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Energy Ministry: Norway's Oil Output Cuts End on Dec. 31

Dec 01, 2020

Norway's oil output curbs, in place since June, are set to end on Dec. 31, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy said on Tuesday.'The Norwegian regulation will expire at the end of the year,' the ministry said in a statement.Following a sharp…

Seadrill Partners Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Dec 01, 2020

Seadrill Partners LLC said on Tuesday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a means to restructure its debt, in another sign of financial difficulties for the wider Seadrill Ltd oil drilling rig group.'The company intends to use the bankruptcy process to ensure that all customer…

Ireland: Providence Pens Barryroe Field Farmout Deal with SpotOn

Nov 30, 2020

Ireland-based oil and gas company Providence Resources has signed a farm-out deal with SpotOn Energy for the offshore block in Ireland containing the Barryroe oil and gas discovery.Providence Resources, together with its partner Lansdowne Oil…

UK: Clean Energy Investments Could Grow North Sea Jobs to 232,000 by 2050

Nov 30, 2020

The UK North Sea energy jobs count will drop by at least 20 percent in the coming years without urgent investment in the clean technologies needed to create a net-zero offshore energy system, a report by OGTC and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult shows…

Premier Oil, Rockhopper, Navitas Take More Time for Sea Lion Deal

Nov 30, 2020

Oil and gas firm Rockhopper Exploration, with an interest in the Sea Lion project off the Falkland Islands, and Premier Oil as the operator, have reached an agreement with Israeli firm Navitas Petroleum to extend the exclusivity period for the latter's farm-in into the project…

Nippon Paint Marine's Coating Gets NORSOK Approval for Offshore Assets

Nov 30, 2020

Nippon Paint Marine has informed that the 'self-indicating technology' incorporated into the company's special tank coating NOA60HS has been certified by the Norwegian Technology Standards Institution as meeting the requirements of the NORSOK M-501 standard…

Offshore Wind Firm Ørsted Can Keep Its Name, Court Rules

Nov 30, 2020

The Danish Supreme Court on Monday ruled that offshore wind developer Ørsted can keep using its name, following a lawsuit brought after the company changed its name from DONG Energy to Ørsted back in 2017.The name change took place after DONG…

Polish Refiner PKN Increasing Renewables Focus. Sees Total Investment at $37B in 2020-2030

Nov 30, 2020

Poland's biggest oil refiner PKN Orlen expects to invest around 140 billion zlotys ($37.45 billion) over the next ten years as it shifts focus to building clean energy sources rather than oil refining, it said on Monday.The company said in September…

Reach Subsea Charters Two Olympic Vessels

Nov 30, 2020

Norwegian subsea services provider Reach Subsea has chartered two subsea vessels from Olympic Subsea, citing an expected increase in work activity in 2021.Reach Subsea said Monday it has had a busy 2020, despite market turbulence, and against a backdrop of the expected increase in activity…

Equinor Cleared to Drill Exploration Well in Johan Castberg License Area

Nov 30, 2020

Norwegian oil giant Equinor has been cleared to drill an exploration well at the Isflak prospect in the Barents Sea.The well 7220/7-4 sits in the production license 532, in a water depth of 351 meters. The approval was granted by the safety regulator PSA Norway…

Australia: ExxonMobil Calls Off Sale of Gippsland Basin Fields

Nov 30, 2020

ExxonMobil has called off the potential multibillion-dollar sale of its oil and gas assets in Australia’s Bass Strait, according to the Australian Financial Review.The decision by the U.S. oil major comes just six weeks after the deadline for…

Industry's First: 'Collared Monopiles' for RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 30, 2020

Renewable energy company RWE will deploy special collars around the monopile foundations at the seabed level at its Kaskasi offshore wind farm, in what has been described as 'the first time ever in the renewables industry.'The ‘collared monopile’ is designed based on an RWE patent…

Russia's Nord Stream 2 Set to Resume Pipe-laying Work

Nov 30, 2020

Russia's Nord Stream 2 said on Saturday it planned to resume pipe-laying work on a 2.6 kilometer (1.62 mile) stretch of the stalled Moscow-backed gas pipeline to Europe in Germany's Exclusive Economic Zone.The 1,230 km pipeline under the Baltic Sea…

Mozambique Unaware of Total, Exxon Offshore Resource Sharing Talks

Nov 27, 2020

Mozambique's National Petroleum Institute said on Friday it had not yet been notified of any intention by ExxonMobil and Total to renegotiate a resource-sharing agreement for their massive LNG projects in the country.Reuters reported earlier…

European Commission Approves Vestas, Mitsubishi Offshore Wind Deal

Nov 27, 2020

The European Commission has granted its approval for wind turbine maker Vestas to acquire Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' shares in their offshore wind joint venture MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.The agreement, which will also see MHI acquire 2.5 percent…

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