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Italy's Eni Wins Second UK Offshore Carbon Storage Licence

Sep 15, 2023

Italian energy group Eni has won a second carbon dioxide storage licence in Britain, the company said on Friday. The new licence is for the depleted Hewett gas field located 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) offshore Bacton, in the southern North Sea sector of Britain…

Prysmian Group Wins €630 Million Contract for Adriatic Link HVDC Project

Sep 07, 2023

Cable maker Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth around €630 million by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., a company fully owned by Terna S.p.A., the Italian power grid operator (TSO).The Adriatic Link project includes the design, supply…

Equinor Acquires Stake in US Bayou Bend CCS Project

Aug 28, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor said on Monday it has acquired a 25% stake in Bayou Bend CCS LLC, a U.S. project to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions along the Gulf Coast in southeast Texas.The acquisition adds to Equinor's…

Hellenic Cables Awarded Cable Contract for Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 25, 2023

Hellenic Cables announced it has been awarded an EPCI contract for the grid interconnection of the Western Offshore Substation of Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea, off Germany.Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings…

Sandia Tests Heat-Powered Sequestration Monitoring System

Aug 22, 2023

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories recently designed, built and lab-tested a device that can use the temperature difference caused by periodically pumping carbon dioxide down a borehole to charge batteries to power underground sensors…

What is Carbon Capture and Storage and Will It Cut Emissions?

Aug 01, 2023

The UK government on Monday reaffirmed its support for projects to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions as part of its efforts to reach net zero goals and said two more projects would be able to begin negotiations to take them forward…

Semco Maritime Secures 5-Year Deal to Provide Personnel for Danish Oil & Gas Consortium

Jun 29, 2023

Danish offshore energy industry service provider Semco Maritime has won a 5-year contract to provide field support personnel for core crew and campaign positions from TotalEnergies Denmark on behalf of the Danish Underground Consortium.The Danish…

Offshore Carbon Storage Project in Danish North Sea Receives Safety Approval from DNV

Jun 14, 2023

The offshore carbon storage project in the Danish North Sea, called Project Greensand, has received official safety approval from DNV.'The project is the first in the world to demonstrate that CO2 can be transported across national borders and stored offshore to mitigate climate change…

First Well Spudded in Danish Underground Consortium's North Sea Infill Campaign

Jun 12, 2023

Drilling operations have started on the HBA-27B well offshore Denmark, with the first of two wells successfully spudded by the jack-up rig Shelf Drilling Winner (ex-Noble Sam Turner).BlueNord (ex-Noreco) and its partners December 2022 reached…

UK Offers 20 Offshore Carbon Storage Licenses to 12 Companies

May 18, 2023

Twelve companies were awarded a total of 20 licenses to develop carbon dioxide (CO2) storage offshore, in Britain's first licensing round for such projects, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) said on Thursday.Britain aims to use carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology…

EU Supports COP27 Call to Phase Down All Fossil Fuels

Nov 15, 2022

The European Union supports a call by India to phase down fossil fuel use as part of a COP27 deal, the bloc's climate policy chief Frans Timmermans said on Tuesday, provided it does not weaken previous agreements on reducing the use of coal…

Energean Starts Gas Production from Karish Field Offshore Israel

Oct 26, 2022

Oil and gas company Energean plc said Wednesday it had started gas production at its Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel.'Gas is being produced from the Karish Main-02 well and the flow of gas is being steadily ramped up…

50Hertz Taps Hellenic Cables for Ostwind 3 Export Cable System

Oct 07, 2022

Cenergy Holdings's cables subsidiary Hellenic Cables has won a contract with the German transmission system operator 50Hertz for Ostwind 3, a 220 kV export cable system.Ostwind 3 will connect a segment of the designated wind farm area Windanker…

Allseas' Pioneering Spirit Removes Two Tyra Jackets

Sep 14, 2022

Offshore installation and decommissioning firm Allseas said earlier this week that its giant Pioneering Spirit vessel was on its way to Frederikshavn, Denmark, to deliver two more offshore jackets for recycling. 'Our record-breaking construction…

How Industry is Depending on Carbon Capture Tech for Climate Goals

Aug 29, 2022

Norwegian carbon dioxide (CO2) storage company Northern Lights and its owners have agreed to store emissions captured at fertiliser-maker Yara's Dutch operation from 2025 in what they say is a commercial breakthrough for the business.The joint venture founded by oil firms Equinor…

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