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Johan Castberg Project Costs Rise. First Oil Still on Track, Equinor Says

Sep 19, 2023

Costs at Equinor-operated Johan Castberg offshore field development project have increased by almost NOK 13 billion (currently $1,2 billion) since last year, but the production start-up date remains unchanged and is still slated for the fourth quarter of 2024…

Play Opener: DNO Makes Gas Condensate Discovery Offshore Norway

Sep 19, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company DNO announced on Tuesday a gas condensate discovery on the Norma prospect in the Norwegian North Sea.Preliminary evaluation of the discovery indicates gross recoverable resources in the range of 25–130 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) on a P90-P10 basis…

Germany Likely to Pass 50% Mark for Renewable Power This Year - Minister

Sep 18, 2023

Germany is likely to generate more than 50% of its power from renewable energy this year but needs to ramp up the speed of its transition towards the end of the decade, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday. With demand for electricity on the rise…

Shanghai Electric's Service Operation Vessel Duo Launched

Sep 18, 2023

Two Ulstein-designed Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for Shanghai Electric were launched at the ZPMC construction yard in China on Saturday, September 16.The two vessels are of the ULSTEIN SX195 and SX197 design, carrying 100 POB and 60 POB…

Eneti's Seajacks Secures Major Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Deal

Sep 18, 2023

Eneti's offshore installation services subsidiary Seajacks UK has signed a vessel reservation agreement with an undisclosed client to transport and install turbines.With mobilization starting in the first quarter of 2027, the contract will be…

Glamox to Illuminate Havfram Wind's Newbuild WTIVs

Sep 18, 2023

Lighting solutions specialist Glamox has won a contract from the Chinese shipbuilder Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited to light Havfram Wind’s two new Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIV). These new vessels will be capable of installing…

DemoSATH Floats into Action: Spain's First Floating Offshore Wind Project Powers Up

Sep 18, 2023

The floating offshore wind project DemoSATH has started generating electricity, off the coast of Spain.DemoSATH, led by the Spanish engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies, in collaboration with the German energy company RWE Offshore Wind and the Japanese company KEPCO…

Union Starts Further 24-hour Stoppage at Chevron's Australian LNG Facilities

Sep 18, 2023

Australia's Offshore Alliance union said on Sunday that workers had begun a second 24-hour strike at Chevron's liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Western Australia.'Another 24hr stoppage has been applied across all 3 facilities with 15% of…

Orcadian in Farm-Out Talks with North Sea Operator for Pilot Offshore Oil Field

Sep 18, 2023

UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Orcadian, which is working to develop the Pilot oil field, has entered into a non-binding Heads of Agreement with an unnamed North Sea operator, which details a potential farm-out of the Pilot development project…

Norwegian Seismic Specialists TGS and PGS Set to Merge

Sep 18, 2023

Seismic group TGS, a supplier of key data to the oil industry, has agreed to buy loss-making rival PGS in an all-share deal valued at 9.3 billion Norwegian crowns ($864 million), the two Oslo-listed companies said on Monday.The groups expect 'significant economies of scale' from the combination…

Community Offshore Wind Signs Agreement with NOAA

Sep 17, 2023

Community Offshore Wind is the first offshore wind developer to sign a cooperative research and development agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures…

California Sues Oil Giants

Sep 17, 2023

The state of California has sued major oil companies including Exxon Mobil, Shell PLC, and Chevron, accusing them of playing down the risks posed by fossil fuels, according to a court filing on Friday.The lawsuit, which also targets BP and ConocoPhillips…

Italy's Eni Wins Second UK Offshore Carbon Storage Licence

Sep 15, 2023

Italian energy group Eni has won a second carbon dioxide storage licence in Britain, the company said on Friday. The new licence is for the depleted Hewett gas field located 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) offshore Bacton, in the southern North Sea sector of Britain…

Norway Wealth Fund Tells Companies to Plan for Climate Transition

Sep 15, 2023

Norway's $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, revealed stricter demands on Friday for how companies it invests in should handle climate risk, telling boards to move from target setting to transition planning.The fund, which…

Biden’s Offshore Wind Target Slipping Out of Reach as Projects Struggle

Sep 15, 2023

President Joe Biden’s goal to deploy 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind along U.S. coastlines this decade to fight climate change may be unattainable due to soaring costs and supply chain delays, according to forecasters and industry insiders…

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