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Norway: Equinor Drills Dry Well in North Sea

Dec 08, 2020

Norwegia oil and gas firm Equinor has drilled a dry well near the Tordis field in the North Sea offshore Norway.Equinor, using the Deep Sea Atlantic drilling rig, has completed the drilling of the wildcat well 34/7-37 S in the production license…

Woodside's CEO Coleman to Retire in 2021

Dec 08, 2020

Woodside Petroleum Ltd said on Tuesday it has started looking for a successor for its long-time chief executive Peter Coleman who plans to retire in the second half of 2021.The change in guard comes at a tricky time for Australia's top independent gas producer…

Indonesia: Inpex Signs MoU for Abadi LNG Sale

Dec 07, 2020

Japanese oil and gas firm Inpex has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the sale of gas from its Abadi project in Indonesia to the local company with PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGN).Abadi gas field is located in the Masela Block…

First Steel Cut for Jan De Nul's Offshore Installation Vessel Lez Alizés

Dec 07, 2020

The construction of Jan De Nul's new offshore crane vessel named Lez Alizés kicked off with a steel cutting ceremony last Friday at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. in China.Les Alizés, ordered in November 2019, will mainly be used for the construction of offshore wind farms…

Santos in 10-Year Barossa Gas Sales Deal with Mitsubishi

Dec 07, 2020

Australia's no. 2 independent gas producer Santos Ltd said on Monday it signed a 10-year agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Barossa project to a unit of Japan's Mitsubishi Corp.Santos will supply Diamond Gas International 1…

Energean in Talks to Take Full Ownership of Israeli Subsidiary

Dec 07, 2020

Mediterranean Sea-focused oil and gas company Energean is looking to take full ownership of its 70 percent-owned subsidiary Energean Israel.The company said Monday it had entered into an exclusivity arrangement with an affiliate of Kerogen Capital…

Dry Well for Equinor at Spissa Prospect in Barents Sea

Dec 04, 2020

Norwegian energy company Equinor has drilled a dry well at the Spissa prospect in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Friday.The exploration well, formally named 7018/5-1, was drilled around 100 kilometers southwest of the Snøhvit field…

Vietnam: FSO Golden Star Receives First Condensate

Dec 04, 2020

Malaysia Vietnam Offshore Terminal's FSO Golden Star has received the first condensate at the Sao Vang and Dai Nguyet (SVDN) Project offshore Vietnam.MVOT is a 51% MISC Berhad (MISC) owned joint venture with PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC)…

Solstad Finds Work for Normand Maximus CSV in Latin America

Dec 04, 2020

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has won a charter deal for the construction support vessel Normand Maximus.Solstad, which recently saw the long-term contract for the vessel terminated by Saipem four years earlier than planned…

Denmark to End Oil and Gas Exploration and Production by 2050. Cancels Licensing Round

Dec 04, 2020

Denmark's government on Thursday agreed with a majority in parliament to put an end to all oil and gas exploration and extraction in the North Sea by 2050 as well as cancel its latest licensing round.The future of Denmark's oil and gas operations…

Italy's Eni to Buy Stake in World's Largest Offshore Wind Project

Dec 04, 2020

The Italian oil giant Eni has reached an agreement to acquire a 20% stake in the 2.4 GW Dogger Bank A and B wind farms in the UK from SSE and Equinor which currently own a 50% each. Equinor said it would sell a 10% equity interest for a total consideration of around GBP 202…

Angola: Sonangol to Accelerate Asset Sales, Reform Despite COVID-19

Dec 03, 2020

Angola’s state oil giant Sonangol will next year accelerate reforms and efforts to raise revenue after the pandemic drained investor interest in an asset sale that has so far netted only around $60 million, its CEO told Reuters in a rare interview…

Norway: Fire Shuts Tjeldbergodden Plant

Dec 03, 2020

A fire at Norway's Tjeldbergodden industrial facility on Wednesday triggered an evacuation of staff and the shutdown of Europe's largest methanol plant and a gas processing terminal, state-controlled oil firm Equinor said.A photo published by…

MHI Vestas Orders Siemens Energy Transformers for Seagreen Wind Farm Turbines

Dec 03, 2020

Offshore wind turbine maker MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has awarded a contract to Siemens Energy for the delivery of 114 low-loss 66kV distribution transformers for the giant 1,075 megawatts (MW) Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. The fluid…

Old Wells Could Generate Geothermal Energy to Power Offshore Platforms

Dec 03, 2020

Old offshore oil wells could be turned into geothermal energy producers under a plan by a new consortium.The group, The Aquarius North Sea Geothermal Consortium, is “actively” working with North Sea operators to see if old wells could be used to generate geothermal energy for existing platforms…

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