell's subsidiary Amber Baltic Wind Ltd has submitted proposals for new offshore wind locations in the Polish Baltic Sea zone as part of the latest government tender. The sites included in the tender will help deliver Poland’s ambition of reaching 11 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2040…

Lebanon Preparing to Offer Compromise on Maritime Spat with Israel

Jun 13, 2022

Lebanon is preparing to offer a compromise to U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein to resolve a dispute with Israel over maritime gas resources, three Lebanese officials with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters.Hochstein landed in Beirut on Monday at the invitation of the Lebanese government…

Tidal Energy System Powers Up in Nova Scotia

Jun 13, 2022

A tidal energy system has officially powered up and is now delivering clean electricity to Nova Scotia’s power system, making it the first to deliver in-stream tidal power to the grid in Canada. “This marks an incredible milestone in our journey…

Brent Bulls Get a Boost from EU Sanctions on Russia

Jun 13, 2022

EU sanctions on Russia’s petroleum exports and easing lockdowns in China have encouraged portfolio investors to become more bullish on oil prices despite the steadily darkening outlook for the major economies.Hedge funds and other money managers…

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