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3i to Assume Full Control Over Danish Offshore Vessel Owner ESVAGT

Dec 03, 2021

3i Infrastructure has agreed to acquire AMP Capital's stake in the Danish offshore vessel owner ESVAGT.The deal will result in 3i Infrastructure owning a 100% of the equity in ESVAGT. 'This further investment is expected to be £268 million.…

Turkey Slams Cyprus Over Exploration License for Exxon, Qatar Petroleum in Mediterranean

Dec 03, 2021

Turkey on Thursday accused Cyprus of violating its continental shelf by awarding an exploration license in the Mediterranean to Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, adding it will not allow unauthorized exploration in its jurisdiction.For decades…

Unite: Around 300 UK North Sea Workers Set to Go on Strike from Dec 6

Dec 03, 2021

Some 300 UK North Sea workers working for Ponticelli UK and Semco Maritime, serving TotalEnergies' UK North Sea platforms, will take industrial action starting Monday, December 6, following a dispute over cuts to terms & conditions, workers' union Unite said…

DNV Grants Statement of Feasibility for GustoMSC's Tri-Floater

Dec 03, 2021

Classification society DNV has completed a concept verification and technical & commercial assessment of GustoMSC’s floating offshore wind turbine foundation Tri-Floater, confirming the technical feasibility and compliance with the relevant design standards…

Shell Wins Court Case to Kick Off Seismic Surveys Offshore South Africa

Dec 03, 2021

A South African high court on Friday struck down an urgent application brought by environmentalists to stop oil major Royal Dutch Shell from starting seismic surveys to explore for petroleum systems off the eastern seaboard's popular Wild Coast…

Oil Rises on OPEC+ Plan to Meet if Omicron Hits Demand

Dec 03, 2021

Oil prices climbed on Friday, extending gains after OPEC+ said it would review supply additions ahead of its next scheduled meeting if the Omicron variant dents demand, but prices were still on course for the sixth week of declines.Brent crude futures rose $1…

Petrobras Hires PGS for 'Significant' 4D Survey Offshore Brazil

Dec 03, 2021

Norwegian marine seismic data acquisition company PGS said Friday it was scheduled to start a significant 4D acquisition survey for Petrobras over the Roncador and Albacora Leste fields offshore Brazil in Q2 2022. The acquisition is expected to complete in Q3 2022…

Large Offshore Wind Tower Manufacturing Plant to be Built at Port of Nigg, UK

Dec 03, 2021

Global Energy Group (“GEG”), the Scottish-based energy services company has agreed on terms with offshore wind tower manufacturing specialist, Haizea Wind Group (“Haizea”), to build a £110m-plus (~$146 million) offshore wind tubular rolling facility at Port of Nigg…

TotalEnergies Starts Production from CLOV Phase 2, Offshore Angola

Dec 03, 2021

French oil major TotalEnergies said Friday it had started production from the CLOV Phase 2 in Angola, a project connected to the existing CLOV FPSO.Sitting approximately 140 kilometers from the Angolan coast, in water depths from 1,100 to 1…

UK North Sea: Shell Scraps Plans to Develop Cambo Oil Field

Dec 03, 2021

Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday it had scrapped plans to develop the Cambo oil field in the British North Sea, which became a lightning rod for climate activists seeking to halt the development of new oil and gas resources.Following 'comprehensive screening' of the Cambo field…

Petronas Awards FEED Contracts for Third LNG Floater

Dec 02, 2021

Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas has awarded two Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contracts to a JGC Corporation-Samsung Heavy Industries consortium and to Saipem as part of an international dual FEED design competition for a nearshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Sabah…

BW Ideol Acquires Stake in Floating Wind Project in French Mediterranean

Dec 02, 2021

Floating wind industry foundation developer BW Ideol has signed an agreement to acquire a 5% ownership in the 30MW EolMed floating wind pilot project in the French Mediterranean.'This investment confirms the company’s dual-track growth strategy…

Energy Intelligence Firm NorthStone Advisers Launched in Aberdeen, UK

Dec 02, 2021

NorthStone Advisers, a company describing itself as 'an energy sector specialist provider of market analysis, growth strategy, and organizational development has this week officially launched in Aberdeen, UK.Created by a group of industry experts…

UK: Orcadian Energy Gets OGA Nod for Pilot Oil Field Development Concept

Dec 02, 2021

The UK Oil and Gas Authority has granted Orcadian Energy a “Letter of no objection” related to the oil and gas company's development concept for the Pilot field in the UK North Sea.The letter signals the finalization of the “Assessment phase”…

Greenalia Gets AESA Nod for Floating Wind Project in Canary Islands

Dec 02, 2021

Greenalia, a Spanish firm working to build a 50MW floating wind farm off the Canary Islands, has received authorization in terms of aeronautical easements by AESA (State Aviation Safety Agency) for the assembly of the four wind turbines of the Gofio wind farm…

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