Total is seeking to sell stakes in a number of Angolan oilfields, in what is seen as an early sign of an expected wave of divestments by big energy companies from the West African country, industry sources said.Total could raise around $300…
British oil major BP is close to selling its central London headquarters for about 250 million pounds [around $324,4 million] as the coronavirus pandemic has forced the company to cut costs, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.The office…
Australian oil and gas company Santos gas signed a new gas sales agreement to supply natural gas to Western Australian energy solutions provider, Kleenheat.Kleenheat is part of Wesfarmers Chemical, Energy and Fertilisers (WesCEF), a group of businesses that will also utilize the gas…
Nigerian oil and gas company First E&P has this week announced it has started oil production from the Anyala West field offshore Nigeria.The field is located in Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 83 & 85, in the shallow waters offshore Bayelsa State, Nigeria…
Oil and gas company Dana Petroleum has brought online a new well on the Bittern oil and gas field in the UK North Sea.'Production from the new B5 well, which is a sidetrack of an existing Bittern well, is running at over 5,000 barrels of oil per day…
Longitude, the engineering and design branch of LOC Group, has appointed James Sugden as head of the Marine Systems Engineering team.Longitude said the appointment expands the company’s expertise in the design and engineering of marine systems on ships…
Offshore wind turbine builder MHI Vestas has delivered the first-ever offshore wind turbine components to Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool, in the UK.The components, including 15 blades produced at the Isle of Wight and finished at Fawley, are…
Spanish engineering company Marcelo Penna Engineering and the Dutch offshore gangway specialist Safeway have designed what they say is 'an intelligent Service Operation Vessel' for the offshore wind industry.'The outcome of the collaboration…
Norwegian company Aker Offshore Wind has received funding from Enova for a pre-project that aims to reduce costs and increase maturity in important technical segments of offshore floating wind. Enova is Norway’s innovation fund for environmentally friendly technologies…
UK oil company Premier Oil's creditors have given their approval for the company's merger with rival Chrysaor, proposed in October.To remind, the two UK-based offshore oil and gas companies Premier Oil and Harbour-controlled Chrysaor agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction…
Italian oil and gas giant Eni has joined marine renewable energy group Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), as lead partner. Vincenzo Michetti, Eni’s Head of Upstream R&D will represent the company on the OEE Board. As part of the industry body focused on the development of tidal and wave energy…
Norwegian firm Solstad Offshore has won contracts for two of its vessels the Normand Jarstein and Normand Tonjer in the offshore wind and subsea sectors.The Normand Jarstein construction support vessel has been awarded a 4 months firm contract…
Under the Trump Administration, Americans have enjoyed the benefits of consecutive increases of record-high oil production from the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for 2018-2019. During this same time period, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental…
Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Subsea has won a 2-year contract extension for its Skandi Africa subsea construction vessel.Skandi Africa is a subsea vessel designed for harsh environment and deepwater subsea construction and flexlay operations…
The United States has assured Italian oil company Eni SpA that efforts to prevent a spill at a floating crude facility in Venezuela would not run afoul of sanctions, the company, and the U.S. State Department said on Monday.Images in recent…