
The European Commission has opened a call for expressions of interest for a new working group on offshore renewable energies that would contribute to reaching EU’s ambition of at least 300GW of offshore wind and 40GW of ocean energies by 2050.

Eni’s attempt to suspend the execution of a recent court ruling in Ghana has been dismissed in a case brought on by Springfield.

RenewableUK’s new chief executive Dan McGrail has urged the UK Ministers to demonstrate greater ambition in the next round of auctions for contracts to generate clean electricity.

Boosting offshore renewables will accelerate the energy transition and allow G20 countries to build a resilient and sustainable energy system, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found. The report has also outlined specific courses of action to make this happen.

Indonesian upstream regulator SKK Migas will conduct a decommissioning program for seven platforms no longer used to support upstream oil and gas operations.

The OGA has fined BP and served it with a sanction notice for breaching a licence condition by failing to report on two extended well tests.

A newcomer in the wave energy sector, founded only a year ago with a name that pretty much speaks for itself – Dutch Wave Power – is preparing to launch its scaled wave energy prototype device for real sea trials offshore The Hague in the Netherlands.

The Government of Laos and Electricité De France – EDF have signed an agreement to develop a 250MWp floating solar project in the central Laos province of Khammouane.

Seadrill Limited has hammered out a reorganization plan with its consenting lenders, which will allow it to emerge from Chapter 11.

The U.S. government has made the first step in the review process for decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure off the coast of California.

Renewable electricity has been a remarkable success over the past 20 years, but the same cannot be said for other energy uses. However, the global energy transition trend stands to change this as witnessed in a week behind us by a number of collaborative initiatives launched to address the challenge

EnQuest has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning programme for the Heather topsides in the UK North Sea.

Awilco Drilling has lost an appeal over a £6.8 million tax bill, arising from the termination of a drilling contract for one of its rigs.

Aquadrill Offshore, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, has lost in arbitration against BP related to claims for breach of a contract.