Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) earlier this month announced a $548 million contract to build a new main gas line at its Lower Zakum field offshore of Abu Dhabi. ADNOC said the award would increase Lower Zakum field’s gas production capacity…
Oil producers in Guyana are boosting exports to European buyers seeking alternatives to Russian crude, according to vessel monitoring data.Government bans on Russian oil since the invasion of Ukraine have spurred demand for alternative crudes…
Tidal energy developer Minesto has this week launched its second Dragon Class tidal kite in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands, and has started producing electricity.The tidal energy power plant “Dragon 4” will benefit from previous configuration testing executed with the first unit…
Offshore drilling firm Seadrill has signed a deal to sell seven jack-up drilling rigs in Saudi Arabia to ADES.Upon completion of the sale the rigs AOD I, AOD II, AOD III, West Callisto, West Ariel, West Cressida, and West Leda will be owned by ADES…
Brazilian oil company PetroRio said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding to buy Dommo Energia, formerly known as OGX Petroleo e Gas SA, in a deal valued at 942.9 million reais ($179.9 million).Once the darling of Brazil's one-time richest man Eike Batista…
Equinor and Wintershall Dea will jointly develop carbon capture and storage projects, the oil firms said on Tuesday, with ideas to build a pipeline from Germany to Norway to transport and store carbon dioxide (CO2) under the North Sea.The firms…
The market for floating production systems is booming, according to World Energy Reports' (WER) latest assessment of activity and developments in the offshore oil and gas market.“Business conditions and market sentiment in the deepwater sector have seldom been so positive…
Brazilian oil company PetroRio said Thursday that production from the Frade offshore field in Brazil had resumed.The news comes after the company said on August 15 that it had interrupted production in the Frade field due to an inert gas line…
Helix Robotics Solutions, the U.S. robotics division of Helix Energy Solutions Group, has extended the charter for Bordelon Marine's DP2 Jones Act-compliant Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel (ULIV) M/V Shelia Bordelon through June 2024.Helix currently…
Norway's Equinor is considering selling a 28% stake in the Statfjord field, which straddles the Norwegian and British continental shelves, alongside minority stakes in several satellite fields, a presentation seen by Reuters showed. The company has hired U…
A U.S. energy regulator on Friday gave Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the company controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett, permission to buy up to 50% of oil company Occidental Petroleum Corp's OXY.N common stock.Occidental's share price soared 9…
Renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind plc has completed the acquisition of a net 12.5% stake in Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm in the UK.The deal was first announced on May 16, 2022, when Greencoat said it would buy the 12.5% stake in…
Japan's JERA has signed a deal with the new operator of the Sakhalin-2 energy project in Russia to maintain long-term deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a spokesperson for the country's biggest power generator said on Friday.Russian…
China's CNOOC Ltd more than doubled its first-half profit helped by higher oil and gas prices, the offshore oil and gas producer reported on Thursday.Interim net income rose 116% to 71.89 billion yuan ($10.50 billion) while revenue rose 75.6% to 176…
Russia will halt natural gas supplies to Europe for three days at the end of the month via its main pipeline into the region, state energy giant Gazprom said on Friday, piling pressure on the region as it seeks to refuel ahead of winter.The unscheduled maintenance on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline…