The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced Doug Boren has been appointed as the new regional director for the agency’s Pacific Office in Camarillo, Calif. Boren will be responsible for managing the development of energy and mineral resources on the U…
Norway's Labour Party began coalition talks with other members of the center-left bloc on Tuesday seeking to form a government after their parliamentary election victory, with the focus on climate change and oil.Labour leader Jonas Gahr Stoere must…
Norway was voting on Monday on the final day of a parliamentary election dominated by climate change and economic inequality, with the center-left opposition widely expected to replace a Conservative-led government that has ruled for eight years…
The British government announced on Monday the biggest auction round of its renewable energy scheme, hoping to build up enough extra offshore wind capacity to power about 8 million homes.Under its Contracts-for-Difference (CfD) scheme, qualifying…
Germany's power network agency said on Thursday it had awarded licenses to build 958 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind capacity at zero subsidy for commissioning in 2026 in the country's North Sea and Baltic Sea territories.The winners of the…
Gazprom said on Friday it had finished construction of the Nord Stream 2 subsea pipeline to Germany, completing Moscow's project to increase its gas export capability and bypass Ukraine, but flows have yet to be cleared by regulators.The much…
Delta Offshore Energy said Tuesday it had secured the environmental approval for the LNG to Power Project, the 3.2 GW power plant, and LNG Terminal in Bac Lieu, Vietnam.'Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an extremely important key regulatory…
The Government of Papua New Guinea has granted the right s to the Pandora offshore license to Kumul Petroleum, the company's fourth license in the country, with the first three awarded in April.The Minister for Petroleum, Kerenga Kua said the…
Swedish oil and gas firm Lundin Petroleum has received approval from the Norwegian authorities to start up its Solveig field in the North Sea. offshore Norway.Expected to start production this autumn, Solveig will produce from subsea production facilities tied into the Edvard Grieg field…
After the Biden administration on Tuesday said it would resume oil and gas lease sales, paused since January, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) said the move was good news for jobs and government revenues, and 'in no way a setback for climate progress…
Shares in Norwegian oil company Okea rose 4.7% at the opening of trading on the Oslo bourse on Wednesday, a day after the Norwegian government proposed changes to the petroleum tax system.The coalition led by Prime Minister Erna Solberg proposed…
The Biden administration announced plans on Tuesday to open millions of acres for oil and gas exploration as the White House sought to comply with a court order requiring it to resume lease auctions.The move, which includes some 80 million…
Norway's government has proposed overhauling taxation of its oil and gas firms by scrapping some incentives, it said in a surprise announcement on Tuesday, further heating up a pre-election debate over the future of the country's top industry…
Prosafe, an Oslo-listed offshore accommodation rig provider, has to pay around $53 million to Westcon yard as its appeal over an April court ruling related to a dispute concerning the conversion of one of its flotels was dismissed.Stavanger…
Woodside Petroleum said on Friday it is working with other companies on a plan to replace a proposed Australian government levy that would make offshore producers pay for the clean up of an abandoned oilfield in the Timor Sea.The government…
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