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ConocoPhillips Slashes Slagugle Discovery Size Estimate After Appraisal Well Dud

May 30, 2022

U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips has reduced the estimate of the size of its Slagulge oil and gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea, after a nearby appraisal well came up dry.To remind, ConocoPhillips in December 2020 said it had made a „significant“…

ACCIONA Energía Buys Into French Floating Wind Tech Firm Eolink

May 30, 2022

Spanish company ACCIONA Energía has acquired 24% of the capital of the French company Eolink, which specializes in the development of floating foundations for offshore wind energy. With the acquisition, Acciona Energia has become the main shareholder in Eolink…

Ørsted Still Refuses to Pay for Russian Gas in Roubles. Says Gas Supplies Could be Cut

May 30, 2022

Ørsted on Monday warned that Russia's Gazprom Export could stop supplying gas to the Danish energy company because it has refused to pay in roubles, but such a move would not immediately put Denmark's gas supplies at risk.Russia's rouble payment…

Norwind Offshore Takes Delivery of Norwind Breeze Vessel

May 30, 2022

Norwind Offshore, a Norwegian offshore wind-focused vessel owner has taken delivery of its first vessel - the Norwind Breeze - from Vard.The delivery took place Monday at 1 p.m. local time from Vard, Brattvåg, in Norway. Before the conversion…

Centrica Set to Complete $1.1B Sale of Spirit Energy's Norwegian Assets

May 30, 2022

UK-based electricity and gas supplier Centrica said Monday that all conditions for the sale of its subsidiary Spirit Energy’s Norwegian assets to Sval Energi AS and Spirit Energy’s interests in the Statfjord field to Equinor ASA for an initial headline consideration of $1…

Oil Prices Climb above $120 a Barrel ahead of EU Meeting on Russian Oil Ban

May 30, 2022

Oil prices climbed above $120 a barrel on Monday, hitting their highest in more than two months, as traders waited to see whether a European Union meeting would reach an agreement on banning Russian oil imports.The Brent crude futures contract for July…

CNOOC to Use Enhanced Drilling Tech for Two Golden Eagle Wells

May 30, 2022

Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC International has signed a contract to use Enhanced Drilling’s RMR Riserless Mud Recovery system for two of the wells on the Golden Eagle Development project in the UK North Sea. The contract includes the provision…

Israel Renews Gas Exploration, Expects Export Deal to Europe

May 30, 2022

Israel is renewing offshore natural gas exploration and hopes to reach an agreement soon for exporting gas to Europe, Israel's energy minister said on Monday.Energy Minister Karine Elharrar had said exploration for new gas fields would be put…

Floating Offshore Wind Could Create 52,000 Jobs in Norway in 2050, Report Says

May 30, 2022

Floating offshore wind can be one of Norway's most important job creators in 2050, a new report from Menon Economics has shown.According to the report's findings, as shared by Norwegian Offshore Wind, the industry around floating offshore wind could create over 52…

ADNOC Drilling Buys Two Jack-up Rigs

May 30, 2022

UAE-based drilling contractor ADNOC Drilling said Monday it had signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire two premium offshore jack-up drilling rigs.The two new drilling rigs, being acquired from Well Target Five Limited and Well Target Six Limited…

Jumbo Taps Fugro for Assistance with Shell's Vito Platform Hook-up

May 30, 2022

Jumbo Maritime has awarded Fugro a positioning and metocean services contract to help guide the safe transport and installation of a new floating production system (FPS) for Vito, a deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico.Fugro services will support both inshore and offshore towing of the 24…

Poland Could Build Second FSRU Amid Czech, Slovak Interest

May 30, 2022

Poland could build a second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) next to an already planned installation because the Czech Republic and Slovakia are interested in buying more liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Polish climate minister said…

Russia Should Cut Oil Production by 30% to Get Better Price, Lukoil's Fedun says

May 30, 2022

Russia should cut oil production by 20%-30% to 7 million-8 million barrels per day (bpd) to get a better price and avoid selling it at a discount, Leonid Fedun, the vice-president with Russian company Lukoil, wrote in RBC newspaper.Western sanctions…

i3 Energy to Use Stena Don Offshore Rig for Serenity Appraisal Well Drilling

May 30, 2022

Oil and gas company i3 Energy has entered into a contract with Petrofac Facilities Management Limited (Petrofac) under which Petrofac will provide well engineering, operations management, and operator services for the drilling of the Serenity appraisal well on its UK North Sea Licence P…

Petrobras Awards $70M Deal to DOF's Brazilian Subsidiaries

May 30, 2022

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has awarded service contracts to DOF's Brazilian subsidiaries to Norskan Offshore Ltda. and DOF Subsea Serviços Brasil Ltda.The contracts are for the Skandi Iguazu AHTS vessel including ROV. The contracts will…

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