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Australia Needs Massive Renewable Energy Expansion to Hit Net Zero by 2050

Aug 25, 2022

Australia will have to invest in renewable energy and carbon capture and storage at unprecedented speed and scale in order for the economy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, modeling released on Thursday showed.The Net Zero Australia…

Oil Money is Flooding into Guyana. Who Will Benefit?

Aug 25, 2022

Ever since Exxon Mobil found vast deposits of oil off Guyana's coastline in 2015, government leaders have pledged that black gold would transform the fortunes of one of South America's poorest countries.This year alone, the economy should grow 48%…

SSE Renewables Reveals Name for Giant New Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

Aug 25, 2022

Offshore wind developer SSE Renewables said Thursday that its new offshore wind farm project in Scotland would be named after 'a historic series of books that depict the epic quests of a third-century Scottish leader, following his adventures across rolling seas…

ADNOC Drilling Buys Another Jack-up Rig, Expanding Fleet to 28 Units

Aug 25, 2022

Abu Dhabi-based ADNOC Drilling said Wednesday it had agreed to acquire a premium offshore jack-up drilling rig.The company said it had signed a sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) with an unnamed counterpart to acquire an additional premium offshore jack-up drilling unit for $70 million…

New Decommissioning Hub in Aberdeen to Create Up to 50 New Jobs

Aug 25, 2022

CessCon Decom,  a Scotland-based firm specializing in decommissioning of oil and gas structures, plans to launch a decommissioning hub at the Port of Aberdeen’s £400 million South Harbour expansion in Q3 2022, creating up to 50 new jobs.The…

North Sea Gas Platform to Serve as Seabird Nesting Site

Aug 25, 2022

Alpha Petroleum Resources Limited and Energean have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with offshore wind developer Orsted to explore the potential repurposing of the Wenlock gas platform in the Southern North Sea. According to the companies…

Exxon, Shell, Chevron End Lawsuits Against Nigeria's State-owned Oil Company

Aug 25, 2022

Four major oil companies have agreed to end U.S. lawsuits that together sought to enforce multi-billion dollar arbitration awards against Nigeria's state-owned oil company, after reaching new deepwater oil production sharing agreements.Two federal judges on Aug…

Nord Stream Turbine Tension Puts Focus on Gas Pipeline Parts

Aug 25, 2022

Tension over giant turbines that Moscow blames for the reduction of flows via the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline has put the focus on the equipment it needs to operate.The crucial part is a Siemens Energy turbine that is 12 meters long, weighs 20 tonnes…

DEME Offshore, Havfram to Jointly Offer Offshore Wind Services in Norway

Aug 25, 2022

Belgium-based offshore installation company DEME Offshore and Norway-based offshore services firm Havfram have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly offer construction services to the offshore wind farm sector in Norway. 'Both DEME…

Myanmar Earns $800M from April-July Gas Exports

Aug 25, 2022

Military-ruled Myanmar earned $800 million from natural gas exports mainly to China and Thailand, between April and July, the junta said in the state newspaper on Thursday.The country has been embroiled in chaos since the military overthrew…

Harbour Energy Ups Buybacks to $300M after Free Cash Flow Jump

Aug 25, 2022

Harbour Energy, the UK North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer, increased a share buyback program by 50% to $300 million on Thursday as it reported first-half free cash flow of $1.4 billion.Harbour, which is set to produce just over 200,000…

East Timor Expects Australia to Back Greater Sunrise Gas Development via Timor

Aug 25, 2022

East Timor is confident the Australian government will support plans for gas from the massive Greater Sunrise offshore field to be processed in Timor rather than Darwin, the country's petroleum authority head said on Thursday.Greater Sunrise…

Ulstein Orders Corvus Batteries for Olympic's Offshore Wind Vessels

Aug 24, 2022

Marine battery solutions provider Corvus Energy has won an order from Ulstein Power & Control for the delivery of Energy Storage Systems for two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) to be built for Norwegian offshore vessel owner Olympic…

UK's Gas Output Up 26% in 1H 2022

Aug 24, 2022

Gas production in the United Kingdom rose 26% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, an industry body said on Wednesday, as Britain cuts Russian energy imports in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.The 3…

Ombrina Mare Dispute: Italy Has to Pay 190M Euros to Rockhopper Exploration

Aug 24, 2022

Italy will have to pay 190 million euros plus interest to the oil and gas company Rockhopper Exploration for breaching its obligations related to the company's Ombrina Mare field in the Adriatic Sea.The oil company - now mainly focused on Falkland…

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