A German regulator's decision to suspend licensing of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline could delay commissioning of the infrastructure to March 2022, government sources told Reuters.'I expect that the start of Nord Stream 2 could be delayed until March 2022…
Germany's energy regulator said on Tuesday it had suspended the certification process for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to pump Russian gas and said the Swiss-based consortium needed to form a company under German law to secure an operating licence…
Saipem, an Italian energy industry construction and installation services provider, has secured two new offshore contracts in Australia and Turkey totaling more than $600 million for transportation and installation activities.In Australia, Chevron…
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy said Friday it had agreed to sell its non-operated interests in three producing fields andtwo export pipelines on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to OKEA ASA and M Vest Energy AS.The assets Neptune is divesting include the producing Draugen…
A group of U.S. Senate Republicans said on Monday they had introduced legislation that would impose mandatory sanctions on Nord Stream 2, a Russian-backed natural gas pipeline that opponents believe would be harmful to U.S. allies in Europe…
The completion of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to bring more Russian gas into Germany under the Baltic Sea would go some way to relieving the tight gas market this winter, but there were other factors at play, the chief finance officer of utility Uniper said…
Russia's Gazprom declined to book extra capacity to ship more gas to Europe at auctions on Tuesday, a step that would have helped ease prices in a market haunted by worries about Moscow's intentions.The Kremlin said Russia remains committed…
Serica Energy's Columbus field in the UK North Sea will see its first production start-up delayed due to restricted capacity at Shell's Shearwater platform.The Columbus field development plan, approved in 2018, envisions the reservoir will be…
Oilfield services companies TechnipFMC and Saipem have entered into a commercial agreement to jointly pursue specific Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (SURF) projects.The companies said they target SURF project where the combination of the companies’ complementary 'world-class assets…
Allowing Nord Stream 2 to pump Russian gas to Germany will not threaten supplies to the European Union, the German Economy Ministry said on Tuesday, clearing a major hurdle for the disputed pipeline.While the pipeline is ready to start operations…
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline will increase threats to the security of gas supplies to the European Union, Polish gas giant PGNiG said in a submission as part of the certification procedure for the pipeline's operator.Poland, which has taken steps to reduce its reliance on Russian gas supplies…
Oil and gas giant Shell has started production from the Arran gas and condensate field in the UK North Sea.Shell's Arran development is part of the broader Central Graben Area Plan, and is developed as a tie-back via a new pipeline to Shell's Shearwater offshore platform…
Israel is considering the construction of a new onshore pipeline to Egypt in order to quickly boost natural gas exports to its neighbour in the wake of the recent tightening of global supplies, the Israeli energy ministry said.The pipeline,…
The co-leader of Germany's Green Party accused Russian 'blackmail' of causing high energy prices across Europe, saying Moscow is trying to leverage Germany to allow the Nord Stream 2 Baltic gas pipeline to begin operations.The remarks by Annalena Baerbock…
Subsea 7 has announced a very large award by Petrobras for new long-term day-rate contracts for the pipelay support vessels (PLSV) Seven Waves, Seven Rio and Seven Sun.The offshore installation services firm said Tuesday that the contracts were worth between $500 million and $750 million in total…