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Woodside Holding Off on $11B Scarborough Project FID until Prices Improve

Apr 30, 2020

Woodside Petroleum's final investment decision on the $11 billion Scarborough gas project will require stable oil prices and credit ratings, the company's CEO said on Thursday.The company in March deferred a final investment decision on the…

Shell Cuts Dividend for First Time Since World War Two

Apr 30, 2020

Royal Dutch Shell cut its dividend for the first time since World War Two on Thursday as the energy company retrenched in the face of an unprecedented drop in oil demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.Shell also suspended the next tranche of…

Coronavirus Hits 7 Petrobras Offshore Platforms in Campos basin

Apr 30, 2020

Seven platforms operated by Brazilian oil company Petrobras in the Campos basin have confirmed cases of the coronavirus among its staff, the FUP oil workers union said on Wednesday.The FUP will ask oil industry regulator ANP and health authorities to halt work on the platforms with the most cases…

Norway to Reduce Oil Production from June to December

Apr 30, 2020

Norway, Western Europe's largest oil producer, will slash its output from June to December of 2020, the oil and energy ministry said on Wednesday, the first time in 18 years it has joined other major producers to shore up prices.'We will cut Norwegian production by 250…

Aker Solutions' 2020 Revenue to Fall 30%

Apr 30, 2020

Aker Solutions expects its revenue to fall by 30% this year, driven down by the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic and the crash in oil prices, and plans to respond with further cost-cutting, the Norwegian oil services company said.'The depth and scale of the decline is still unclear…

Premier Oil Allowed to Delay Debt Repayment, Raise Equity for BP deal

Apr 29, 2020

A British court on Wednesday approved Premier Oil's plans to extend debt maturities by two years and raise up to $500 million in equity to buy North Sea assets from BP and others, but the deal depends on market conditions, Premier said.Activist hedge fund ARCM…

All Turbines Installed at East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 29, 2020

ScottishPower Renewables and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) said Wednesday that all of the 102 offshore wind turbines were installed on the East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm.The installation began in June 2019, and now a total of 102 Siemens Gamesa SWT-7…

Keppel O&M Says Pivot to Gas, Renewables Pays Off

Apr 29, 2020

Keppel Offshore & Marine, an offshore construction subsidiary of Singapore's Keppel Corp, expects challenging conditions ahead due to the drop in oil prices but says its business diversification into gas and renewables has paid off.The company…

CNOOC Cuts 2020 Output, Spending Plans

Apr 29, 2020

CNOOC Ltd on Wednesday lowered its 2020 oil and gas production and capital spending, China's state offshore oil and gas producer said.It cut its capital spending target by 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) to a range of 75-85 billion, CNOOC said…

Inpex Gets Nod for Further Subsea Installation Works at Ichthys

Apr 29, 2020

Australian offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA has approved Inpex's application to install Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (URF) infrastructure as part of the next stage of the development of the Ichthys gas and condensate field offshore W. Australia…

Another Partner Joins Dutch Offshore Hydrogen Project

Apr 29, 2020

Oil and gas firm Neptune Energy has informed that another partner - Eneco - has joined the PosHYdon pilot, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen project, being developed in the Dutch North Sea.PosHYdon integrates three energy systems in the Dutch North Sea: offshore wind…

Offshore Wind Firm Orsted Beats Profit Forecasts

Apr 29, 2020

Orsted beat first-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday and said the coronavirus would not 'materially' hit earnings this year although it might slow U.S. projects.The world's largest offshore wind developer said it did not expect the coronavirus…

UK: Around 30,000 Offshore Oil & Gas Jobs at Risk

Apr 29, 2020

Up to 30,000 jobs could be lost in the UK's offshore oil sector as companies grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and a 20 year low in oil prices and a 14 year low for gas, Oil & Gas UK has warned.The industry is expected to see a dramatic reduction in revenue…

Large E&P Firm Shows Interest in Corallian's Offshore Block

Apr 29, 2020

Corallian Energy, with its partners Upland Resources and Baron Oil, has signed a work-sharing agreement with a 'large European E&P company' that might lead to a farm-out of a stake in the offshore license P2478 in the Inner Moray Firth, Scotland…

Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power

Apr 29, 2020

Offshore wind farm developer Ørsted has said that its offshore wind farm Borssele 1 & 2 in the Dutch North Sea has delivered first power to the Dutch grid. The first wind turbine is now supplying electricity.Borssele 1 & 2 is located 22 kilometers…

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