State-owned Qatar Petroleum has entered into a farm-in agreement with Angola’s national oil company Sonangol and French oil major Total to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Block 48 located in Angolan ultra-deep waters.
Chile has received its first cargo of liquefied natural gas from Australia, according to the energy consultancy EnergyQuest. The 173,400-cbm Sevilla Knutsen loaded the cargo at Shell’s Queensland Curtis LNG terminal in Gladstone late July. Following a 24-day voyage of over 13,500 nautical miles, the
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been designated with Renewable Energy Testing Laboratory (RETL) status, the highest international designation for marine energy test laboratories. RETL designation is awarded by the International Electrotechnical Commission – Renewable Energy System (IECR
Turan Drilling & Engineering Company, a KCA Deutag and SOCAR AQS company, has been awarded a contract amendment to manage procurement, maintenance and warehousing activities by BP’s subsidiary in Azerbaijan.
The Crown Estate has awarded Blue Gem Wind with seabed rights to develop the 96 MW Erebus project, Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. The Agreement for Lease will allow the joint venture between Simply Blue Energy and Total to progress with environmental assessments and surveys, and seek plan
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has entered into a partnership with 3D technology specialist Eserv as part of the ongoing digitalisation of its assets including its operated Cygnus gas platform in the UK southern North Sea.
Danish shipping company Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S has established a joint venture with Singapore-based ship manager Synergy Marine Group.
European Energy is set to begin the development phase of its Omø South and Jammerland Bay offshore wind projects in Denmark. The first steps of the development phase will follow in the coming weeks with the preliminary inspections of the seabed at the project sites, which will help detemine the fina
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has started production from a new well on the Tubarão Martelo field offshore Brazil.
Oilfield services giant Halliburton has won a deal to design and implement a series of digital transformation projects aimed at boosting production from Thailand-based PTTEP’s offshore oil fields.
Swedish oil company Lundin Energy has named a new president and chief executive officer (CEO) effective as of 1 January 2021.
Norway-based Flex LNG logged a net loss of $6.7 million in the second quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the shipping market. The net loss grew when compared to $3.9 million last year but shrank looking at the previous quarter when the firm logged a $14.9 million loss. Vessel opera
Malaysia’s services provider to the oil and gas industry Dayang has won a contract with Shell in Malaysia for the provision of “topside major maintenance services.”
MingYang Smart Energy has secured a wind turbine order for the 500 MW Yangjiang Qingzhou III offshore wind farm in China. The project, developed by China Huadian Corporation, will feature 37 MySE6.8-158 turbines and 30 MySE8.3-180 turbines. The Yangjiang Qingzhou III offshore wind farm will also com
