UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Ithaca Energy said Thursday it had discovered hydrocarbons at its K2 prospect, located in Block 22/14c of the Central North Sea of the UK Continental Shelf.Upon entering the reservoir, Ithaca Energy, acting as the operator…
Shell and TotalEnergies reported sharp falls in second-quarter profit from bumper 2022 earnings as oil and gas prices, refining margins and trading results all weakenedOil and gas prices soared last year in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine…
UK North Sea oil explorer Deltic Energy said Thursday that Capricorn Energy, its partner in five Southern North Sea gas exploration licenses Capricorn Energy had decided to withdraw from the licenses, following its recent strategic focus shift…
Europe's outlook for gas supply is looking good for the coming winter given high gas reserves and plentiful access to supplies, Equinor CEO Anders Opedal told Reuters, but could tighten next summer due to lower reserves. With European gas storages currently 85% full and rising…
Germany raised installed offshore wind capacity by 3.1% to 8,385 megawatts (MW) in the first half of 2023, industry lobbies said on Tuesday, demanding better revenue guarantees to maintain a build-out pace and ensure it will reach a 30,000 MW target by 2030…
Oilfield service firm SLB and the Italian oil firm Eni, through its subsidiary Enivibes, have announced an alliance to deploy Eni Vibroacoustic Pipeline Monitoring System (e-vpms) technology, a vibroacoustic wave detection system capable of providing real-time analysis…
Hitachi Energy said Wednesday it had been selected as preferred technology provider of SSEN Transmission and National Grid, to supply two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations to interconnect the Scottish and English power grids…
Equinor posted on Wednesday a 57% year-on-year decline in second-quarter core profit, in line with expectations as oil and gas prices fell, while maintaining its dividend and share buyback levels.The Norwegian energy group's adjusted earnings before interest and tax for April-June fell to $7…
Britain's decision to authorize new licenses for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea came under scrutiny at London's High Court on Tuesday, as Greenpeace argued the government failed to assess emissions produced by burning extracted fuel…
French steel pipemaker Vallourec said Monday it had won two major orders to supply line pipes for phases 6 and 8 of the Buzios oil field development operated by Petrobras. These orders are in addition to the contract previously won for phase 7…
Oslo-listed Vaar Energi, majority owned by Italy's Eni, posted on Tuesday a 55% drop in second-quarter operating profit on weaker oil and gas prices, narrowly missing analysts' forecasts. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for the April-June quarter fell to $778 million from $1…
The first turbine was installed at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm, located 15.5km off the east coast of Scotland.The turbine, with a tip height of over 200 meters, was installed by Siemens Gamesa from the specialist jack-up wind turbine construction vessel…
Renewables investor Octopus Energy Generation plans to invest $20 billion in offshore wind by 2030, aiming to boost energy security and reduce dependence on fossil fuels, it said on Monday. The firm, part of Octopus Energy Group, said the investment…
Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed an agreement with funds managed by Schroders Greencoat, a global specialist asset manager focusing on renewable energy infrastructure assets, to divest its remaining 25% minority interest in the London Array Offshore Wind Farm in the UK…
A joint venture half-owned by Denmark's Orsted has agreed to sell the transmission assets of the Hornsea 2 wind farm offshore Britain to Diamond Transmission Partners Hornsea Two (DTP), the Danish energy group said on Friday. Orsted, which owns…