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Wood, Shell in Multi-year Services Deal

Aug 02, 2023

Wood, an energy industry consulting and engineering company, said Wednesday it had signed a multi-year enterprise framework agreement (EFA) to continue to provide services to Shell’s global projects.Bringing specialist consulting, engineering…

BP, Equinor Seek Better Terms for U.S. East Coast Offshore Wind Projects

Aug 01, 2023

BP and its partner Equinor are renegotiating the terms of power supply agreements linked to their giant wind developments off the U.S. East Coast, BP CEO Bernard Looney said on Tuesday.'We are in the midst of renegotiating our PPA (power purchase…

Floatel Secures 6-Month Contract for Floatel Triumph in Australia

Aug 01, 2023

Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International said Tuesday it had secured a contract for its Floatel Triumph semi-submersible unit in Australia.Floatel said that the contract was with 'a major Australian operator.' Under the six-month firm contract…

What is Carbon Capture and Storage and Will It Cut Emissions?

Aug 01, 2023

The UK government on Monday reaffirmed its support for projects to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions as part of its efforts to reach net zero goals and said two more projects would be able to begin negotiations to take them forward…

BOEM Announces Three Final Wind Energy Areas Offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia

Aug 01, 2023

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Monday announced three final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.These areas, BOEM said, were developed following extensive engagement and feedback from states…

Vårgrønn, Energia Group JV Plans to Develop 1.8 GW Offshore Wind Projects in Irish Waters

Aug 01, 2023

Offshore wind developer Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, and the Irish renewable-focused integrated utility Energia Group, on Tuesday announced a partnership to codevelop offshore wind projects in Ireland with a potential to deliver total capacity up to 1…

BP Boosts Dividend Even as Profit Slumps 70% to $2.6B

Aug 01, 2023

BP's second-quarter profit slumped 70% from a year earlier to $2.6 billion, missing forecasts, as refining margins and oil trading income fell, but still allowing the energy giant to boost its dividend by 10%.Rivals Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell…

Goldman Upgrades Oil Demand Outlook as Market Tempers Growth Pessimism

Jul 31, 2023

Goldman Sachs on Sunday revised up its global oil demand forecast for the year while sticking to its 12-month Brent price projection of $93 per barrel as higher realized inventories offset the demand boost from a less pessimistic growth outlook…

EEW SPC Delivers Final Monopiles for France's Calvados Offshore Wind Project

Jul 31, 2023

The last monopiles for France's Calvados offshore wind project were recently delivered by Germany-based EEW SPC.The delivery made at the end of June came almost exactly five months after the first loadout from EEW SPC's dock.All monopiles were loaded onto the 'Dongbang Giant No…

North Sea Oil Firm Awards Multi-Year Deals to Simon Møkster Shipping's PSVs

Jul 31, 2023

Norway-based offshore vessel owner Simon Møkster Shipping said Monday it had secured long term contracts for two of its platform supply vessels.The company said it had been awarded new multi-year contracts by a North Sea Operator in the UK for the PSVs Stril Odin and Strilmøy…

Jadestone Energy's Montara Venture FPSO Shut Down Again After Gas Alarm Triggered

Jul 31, 2023

Jadestone Energy's Montara Venture FPSO offshore Australia, which had resumed output in March after a lengthy shutdown, has been shut down again.Jadestone said Monday that on July 29, 2023, a gas alarm was triggered within ballast water tank 4S…

UK to Grant Over 100 North Sea Oil and Gas Licenses

Jul 31, 2023

Britain will grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as part of efforts to tap domestic supplies and become more energy independent, the government said on Monday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the move was compliant with the government's environmental targets…

Perdana Nautika Wins AHTS Vessel Contract

Jul 28, 2023

Malaysia's Perdana Petroleum's subsidiary, Perdana Nautika, has secured a contract for the provision of an anchor handling, Tug, and Supply (“AHTS”) vessel to RMS Synergy.The contract started on June 13, 2023, and has a 60-day duration. The contract is valued at around RM4…

New York Quarry to Provide Rock for Empire Wind Offshore Projects

Jul 28, 2023

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has signed the first ever subcontract for rock procurement for a U.S. offshore wind farm with Carver Sand & Gravel LLC (“Carver”), a U.S. quarry in the state of New York.Through this subcontract, Great Lakes…

Maine Sets Sights on 3GW Offshore Wind Deployment by 2040

Jul 28, 2023

Lawmakers in Maine on Wednesday passed legislation that would set a 3-gigawatt target for offshore wind deployment off the state's scenic coastline by 2040, a level that could satisfy half of its 1.3 million residents' power needs.The bill…

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