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TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG Project Up for Delay Beyond 2029

Jan 23, 2025

TotalEnergies' $20 billion Mozambique LNG project will not be operational by 2029 as hoped, the French oil major said on Wednesday, citing the need to end force majeure and ensure security at the project site.TotalEnergies had previously said…

OMSA's Aaron Smith Reflects on Offshore Wind Development Pause

Jan 21, 2025

The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) views President Trump’s Presidential Memorandum to pause offshore wind development projects as a critical opportunity to reassess the industry’s direction.While offshore wind offers tremendous potential for economic growth and job creation in the U…

Serica Energy Set for 2025 Production Increase

Jan 21, 2025

U.K. North Sea-focused oil and gas company Serica Energy expects a 15.6% increase in 2025 production, helped by improved reliability of its assets, it said on Tuesday.Serica has expanded production through acquisitions and investments in the last few years…

Trident Energy Strengthens Oil and Gas Portfolio in Congo

Jan 15, 2025

Oil and gas company Trident Energy has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Chevron Overseas (Congo), as well as an additional working interest in the Nkossa and Nsoko II fields from TotalEnergies.The acquisition results…

Green Hydrogen Plans Clouded by Uncertainty

Dec 08, 2024

Despite the massive hype surrounding Power-to-X (PtX), most of the world's announced green hydrogen projects lack financing. The market is deemed far too risky by stakeholders.According to the authors of a study from the University of Copenhagen…

ExxonMobil Consultant Under Investigation for Hack-and-Leak of Environmentalist Emails

Nov 28, 2024

The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter…

Serica Energy Lowers 2024 Production Outlook Due to Triton FPSO Outage

Nov 27, 2024

UK's Serica Energy said on Tuesday it expects full-year production to be lower than its previous forecast, following an outage at its Triton hub in the North Sea.Following the suspension of production at Triton on Oct. 26, there has been an…

TDI-Brooks Completes Suriname Piston Coring Project

Nov 19, 2024

TDI-Brooks has completed a multi-client multibeam and seabed piston coring program off Suriname.The company was contracted by GeoPartners, on behalf of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname, to perform seep data acquisition, processing, interpretation…

Seatrium Launches Digital Learning Lab

Nov 14, 2024

Seatrium and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) in Singapore have inaugurated a Digital Learning Lab.The ITE-Seatrium Digital Learning Lab is designed to be a leading educational and innovation hub for the marine and offshore energy industry…

UK Ups Windfall Tax on North Sea Oil Producers

Nov 01, 2024

The British government will increase a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers to 38% from 35% and extend the levy by one year, finance minister Rachel Reeves announced on Wednesday.Presenting the first budget under the new Labour government…

Venterra Acquires Subsea Energy Services Provider Oceanscan

Oct 22, 2024

Offshore wind service business Venterra Group has acquired Oceanscan Holdings, a group of companies that provide subsea and non-destructive test equipment, geotechnical services and specialist personnel to the offshore energy market.Oceanscan is highly complementary to Venterra’s service lines…

Santos Secures $800M Loan for Darwin LNG Life Extension Ops

Oct 14, 2024

Australian oil and gas major Santos has secured an $800 million loan to finance the life extension works on of the Darwin LNG project in Australia.Darwin LNG has processed LNG for sale into overseas markets since it was commissioned in 2006…

JMU Readying Offshore Wind Technology for Overseas Markets

Oct 10, 2024

A consortium including Japan Marine United (JMU) has officially started 'The Southern Akita Floating Offshore Demonstration Project Aimed at Overseas Expansion via Cost Reductions.'The consortium plans to install two wind turbine generators with a capacity of over 15MW each…

CNOOC Posts Record Interim Profit

Aug 28, 2024

Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOC posted record first-half profit on Thursday, boosted by output growth and higher oil prices.Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 25% to 79.73 billion yuan ($11.19 billion), CNOOC said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange…

Tokyo Gas Invests in Floating Wind Farm Offshore Portugal

Aug 06, 2024

Tokyo Gas has acquired 21.2% stake in the WindFloat Atlantic floating wind farm, operational offshore Portugal since 2020, joining Ocean Winds and Repsol as partner.The investment marks a new collaboration milestone between Tokyo Gas and Ocean Winds…

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