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Namibian Oil Discoveries Send Asset Demand Soaring

Aug 29, 2024

The discovery of increased reserves of crude oil in Namibia has sparked interest in Namibian assets, with an index fund tracking local government bonds poised for its biggest annual jump on record.The Exchange Traded Fund tracking local government…

Archer to Support TotalEnergies' Culzean Floating Wind Project

Aug 29, 2024

Archer Wind, Archer’s floating offshore wind solutions provider, has been awarded its first contract by TotalEnergies for delivery of the floating wind foundation for the Culzean Wind Pilot.The Culzean Wind Pilot will be connected to the Culzean platform…

1.1 GW Floating Offshore Wind Farm earns Key Approval

Aug 29, 2024

Mainstream Renewable Power, the pureplay global wind and solar company majority-owned by Aker Horizons ASA, announced that joint venture KF Wind, a 1,125 MW floating offshore wind project being developed off the coast of Ulsan and owned by Mainstream (33…

Environmental Approval Granted for Floating Wind Project in South Korea

Aug 29, 2024

Mainstream Renewable Power, the pureplay global wind and solar company majority-owned by Aker Horizons, has announced that KF Wind, a 1,125MW floating offshore wind project being developed off the coast of Ulsan, South Korea, has secured the…

Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project will Provide Power to Gas Platform

Aug 29, 2024

TotalEnergies has launched a pilot project consisting of a floating wind turbine to supply renewable power to the Culzean offshore platform in the UK North Sea.Culzean is a high-pressure, high-temperature gas condensate field located in Block 22/25a in the East Central Graben area…

Ørsted Marks Green Transition with Final Coal Plant Shut-Down

Aug 29, 2024

On August 31, Ørsted will shut down its last coal-fired combined heat and power plant, Esbjerg Power Station, located in the Western part of Denmark.The yearly consumption of coal at Esbjerg Power Station has been approximately 500,000 tonnes…

Inertial Navigation System to Boost Wind Turbine Installation Precision

Aug 28, 2024

Manufacturer of advanced inertial navigation systems (INS), Exail, has secured a contract to supply three Hydrins INS to Pliant Offshore, an offshore measurement specialist.The units will be integrated into Pliant Offshore’s installation measurement…

Equinor Drops Offshore Wind Projects in Spain and Portugal Due to Rising Costs

Aug 28, 2024

Norwegian energy company Equinor has canceled its offshore-wind projects in Spain and Portugal, in addition to its previously announced exit from Vietnam, and could withdraw from more countries to rein in spending, an executive told Reuters on Wednesday…

Energy Academic Victor Rodriguez to Be Next Pemex Chief

Aug 28, 2024

Mexico's incoming president tapped academic Victor Rodriguez to be the next top executive of debt-ridden oil giant Pemex on Monday, among the last senior nominations for the country's financially volatile and politically sensitive energy sector…

Petrobras Will Seek to Reduce Gas Reinjection When Possible

Aug 28, 2024

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras will do what it can to reduce the reinjection of natural gas into oil wells, Chief Executive Magda Chambriard said on Wednesday.The government published a decree on Monday authorizing the oil regulator ANP…

Equinor Could Reevaluate UK Oil Investments Amid Potential Tax Hikes

Aug 28, 2024

Norway's Equinor may reconsider investing in oil and gas in Britain if the Labour government changes the industry's tax regime, a top company executive told Reuters.Equinor's head of international operations said it may not be as attractive…

China's First Purpose-built Offshore Wind SOVs Delivered

Aug 28, 2024

Shanghai Electric earlier this month celebrated the combined naming and delivery of two service operation vessels (SOV) at ZPMC, Qidong base, China. The vessels are based on two different ship designs from Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and are…

CNOOC Posts Record Interim Profit

Aug 28, 2024

Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOC posted record first-half profit on Thursday, boosted by output growth and higher oil prices.Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 25% to 79.73 billion yuan ($11.19 billion), CNOOC said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange…

North Sea Realism in a Busy Market

Aug 28, 2024

The offshore support vessel (OSV) market is very much a global industry where ships frequently mobilize between regional markets. This offers far more opportunities than markets more closely linked to their specific local geography and operational patterns…

IK Group Spins Off Norclamp

Aug 28, 2024

IK Group launched Norclamp, a new company dedicated to meeting the rising demand for subsea pipeline repairs.In response to the increasing need for maintenance solutions in the subsea pipeline repair segment, IK Group spun off its repair clamp business unit from IK Subsea to establish Norclamp…

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