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Lundin Energy Gets Drilling Permit for Norwegian Sea Wildcat

Nov 24, 2021

Swedish oil and gas company Lundin Energy has obtained a drilling permit for an offshore exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.The company will use Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the 6306/9-1 wildcat well in the production licence 886…

Bermuda, Seabased to Develop 40MW Wave Power Park

Nov 24, 2021

The government of Bermuda has signed a deal with wave power tech firm Seabased to develop a utility-scale ocean wave power park with a 40MW capacity. The wave power park is expected to fuel the island’s grid, providing roughly 10% of Bermuda's energy needs…

DeltaTek's Cementing Tech Saves Petronas Time and Cost Offshore Mexico

Nov 24, 2021

Well construction firm DeltaTek said Tuesday that Petronas had recently used its cementing technology offshore Mexico for the first time.This project, at a deepwater exploration well (BC-1) off the coast of Tampico in over 5000ft of water, marked…

Swiss Public Prosecutor Fines SBM Offshore for Bribery

Nov 24, 2021

SBM Offshore, one of the world's largest suppliers of FPSO vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been ordered to pay 7.0 million CHF (around USD 7.6 million) for bribery in the 2005 – 2012 period.A year ago, SBM Offshore said that…

Lukoil Sees Oil Output Returning to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2023

Nov 24, 2021

Lukoil, Russia's second-biggest oil producer, plans to produce 83 million to 84 million tonnes of oil a year in Russia over the next three years, with output returning to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, it said on Wednesday.The company, which earlier…

Offshore Wind: Power Offtake Deals Struck for Dogger Bank Phase 3

Nov 24, 2021

SSE Renewables and Equinor, the joint venture partners co-developing the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea, have signed 15-year offtake Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the third phase of Dogger Bank -  the world’s largest offshore…

UK Announces 'Biggest' Investment in Tidal Power

Nov 24, 2021

The UK Government on Wednesday announced its 'biggest investment in a generation' into Britain’s tidal power. The UK government will invest £20 million per year in Tidal Stream electricity as part of its renewable energy auction scheme.  'UK…

GE's LM Wind Power to Produce Zero-waste Wind Turbine Blades by 2030

Nov 24, 2021

GE Renewable Energy's LM Wind Power said this week it planned to produce zero waste wind turbine blades by 2030.'LM Wind Power will play a central role in supporting its customers to develop fully circular wind turbines that generate less waste during their production…

Australia: Flotation Energy Gets $2.3M from Victorian Gov't for Seadragon Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 24, 2021

Flotation Energy has secured $2.3 million in Australia from the Victorian Government Energy Innovation Fund for its planned 1.5 GW Seadragon offshore wind farm in Gippsland, Victoria. The proposed 1.5GW bottom fixed Seadragon offshore wind project…

United Oil & Gas Gets More Time at Offshore License in Jamaica

Nov 24, 2021

Oil and gas company United Oil & Gas (UOG) has won a two-year extension from the government of Jamaica for the Walton Morant Licence offshore Jamaica. The license will now run to January 31, 2024. United Oil & Gas was last year has been assigned…

Tekmar Energy to Protect Cables at Parkwind's German Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 24, 2021

Tekmar Energy has won a contract with Global Offshore to supply Cable Protection Systems (CPS) for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany.Arcadis Ost 1 is a 257 MW offshore wind project developed by Parkwind. The project will be located in the Baltic Sea…

PGS Wins 4D Seismic Survey Gig in North Sea

Nov 24, 2021

Norwegian marine seismic data acquisition firm PGS has won a 4D survey contract in the North Sea.The company said Wednesday that a Ramform Titan-class vessel was scheduled to start the acquisition in early August of 2022 and complete it in mid-September…

Norway: Funding Granted for Deep-sea Mineral Core Sampling Tech

Nov 24, 2021

Adepth Minerals, a Norwegian deep-sea mineral exploration firm, has received a NOK 11.7 million (about $1,3 million) grant from Innovation Norway, triggering investment in FlexiCore technology and enabling the collection of deep-sea mineral core samples in 2022…

Brazil: Wood to Keep Maintaining Equinor's Peregrino Offshore Facilities

Nov 24, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has extended the contract with the engineering and consulting firm Wood for the delivery of maintenance solutions across the Peregrino wellhead platforms (WHP) and FPSO, located offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

U.S. Energy Secretary: Firms Making Huge Profits, Should Increase Oil Supply

Nov 24, 2021

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday urged U.S. energy companies to increase oil supply amid 'enormous profits' as President Joe Biden seeks to bring down the price of gasoline for American families.Granholm said the oil and gas…

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