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Shell, Hexicon JV Selects Vestas' 15MW Turbines for S. Korea Floating Wind Project

Nov 29, 2022

MunmuBaram, a joint venture between Shell and Swedish floating wind technology developer Hexicon, has named the wind turbine maker Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier for the 1.3 GW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind project in South Korea…

Gazprom to Preserve Nord Stream Gas-pumping Equipment

Nov 28, 2022

Russia's Gazprom plans to preserve gas pumping equipment at the Portovaya and Slavyanskaya compressor stations that supply the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources.According to Kommersant…

UK North Sea Oil & Gas Producers Seek Price Floor to Limit Windfall Tax

Dec 06, 2022

The British government should introduce a price floor to mitigate the impact of its new windfall tax on the sector as some companies struggle with reduced access to funding, executives and industry sources say. They say the brake on capital…

UK Hikes Oil Firm Levy, Hits Power Companies with Windfall Tax

Nov 17, 2022

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday the government would increase a windfall tax on oil and gas firms and extend it to power generation firms as he seeks to raise money to plug a major hole in the public finances.Soaring oil and…

Well Operations: Halliburton In 'Industry's First' Offshore Brazil

Dec 02, 2022

Oilfield services giant Halliburton said this week it had successfully installed 'the industry's first' single trip, electro-hydraulic wet connect in deepwater for Petrobras in Brazil - a feat the company describes as a significant achievement in downhole electric completion technology…

Shell Spuds 'High Impact' Pensacola Well in UK North Sea

Nov 23, 2022

Oil major Shell has spudded the Pensacola well in the UK North Sea, Deltic Energy, Shell's partner in the offshore license, has informed.Graham Swindells, Chief Executive of Deltic Energy, said: 'We are excited to have commenced the well operations…

EEW-AOS to Build Monopiles for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Farm Off New Jersey

Dec 13, 2022

U.S. offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores, a 50:50 partnership between Shell and EDF, has executed a Pre-Commitment and Capacity Reservation Agreement (PCCRA) with EEW American Offshore Structures Inc. (EEW-AOS) to serve as the manufacturing company for monopiles on its 1…

TotalEnergies Clocks $9.9B Profit in Q3

Oct 27, 2022

TotalEnergies posted a sharp jump in its third-quarter net profit compared with a year ago, as it joined other energy giants in its sector to have benefited from higher oil and gas prices, although it also booked a new Russia-related impairment…

Shell Wraps Up Bonga FPSO Maintenance in Nigeria

Nov 18, 2022

Shell has completed a scheduled maintenance at its 200,000 barrels-per-day Bonga deep water storage and offloading vessel in Nigeria, a spokesperson said.The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company said in a statement late on Thursday that the maintenance was completed in 22 days…

ExxonMobil CEO Gets Pay Raise

Dec 05, 2022

Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N is raising the annual salaries of its top boss and other executives for the coming year, the top U.S. oil company said on Monday.Exxon Mobil's compensation committee approved an increase in the annual salary of Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods to $1…

CGG to Keep Running Seismic Center for Shell in Brunei

Nov 24, 2022

Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP) has awarded CGG a multi-year contract extension to continue running a dedicated seismic imaging center at its head office in Seria, Brunei. In the past six years, CGG has delivered land, marine, transition zone…

Norway to Make First Offshore Wind Tender Awards by Autumn 2023

Dec 06, 2022

The Norwegian government plans to make its first awards in an offshore wind power tender by the summer or autumn of 2023, it said on Tuesday as it published long-awaited criteria for companies to take part in the bidding.The Nordic country, a major producer of oil and gas as well as hydropower…

Exxon and Chevron to Spend Billions More on Energy Projects in 2023

Dec 08, 2022

The two largest U.S. oil companies - Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp  - disclosed plans to increase outlays on energy projects next year amid high oil demand and prices.While spending more, it will be less than half the combined $84 billion they spent in 2013…

Brazil: No Gato do Mato Offshore Field FID in Next 12-24 Months, FPSO Firm Says

Nov 21, 2022

Shell's Brazilian subsidiary Shell Brasil Petróleo will not be making final investment decision (FID) on its Gato do Mato oil and gas field development offshore Brazil within the next 12 to 24 months. This is according to FPSO leasing firm BW…

Germany to Get New Qatari LNG flows Through QatarEnergy, ConocoPhillips Deal

Nov 30, 2022

Germany is set to receive new flows of Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2026 after QatarEnergy and ConocoPhillips COP.N on Tuesday signed two sales and purchase agreements for its export covering at least a 15-year period. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February…

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