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As Oil Output Peaks, US Gulf of Mexico Makes Room for Carbon Capture

May 01, 2023

After nearly a century, oil output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is heading towards its peak with new platforms providing a last hurrah as the region becomes a hot spot for burying greenhouse gases.Some companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp, have been dumping assets in the Gulf…

Floatel Endurance Selected for Skarv Satellites Project Offshore Norway

Apr 28, 2023

Floatel International, a company providing offshore accommodation rigs to oil and gas companies, said Friday it had won a contract with the Norwegian oil company Aker BP.The contract is for modifications and maintenance activities related to the Skarv FPSO unit…

Nigeria's NNPC, Golar LNG Pen MoU for FLNG Unit

Apr 28, 2023

Nigerian oil company NNPC Limited said this week it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian company Golar LNG (GLNG) to build a floating liquified natural gas unit in Nigeria.Mallam Mele Kyari, Group CEO NNPC Limited…

Woodside Directors Re-elected Despite Climate Strategy Concerns

Apr 28, 2023

Woodside Energy Group Ltd's WDS.AX shareholders on Friday supported its management pay report and re-election of directors despite a strong push by activist groups and some smaller investors upset over its climate report to reject the plans…

Chevron Tops Estimates with Q1 Profit Gain Despite Slide in Oil Prices

Apr 28, 2023

Oil major Chevron Corp beat market expectations on Friday as profit nudged higher in the first quarter, with earnings from refining compensating for slides in energy prices as well as oil and gas production.Net profit climbed 5% to $6.57 billion or $3…

Exxon Delivers a Record First-quarter Profit on Higher Output

Apr 28, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday reported a record first-quarter profit that was more than double from a year ago and topped Wall Street estimates as rising oil and gas output overcame a pullback in energy prices from high levels.Oil companies are…

Bidders Jostle for Stake in Iberdrola's Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 28, 2023

Three firms are vying to buy a minority stake of up to 49% in Iberdrola's 'Baltic Eagle' offshore wind farm off the German coast, newspaper Expansion reported on Friday, citing unidentified market sources.The top candidates for the transaction…

Japanese Firm to Set Up Subsea Cable Factory in Scotland

Apr 28, 2023

Japanese company Sumitomo Electric Industries said Thursday it would set up a subsea cable factory in Scotland, UK.'The introduction of renewable energy and interconnected national and regional lines are being promoted worldwide to achieve a decarbonized society…

Eni Q1 Net Profit Beats Expectations on Strong Gas Business

Apr 28, 2023

Italian energy group Eni said on Friday its first-quarter net profit fell 11% year on year on lower oil and gas prices compared with the first three months of 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring. Adjusted net profit for the period came in at 2…

Norway Plans to Nationalize Gas Pipelines When Concessions Expire

Apr 28, 2023

Norway plans to nationalize most of its gas pipeline network when many existing concessions expire in 2028, the oil and energy ministry said on Friday, to tighten control over key infrastructure. Norway has become Europe's largest supplier of gas…

Exxon Mobil Approves $12.7B Uaru Offshore Oil Project in Guyana

Apr 28, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp and its partners have approved a $12.7 billion investment for their fifth and most expensive offshore oil project in Guyana, the U.S. firm said in a statement.The project called Uaru will produce up to 250,000 barrels of oil…

Aker BP Keeps Dividend, Guidance Despite Q1 Profit Drop

Apr 27, 2023

Norway's second-largest listed oil company Aker BP said on Thursday it was maintaining its outlook, and its quarterly dividend at $0.55 per share, despite reporting an on-year fall in quarterly operating profit. The company, partly owned by BP…

Edda Wind Orders MacGregor Gangway for Offshore Wind Vessel

Apr 27, 2023

Deck machinery specialist MacGregor has received an order from offshore wind vessel owner Edda Wind to equip one of its vessels with a walk-to-work system.The SOV vessel, to be delivered in the third quarter of 2024, will be equipped with MacGregor’s all-electric walk-to-work gangway Horizon…

Ocean Winds Reaches FID on French Offshore Wind Project

Apr 27, 2023

Offshore wind developer Ocean Winds on Thursday announced the Final Investment Decision for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France. The project of around 500 MW in France represents a total investment of €2.7 billion, said the company…

Probe Launched after Worker Injured in Incident on Offshore Platform in Norway

Apr 27, 2023

The Norwegian offshore safety authority PSA Norway has launched an investigation into an April 22 incident on the Statfjord B offshore platform where a worker suffered facial injuries after getting hit by a 34-kilogram piece of equipment.The incident happened on Saturday…

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