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Fishing Vessel Converted to CTV for Work in US Offshore Wind

Sep 05, 2023

A fishing vessel has been converted to operate as a Jones Act compliant crew transfer vessel (CTV) in the U.S. offshore wind industry.Hornblower Marine announced it converted the former fishing vessel Nice Day Too for New Bedford, Mass. based Coast Line Transfers…

Indonesia Scrambles to Boost Use of Gas in Energy Transition

Sep 05, 2023

Natural gas will play a key role in Indonesia's energy transition, thanks to discoveries in past years as oil production declines, energy official Tutuka Ariadji said on Tuesday.The southeast Asian nation, which is stepping up development of gas projects such as Masela…

Oil Jumps as Saudi Arabia and Russia Extend Supply Cuts to end-2023

Sep 05, 2023

Oil prices spiked more than 1% on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia and Russia announced a fresh extension to their voluntary supply cuts, stretching a combined 1.3 million barrel per day (bpd) reduction for another three months through December.Brent crude futures for November were up $1…

Woodside's Unions Settlement Costs at Australia LNG Project Moderate - CEO

Sep 05, 2023

Woodside Energy faces increased costs following negotiations with unions at its Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, but these will have a relatively modest impact on its overall business, CEO Meg O'Neill told Reuters on Tuesday.Last month…

SLB, INEOS Energy in AI-Powered Subsurface Technology Partnership

Sep 05, 2023

Oilfield services and technology firm SLB has signed a subsurface technology partnership with INEOS Energy, the energy division of INEOS, a global chemical and manufacturing company. INEOS Energy will partner with SLB’s Performance Centre in Aberdeen…

CorPower Ocean Installs First Commercial Wave Energy Converter Offshore Portugal

Sep 05, 2023

CorPower Ocean,a Sweden-based developer of wave energy converters (WEC), said Tuesday it had installed its first commercial-scale WEC in northern Portugal, 'as it accelerates towards making wave energy a bankable technology for mass deployment…

Germany's AQUOS and Scotland's Swift Anchors Unite as SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies

Sep 05, 2023

SCHOTTEL Marine Technologies said Tuesday it was integrating its operations to exploit the growing business opportunities in offshore renewables, and in particular within the floating offshore wind sector. The floating offshore wind sector is…

Shell, Trinidad Weigh Venezuela's Natural Gas Investment Demands

Sep 05, 2023

Shell and Trinidad and Tobago's National Gas Company (NGC) are close to agreeing to credit Venezuela's state-run oil firm for its $1 billion investment in a gas field the three want to jointly develop, four people close to the discussions said…

Solstad Offshore's CSVs Win Deals in Asia, South America

Sep 05, 2023

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured new contracts for two of its subsea vessels (CSV). CSV “Normand Baltic” has been awarded a 180-day contract for providing “Walk to Work” services on an unnamed offshore wind project in Asia…

Mocean Energy to Develop 250kW Wave Machine in Orkney with EU Investment

Sep 05, 2023

Wave energy technology developer Mocean Energy has secured over £3 million EU funding to develop and deploy a 250kW wave machine in Orkney.The wave energy device – named Blue Horizon 250 – will be manufactured in Scotland and deployed in a grid…

BP's Looney Holding His Nerve over Energy Transition Plan

Sep 05, 2023

BP CEO Bernard Looney says he will not further scale back his energy transition strategy after ceding some ground earlier this year, despite investors penalizing the group over its plan to break away from rivals in cutting oil and gas output…

Petrofac's Kittiwake Platform Workers to Vote on Strike Action

Sep 05, 2023

UK-based union Unite said Monday that offshore workers employed by Petrofac Facilities Management Limited on the Kittiwake platform would be balloted on strike action.'Around 30 Unite members on the EnQuest-owned asset will take part in the ballot…

Boskalis Wins 'Large' Contracts for Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 05, 2023

Dutch offshore installation services firm Boskalis has secured two contracts for the transportation and installation of the export and array cables for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Poland. The two contracts have a combined value which is considered to be 'large…

Former Lundin Energy Head Takes the Helm as CEO of Vår Energi

Sep 05, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has appointed Nick Walker as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with its former CEO, Torger Rød, assuming the new role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with a focus on 'continuous improvement, integration…

EnQuest Swings to First-half Loss on UK Windfall Tax on Oil & Gas Sector

Sep 05, 2023

British North Sea-focused oil producer EnQuest reported a loss after tax for the first half of this year on Tuesday, hit by the UK's windfall tax on the sector.The company, which has operations in the UK and Malaysia, reported loss after tax of $21…

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