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Halliburton Profit Jumps 32% on Higher Global Drilling Demand

Oct 24, 2023

Halliburton reported a 32% rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday as higher international drilling and equipment demand helped overcome weakness in North America.Oil and gas companies, who rely on service providers for drilling, well construction…

Eneti CEO Bullish on Offshore Wind Market as Subsidiary Inks Contract for Newbuild WTIV

Oct 24, 2023

Eneti, a company providing offshore wind installation vessel services, said Tuesday its subsidiary Seajacks had signed a contract with an undisclosed client to transport and install wind turbines.With mobilization starting in the second quarter of 2027…

SLB, Plexus in North Sea P&A Deal

Oct 24, 2023

Oil and gas engineering services firm Plexus Holdings said Tuesday it had won a contract award for Exact and Centric equipment for a North Sea Plug and Abandonment ('P&A') project secured through its licensor SLB (ex-Schlumberger) for an unnamed  'leading North Sea operator…

Vår Energi Misses Q3 Forecast, Raises Output Guidance

Oct 24, 2023

Oslo-listed Vår Energi, which is majority-owned by Italy's Eni, on Tuesday posted a 33% drop in third-quarter operating profit on weaker energy prices, missing forecasts, while raising its end-2025 production guidance.Earnings before interest…

Norway Wealth Fund Committed to Offshore Wind Despite Headwinds

Oct 24, 2023

Norway's $1.4 trillion wealth fund, the world's largest, remains committed to investing in offshore wind, a top official said on Tuesday, despite a wave of cancellations of projects due to inflation, supply chain disruptions, and rising costs…

Masdar to Buy Stake in Iberdrola's Largest Offshore Wind Project in Scotland

Oct 24, 2023

Abu Dhabi's Masdar is set to buy a 49% stake in Spanish utility Iberdrola's largest offshore wind project off Scotland's coast, known as East Anglia 3, Spanish newspaper Cinco Dias reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified market sources.The acquisition will be worth around 2 billion euros ($2…

Indigenous Group Seeks to Block Santos Gas Pipeline Offshore Australia

Oct 24, 2023

Australia said on Tuesday it was reviewing an emergency application by an indigenous group seeking to block pipeline construction on Santos Ltd's $3.6-billion Barossa gas project off northern Australia.Six indigenous elders on the Tiwi Islands…

Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C Consortium Clinch Offshore Wind Farm Substation Contract in Taiwan

Oct 24, 2023

A consortium between Denmark's Semco Maritime and Vietnam's PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C), has won an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 500 MW offshore wind farm substation project.The project is part of the Feng Miao offshore wind farm…

Italy to Approve Measures to Boost Energy Security as Gas Prices Rise

Oct 23, 2023

Italy will on Monday approve a decree setting aside 420 million euros ($445 million) through 2026 to build a strategic hub for floating wind power, a draft showed, while also cutting red tape for onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals…

Kremlin, Asked about Damaged Baltic Pipeline, Says Threats to Russia 'Unacceptable'

Oct 23, 2023

The Kremlin said on Monday that any threats made against Russia were 'unacceptable' after Latvia's president said NATO should shut the Baltic Sea to shipping if Moscow were found responsible for damage to a gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia…

Chevron to Buy Hess Corp for $53B in All-stock Deal

Oct 23, 2023

Chevron agreed to buy U.S. rival Hess for $53 billion in stock in a deal that reflects top U.S. energy companies drive for oil and gas assets in a world seeking lower-risk future fossil supplies and higher shareholder returns. The proposed deal amps up competition between Chevron…

China Calls for 'Fair' Gas Pipeline Damage Probe from Finland

Oct 23, 2023

China's foreign ministry on Monday called for an 'objective, fair and professional' investigation into damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline, adding that a Chinese vessel was sailing 'normally' in the relevant waters.China and Finland have started communication over the matter…

Tango FLNG and Excalibur FSU Set to Begin Journey from Dubai to Eni's Congo LNG Project

Oct 23, 2023

The sailaway ceremony for the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit and Excalibur floating storage unit (FSU) was held Saturday to mark the vessels' sail away from Dubai to Congo, where they will serve Eni's Congo LNG project, whose first phase will start in December 2023…

TotalEnergies Partners with Corio and Rise for 3GW Attentive Energy Offshore Wind Project

Oct 23, 2023

French energy major TotalEnergies said Monday it had partnered with Corio Generation (Corio), an offshore wind developer, and Rise Light & Power (Rise), a New York-based electricity producer, for the joint development of the Attentive Energy…

Oilfield Services Giant Moving to Resume Work in Venezuela

Oct 20, 2023

The largest oilfield service firm, SLB, is planning a quick return to Venezuela's oilfields following the broad relaxation of U.S. sanctions on the country's oil industry, its chief executive said on Friday.The U.S. on Wednesday lifted most…

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