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No Details on UK Oil and Gas Licensing Round Until End of Mourning

Sep 12, 2022

No details of an oil and gas licensing round in the British North Sea will emerge until after the official mourning period for Queen Elizabeth ends on Sept. 20, a spokesman for the North Sea Transition Authority said on Monday.New British Prime Minister Liz Truss…

CGG's Sercel Buys ION Geophysical's Software Business

Sep 12, 2022

French seismic data firm CGG said Monday that its Sensing & Monitoring division Sercel had completed the acquisition of ION Geophysical Corporation’s (“ION”) software business.ION's software business includes Orca: a navigation system dedicated to streamers…

Amplify Energy to Pay $5M to Settle Criminal Charges over California Oil Spill

Sep 12, 2022

California officials [last] Thursday said Amplify Energy Corp agreed to plead no contest to six criminal charges and pay nearly $5 million in penalties and fines in connection with a crude oil spill last year that killed birds and fouled beaches…

Russian Gas Flows to Europe Steady. Nord Stream 1 Pipeline Remains Shut

Sep 12, 2022

Natural gas flows from Russia to Europe along key routes were steady on Monday morning, while the Nord Stream 1 pipeline remained shut.Eastbound natural gas flows through the Yamal-Europe pipeline to Poland from Germany were steady.Exit flows…

Edda Breeze CSOV Visits Oslo

Sep 12, 2022

Edda Breeze, the first of seven of Norway-based Edda Wind's offshore wind service vessels, is visiting Oslo this week.Edda Wind took delivery of the CSOV earlier this year. The vessel was built by Astilleros Gondán shipyard in Spain.The vessel is 88…

Bladt Industries, Semco Maritime JV to Build Substations for Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 12, 2022

A Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime consortium has been appointed as the preferred supplier of two offshore substations for the Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland, being developed by a joint venture of ORLEN Group and Northland Power Inc…

Adamantine awarded blocks in Seychelles

Sep 09, 2022

Adamantine Energy Seychelles, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adamantine Energy, has announced the signing of a Petroleum Agreement (PA) to formally acquire a 100% operated stake in two blocks offshore the Seychelles. The blocks are the Beau Vallon and Junon blocks…

Chevron Gets Stakes in Australian CCS Schemes

Sep 09, 2022

Oil major Chevron has announced it is part of three joint ventures that have been granted permits to undertake evaluation and appraisal work for the potential storage of carbon dioxide offshore Australia.The blocks, including two in the Carnarvon…

New JIP to Find Floating Wind Storage for Celtic Sea

Sep 09, 2022

A new industry partnership is set to support the UK’s floating wind industry by identifying offshore storage areas for wind turbines awaiting installation in the Celtic Sea. The TS-Flow JIP, led by Offshore Solutions Group and delivered in partnership with HR Wallingford…

Petrobras to Keep Albacora, Plans New FPSO

Sep 09, 2022

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has said it's ending a process to sell its Albacora concession, located in deep waters of the Campos Basin.Petrobras had been negotiating with PetroRio over the sale of the field. However, it says 'despite the efforts of both parties…

VIDEO: Allseas' Gyda Platform Removal

Sep 09, 2022

Offshore installation and decommissioning contractor Allseas has shared a video of its removal of Repsol Norge's 30,000 tonne Gyda platform.The video, featuring its Pioneering Spirit heavy lift vessel follows the removal and delivery of the platform's 11…

Aker BP Extends Deepsea Nordkapp Hire

Sep 09, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has added two additional firm wells to its contract with Odjfell Drilling for use of the Deepsea Nordkapp semisubmersible drilling rig. The extension has an estimated duration of approximately six months…

Lamprell Inks Moray West Order

Sep 09, 2022

Lamprell has signed a contract, worth over $200m, and received a full notice to proceed from the developer of the 882MW Moray offshore wind project, off Scotland.The work, first reported March 22 as a capacity reservation agreement, was confirmed by Lamprell on Thursday…

Halliburton Completes Sale of Russia Operations

Sep 09, 2022

Oilfield services firm Halliburton Co said on Thursday it has completed the sale of its Russia operations and no longer operates in the country.In March, Halliburton suspended its operations in the country in response to U.S. sanctions over…

UK's New Oil and Gas Push No Salve for Short-term Pain

Sep 09, 2022

British Prime Minister Liz Truss' plans to spur new North Sea oil and gas production and lift a ban on fracking will test investor appetite for new fossil fuel projects, but are unlikely to ease the current energy crunch.Truss, who took office on Tuesday…

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