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Harbour Energy Admitted to LSE Trading as Premier Oil-Chrysaor Merger Complete

Apr 01, 2021

Harbour Energy, a new UK North Sea oil and gas major, has been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s following the completion of the all-share merger of Chrysaor and Premier Oil.'Harbour is a global independent oil and gas company…

Van Oord Confirms 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Installation Deal

Apr 01, 2021

Dutch offshore installation company Van Oord on Thursday confirmed it had secured a contract to deliver and install monopile foundations and array cables for RWE's 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK.The contract comes a little over a…

Gulf Marine Services Strikes New Debt Deal with Banks

Apr 01, 2021

Gulf Marine Services, a UAE-based provider of self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels serving the offshore oil, gas, and renewables industries, has struck a deal with banks to reduce the interest rate on its loan.'Under the revised agreement…

Oil Prices Up as OPEC+ Meets to Decide on Output Policy

Apr 01, 2021

Oil prices rose on Thursday on optimism over a U.S. government spending plan and hopes that OPEC and its allies will keep production curbs in place when they meet on Thursday.Brent crude was up by 91 cents, or 1.5%, at $63.65 a barrel by 0849 GMT…

Romgaz Bids to Buy Exxon's Romanian Subsidiary

Apr 01, 2021

Romanian oil and gas company Romgaz has filed a takeover offer for ExxonMobil's Romanian subsidiary holding a share in an offshore block in the Black Sea.ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited holds a 50 percent stake in the XIX Neptun Deep Block in the Black Sea…

Lukoil Pulls Out of Sangomar Race as it Decides Not to File Takeover Bid for FAR

Apr 01, 2021

Russian oil company Lukoil has decided not to launch a binding takeover offer for Australian oil firm FAR, which owns a share in the Sangomar field offshore Senegal.FAR had in February received a conditional non-binding indicative proposal from Lukoil to acquire the shares of FAR at 2…

Japan: JERA Opens Office for Akita Offshore Wind Projects

Apr 01, 2021

Japan's JERA has opened an office in the city of Akita as a base for offshore wind projects off the coast of Akita Prefecture, Japan.Favorable wind conditions along the Japan Sea from Hokkaido to Tohoku make it a promising area with many locations suitable for offshore wind power generation…

Buffalo Offshore Well Advancing to Drilling, Carnarvon Says

Apr 01, 2021

Australian oil and gas company Carnarvon Petroleum has informed that  Advance Energy has, subject to shareholder approval, raised capital to acquire a 50% interest in Carnarvon's Buffalo project, in the Timor Sea, offshore East Timor, paving way for the start of drilling operations this year…

U.S. Crude Output in January Fell to 11.08 Million Barrels per Day

Apr 01, 2021

U.S. crude oil production fell to 11.08 million barrels per day in January, from a revised 11.101 million bpd in December, according to a monthly report from the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday.Crude output for January, the latest monthly data available…

Biden Administration Aims for US Leadership in Offshore Wind -Official

Mar 31, 2021

The Biden administration aims to transform the United States into the world’s leading producer of energy from offshore wind after years of lagging behind Europe, a senior official said on Wednesday.President Joe Biden’s cabinet earlier this…

Siemens Gamesa Receives First Firm Order for Giant 14MW Offshore Wind Turbine

Mar 31, 2021

Offshore wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has received its first firm order for its giant 14MW offshore wind turbine.The order, from RWE, is for the supply of 100 units of its 14MW SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine…

Tullow Wraps Sale of E. Guinea Offshore Fields to Panoro

Mar 31, 2021

Oil and gas company Tullow Oil has completed the sale of its assets in Equatorial Guinea to Panoro Energy, from which it had earlier on Wednesday received a payment of $88.8 million.The transaction also includes contingent cash payments of up…

Low Output from Cambodia's First Offshore Oil Field Hits KrisEnergy's Restructuring Plans

Mar 31, 2021

Production from the Apsara field, Cambodia's first producing offshore oil field, has been below expectations, and will almost certainly not meet the pre-development forecast of peak production of 7,500 bopd, according to KrisEnergy, the operator of the project…

Delek's Profit Boosted by North Sea Unit Ithaca Energy

Mar 31, 2021

Israel's Delek Group on Wednesday reported a record profit in the fourth quarter on strong revenue and a boost in the value of its North Sea unit Ithaca.Net profit rose to about 1.1 billion shekels ($330 million) for the October-December quarter…

World's First: DNV Launches Floating Solar Power Recommended Practice

Mar 31, 2021

DNV, energy industry expertise and assurance provider on Wednesday published what it said was the world’s first recommended practice (RP) for floating solar power projects following a collaborative joint industry project (JIP) involving 24 industry participants…

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