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BP Working on 1GW Blue Hydrogen Production Plant in Teesside

Mar 18, 2021

Oil major BP said Thursday it was working to develop the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production facility, targeting 1GW of hydrogen production by 2030. The proposed development, H2Teesside, would capture and send for storage up to two million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year…

TechnipFMC, Magnora Team Up in Floating Offshore Wind Push

Mar 18, 2021

Energy services giant TechnipFMC and renewables investor Magnora have entered into an agreement to jointly pursue floating offshore wind project development opportunities under the name Magnora Offshore Wind.Magnora, which invests cash generated from a UK oil field to invest in renewables…

More Work for Odfjell Drilling's Offshore Rig with Equinor

Mar 17, 2021

Norwegian oil company Equinor has exercised its option to add one more well to Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic offshore drilling rig contract.Odfjell Drilling said Wednesday the well had been exercised under the Continued Optionality mechanism…

Wintershall Dea Gets Approval for Norwegian Sea Appraisal Well

Mar 17, 2021

Oil company Wintershall Dea has obtained a drilling permit for the well 6406/3-10 A in the Norwegian Sea.The well will be drilled using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Aberdeen semi-submersible drilling rig, after the completion of the drilling of…

Chrysaor's First Operated Well Off Norway Shows Hydrocarbons Traces

Mar 17, 2021

UK oil and gas firm Chyrsaor has found hydrocarbon traces at the Jerv offshore exploration well; its first operated well in Norway.According to OKEA, Chysaor's partner in the offshore production license PL973 where the well is located, 'hydrocarbons…

PGS in 'First' Simultaneous Streamer and Node Seismic Survey Project

Mar 17, 2021

Norwegian marine seismic contractor PGS has been awarded a 3D exploration survey by Lundin Energy in the Barents Sea, off Norway.According to PGS, the project, in the production license, in PL1083 will see sparse node and high-density multisensor GeoStreamer seismic acquired simultaneously…

Kongsberg to Deliver $40M Tech Package for First Jones-act WTIV

Mar 17, 2021

Norway's Kongsberg Maritime has secured a $40 million contract to supply an integrated technology solution for the first U.S.-built wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) - the Charybdis.The vessel, being built at Keppel AmFELS shipyard in the U…

Equinor Awards 10-Month Contract for Eidesvik's Platform Supplier

Mar 17, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Eidesvik Offshore has won a contract with Equinor for the platform supply vessel Viking Queen.Eidesvik said Wednesday the new contract would start in April  2021.  The contract will begin in direct continuation of the current contract with Equinor…

Offshore Wind Delays: Scotland Could Lose Billions, Scottish Renewables Warns

Mar 16, 2021

Continued disruption to Scotland’s offshore wind sector risks the loss of billions of pounds of long-term investment and the country's 'vital 2045 climate change target,' Scottish Renewables, a body representing interests of the Scottish renewable energy industry has warned…

OGUK: UK's Energy Transition Under Threat And Impossible Without Oil & Gas Industry Inclusion

Mar 16, 2021

OGUK, an industry body representing interests of the UK offshore oil and gas industry said Monday that the country's energy transition could be under threat unless the government can provide vital support for the sector grappling with the after-effects of the pandemic…

Wintershall Noordzee Hires Swift 10 Rig for North Sea P&A Campaign

Mar 16, 2021

Swift Drilling has recently secured a long-term contract by Wintershall Noordzee, for the use of the jack-up rig Swift 10 for a plug and abandonment campaign in the Dutch and German sections of the North Sea.The contract is expected to start this summer with a potential duration of 3 to 4 years…

GE to Hire 300 Workers at Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing Site in France

Mar 16, 2021

GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 300 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France, in 2021. 'Every new hire will go through an intensive training program at the factory's ‘Center of Excellence' to learn wind turbine blade manufacturing processes…

Reuters: Germany Bets U.S. Will Make the Best of 'Bad deal' Nord Stream Pipeline

Mar 16, 2021

Germany is betting the U.S. administration will take a pragmatic approach to the Nord Stream 2 project to ship Russian gas to Europe and is pushing for the pipeline’s completion in defiance of U.S. opposition, officials and diplomats said.To try to block the $11 billion project…

Vår Energi Gets Nod to Use Marulk Field Subsea Infrastructure Until 2030 End

Mar 15, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has received regulatory approval to use the subsea facilities on the Marulk field in the Norwegian Sea beyond their original operating life.Vår Energi had consent for the operation of the Marulk field until December 31…

Bechtel, Hexicon in UK Floating Wind Team-up

Mar 15, 2021

Engineering and construction firm Bechtel is partnering with windfarm developer Hexicon to demonstrate innovative twin-turbine floating offshore wind technology for large-scale floating power generation projects off the coast of the U.K. 'The…

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