Japan has hired energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie to assess a proposed 800-mile Alaska gas pipeline and LNG plant in a sign it is weighing support for the $44 billion project touted by U.S. President Donald Trump, two sources with knowledge of the matter said…
The Trump administration said on Friday it was cancelling $679 million in federal funding for 12 offshore wind projects, including $427 million for a California project.The move is the latest in a full-throated effort by the administration to…
U.S. natural gas futures fell about 4% to a nine-month low on Tuesday on near-record output, ample fuel in stockpiles and forecasts for less hot weather and lower demand through early September than previously expected.Another factor weighing…
Saipem has completed the conversion of the Scarabeo 5 semi-submersible drilling rig into a floating production unit (FPU), which will be deployed at Eni’s Congo liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.The conversion of the Scarabeo 5 into an FPU…
The Northern Endeavour FPSO is being shipped by a Chinese heavy lift ship from Australia to Denmark for recycling.Installed between the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields in the Timor Sea and unproductive since 2019, its fate became the burden…
The installation of the approximately 20-kilometer-long offshore pipeline for the Porthos CO2 transport and storage project has been completed. The pipeline will transport captured CO₂ from the Rotterdam port industry to storage reservoirs under the North Sea…
Brazilian oil regulator ANP will offer seven blocks in an upcoming auction for areas to explore in the country's offshore pre-salt region, set to happen on October 22, it said in a statement on Wednesday.Bidding will be opened for Jaspe, Citrino…
UAE-based Vantage Drilling International has announced that the Conditional Letter of Award received from an undisclosed client for the ultra-deepwater drillship Platinum Explorer in April has been extended.This follows a 30-day extension from July 22 to bring the contract end date to August 29…
Australian gas producer Santos on Monday agreed to further extend the exclusivity period for an $18.7 billion takeover bid from a group led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), and reported a better-than-feared 22% drop in first-half profit…
Jadestone Energy has reported that the Skua-11ST development well at the Montara field offshore Australia has delivered initial oil production rates significantly above expectations following successful flow testing.Production from Skua-11ST began in early August…
Santos has agreed to extend the exclusivity period granted to a consortium to enable it to complete due diligence on the purchase.The consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and includes Abu Dhabi Development…
Iberdrola has received the last monopiles manufactured by Navantia – Windar alliance for its 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm, being built in Baltic Sea.The components, manufactured by Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables, represent…
The United States has everything it needs to lead in offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS), except the rules to make it happen.Nearly four years ago, Congress gave the Department of the Interior authority to oversee offshore carbon sequestration…
Cheniere Energy, through Cheniere Marketing, and JERA have signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA), running until 2050.Under the SPA, JERA has agreed to purchase approximately 1.0 million tonnes per annum…
Italian energy contractor Saipem has completed the installation of the subsea pipeline for the Irpa project, developed by Equinor in the Norwegian Sea.Offshore operations were carried out by the pipelay vessel Castorone, one of Saipem's flagship vessels…