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Cranes: Mammoet Unlawfully Accused Huisman of Patent Infringement, Court Says

Apr 29, 2022

Dutch heavy lifting and transportation company Mammoet in February said it was investigating a possible violation of its intellectual property rights by Dutch crane maker Huisman and Danish crane specialist BMS.'The investigation concerns the recently announced series of land cranes…

Germany: Activists Turn off Oil Pipelines in Protest Against North Sea Drilling Plans

Apr 27, 2022

German climate activists turned off crude oil pipelines at five locations on Wednesday, demanding the country look for other ways to reduce its dependence on Russian gas than starting new fossil fuel-based infrastructure projects such as deep-sea drilling…

Report: Shell in Talks with Chinese Oil Firms to Sell Its Sakhalin-2 Stake

Apr 22, 2022

Energy giant Shell is in talks with some Chinese companies to sell its stake in a major Russian gas project amid sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on Thursday.The London-listed company is in joint talks with Chinese state-run oil companies CNOOC Ltd…

Argentina Extends Total, Wintershall Offshore Oil and Gas Concession until 2041

Apr 20, 2022

Argentina has extended a concession held by energy firms Total Austral, Wintershall Dea Argentina, and Pan American Sur for 10 more years until 2041, and approved an investment plan for $700 million, according to a government decree published on Tuesday…

OMV Petrom Welcomes 'Much-needed' Changes to Romania's Offshore Gas Law

Apr 20, 2022

Romania's OMV Petrom on Wednesday welcomed changes to an offshore gas tax law filed by the government in Bucharest last week as a 'much-needed' step for the development of Black Sea gas.Gas producers have spent 15 years and billions of dollars…

Romania Moves Forward with "Much Awaited" Offshore Law

Apr 18, 2022

Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă last Friday, with the other two leaders of the ruling coalition, Marcel Ciolacu and Kelemen Hunor, signed the Offshore Law, aimed at ensuring stability and legislative predictability for oil and gas…

Offshore Wind: All 17 ScotWind Lease Round Winners Get Green Light to Proceed to Development Stage

Apr 14, 2022

Crown Estate Scotland, a government body that manages the Scottish seabed rights, has confirmed that all 17 successful ScotWind offshore wind leasing round applicants now have option agreements in place meaning that their projects can move into the development stage…

UK North Sea Regulator Urges Oil Firms to Collaborate Effectively on Transactions of Face Sanctions

Apr 14, 2022

ExxonMobil's sale to NEO of interests in 13 producing fields – including the Elgin Franklin fields, operated by TotalEnergies, took longer than expected to complete, prompting an investigation by the regulator in the UK - Image for illustration…

Reuters: Oil Traders to Reduce Russian Oil Purchases from May 15

Apr 14, 2022

For illustration - Gazprom Neft's Prirazlomnaya platform -Credit:Wp.klecha/Wikimedia CommonsMajor global trading houses are planning to reduce crude and fuel purchases from Russia's state-controlled oil companies as early as May 15, sources said…

Reuters: Chinese Offshore Oil Firm CNOOC Prepares Western Retreat over Sanctions Fear

Apr 13, 2022

China's top offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd. is preparing to exit its operations in Britain, Canada, and the United States, because of concerns in Beijing the assets could become subject to Western sanctions, industry sources said.Ties…

We Won't Pay for Gazprom Gas in Roubles, Ørsted Says

Apr 08, 2022

Danish energy group Ørsted on Friday reiterated that it has no intention of paying Russia's state-controlled gas company Gazprom in roubles and said the decision was not politically motivated.Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded foreign…

Canada Approves Equinor's $12B Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Project

Apr 07, 2022

The Canadian government on Wednesday approved a $12 billion offshore oil project proposed by Norway's Equinor, after an environmental assessment concluded it would not cause significant adverse effects.The Bay du Nord project would involve building…

UK to Expand Offshore Wind, Nuclear to Boost Energy Independence

Apr 07, 2022

Britain set out plans to expand nuclear and offshore wind power on Thursday to bolster its energy independence, but a failure to target improved energy efficiency even as heating costs surge was attacked for lacking ambition.With energy prices hitting record highs this year…

RWE, Energinet Sign Thor Offshore Wind Farm Agreements

Apr 07, 2022

German-based renewable energy company RWE, which in late 2021 via a lottery system won the rights to build Thor, Denmark's largest offshore wind farm, has now signed a contract with the Danish grid operator Energinet for the Thor wind farm.The agreement regulates the technical setup…

Canada's C-NLOPB to Regulate Offshore Renewables, Too. New Name Proposed

Apr 06, 2022

Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) is set to have its mandate expanded beyond just oil and gas, to include the regulation of offshore renewable energy.C-NLOPB was established in 1986 to regulate oil and gas-related…

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