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Drilling Completed at Northern Lights CO2 Storage Project Offshore Norway

Nov 10, 2022

Drilling operations have been completed at the Northern Lights project in the Norwegian part of the North Sea for a CO2 injection well and a contingent injection well within CO2 storage license EL001.Northern Lights partners said Thursday that…

Windfall Tax Changes Could Render North Sea 'uneconomical' Says Ithaca Chairman

Nov 10, 2022

Any changes to Britain's oil and gas windfall tax law that would remove incentives to invest in the North Sea would make field developments in the ageing basin 'uneconomical', the chairman of newly-listed Ithaca Energy said on Wednesday. Ithaca…

Mayflower Wind Names Slingsby CEO

Nov 10, 2022

U.S. offshore wind developer Mayflower Wind announced Francis Slingsby has assumed the role of chief executive officer, succeeding Michael Brown who will join the company's board of directors.“I am delighted to join Mayflower Wind as we continue…

Nord Stream Operator Gets OK to Survey Seabed in Danish Waters

Nov 11, 2022

Nord Stream AG, the operator of the ruptured Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, has been granted permission to survey an area in Danish waters, the Danish Geodata Agency told Reuters on Thursday.The operator has already sent a chartered ship to waters…

Japan Gov't to Retain Stake in New Sakhalin-1 Operator

Nov 01, 2022

Japan has decided to retain its stake in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project and has asked Japanese consortium members to stay to ensure the country's energy security, the industry minister said on Tuesday. 'The Sakhalin…

Putin Orders Seizure of Exxon-led Sakhalin 1 Oil and Gas Project

Oct 09, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday that establishes a new operator for the Exxon Mobil Corp-led Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia's Far East.Putin's move affecting Exxon's largest investment in Russia mimics a…

UK North Sea Oil Firm Ithaca Energy Eyes London Listing

Oct 18, 2022

North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy said on Tuesday it is planning a London listing, stoking hopes for a fourth quarter recovery in a stock market overshadowed by the dismal economic outlook.The initial public offering (IPO) will test…

Allseas Says Audacia Vessel Sets Pipelaying Record in Malaysia

Oct 28, 2022

Offshore installation firm Allseas said Friday that its pipelay vessel Audacia had recently broken a pipelaying record in Malaysia.'Congratulations to crew who installed 4 kilometers of pipeline in 24 hours, beating the previous best of 3.8 kilometers for Malaysian waters…

Massachusetts Denies Motion to Delay Offshore Wind Contracts

Nov 08, 2022

Massachusetts utility regulators denied offshore wind power company Commonwealth Wind's motion to suspend its power purchase agreement with state electric utilities, raising questions about the future of Commonwealth's proposed offshore wind project…

QatarEnergy Names Shell Partner in North Field South Expansion Project

Oct 24, 2022

QatarEnergy's chief executive on Sunday named Shell a partner in the Gulf Arab state's North Field South expansion, part of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Shell will have a 9.3% share of the project, and QatarEnergy will keep 75%…

Oil and Gas Trade Should be Depoliticized, Qatar Energy Chief Says

Oct 24, 2022

Saad al-Kaabi, the head of Qatar's state-run energy company, said on Monday all oil and gas trade should be depoliticized, calling for policies to move away from sanctions and anti-free market agreements.The comments by Kaabi, who is also Qatar's minister of state for energy…

Report: Germany Could Seize Property to Speed LNG Build-out

Nov 02, 2022

Germany, racing to end its reliance on Russian gas, plans to introduce new regulation that will make it possible to expropriate property to link offshore liquid natural gas terminals to the grid, Handeslblatt reported. The new law could make…

Japan Consortium to Apply for Stake in New Operator of Russia's Sakhalin-1 Project

Nov 04, 2022

Sakhalin Oil and Gas Development Co (SODECO), a Japanese consortium, has decided to participate in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in the Far East, an official at the Japanese industry ministry said. SODECO, which…

Rosneft's Sokol Crude Oil Tender Shows Sakhalin-1 Output Recovering

Oct 25, 2022

Russia's top oil producer Rosneft has issued a tender to sell six cargoes of Sokol crude for loading in November to early December in a sign that output from the Sakhalin-1 project may be recovering following the departure of ExxonMobil, sources said…

Wintershall Dea Posts Q3 Income Jump, Seeks Looser Ties with Russia

Oct 25, 2022

Oil and gas producer Wintershall Dea said on Tuesday that its most closely watched measure of earnings more than doubled in the third quarter of 2022 and that it would seek to strengthen business in locations outside Russia.Wintershall Dea…

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