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Approval of Shell Jackdaw field in North Sea ‘imminent’, report claims

Approval of the Shell Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea is now “imminent”, according to a newspaper report.

By Allister Thomas

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Oil & Gas

The Not-So-Dirty Dozen: Key North Sea hubs still producing in 2032

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Aramco posts barnstorming quarter

By Ed Reed

Shell and Siemens Energy deliver ‘uncomfortable truths’ on natural gas at All-Energy

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Industry trade body anticipate major announcement to complete investment hat trick at energy conference

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What’s next for IR35? Hirer questions answered

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We need urgent action now if the UK is to seize its golden opportunity to lead the world in carbon capture

By Dr Nick Cooper, chief executive of Storegga

As the cost of renewables has fallen rapidly, gas is no longer a viable bridging tool

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IR35 and legal consultants – what you need to know

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Viper strengthens global presence with new international appointments

16/05/2022

By Energy Voice

Viper Innovations is a UK based high-tech innovative and disruptive SaaS model business serving the subsea oil and gas, rail and other industrial sectors.

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Middle East

UAE ruler dies, triggering race for succession

13/05/2022

By Ed Reed

United Arab Emirates ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died triggering 40 days of official mourning.

North Sea

NSTA moots new North Sea exploration target in revised five-year strategy

13/05/2022

By Andrew Dykes

The North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA) latest strategy update suggests it plans to continue holding licence rounds in accordance with the government’s climate compatibility checkpoint.

The TotalEnergies-backed Seagreen will be Scotland’s largest wind farm once complete.

Americas

TotalEnergies, Duke win leases for North Carolina offshore wind

13/05/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Two developers have secured provisional offshore wind lease areas off the US state of North Carolina, as the government accelerates its push to deploy 30 GW of offshore capacity by 2030.

Decom

Havfram comes back to finish decom work offshore Mauritania

13/05/2022

By Ed Reed

Havfram has won work to decommission subsea facilities at Chinguetti and Banda, offshore Mauritania, from Petronas.

E&P

TotalEnergies readies for Nigeria drilling

13/05/2022

By Ed Reed

TotalEnergies is in the process of securing a rig to drill up to nine development wells, and two exploration/appraisal wells on Nigeria’s OML 130, Africa Oil has said.

Decom

Petrodec takes over North Sea platform from Perenco ahead of decom

13/05/2022

By Allister Thomas

Petrodec has taken over operatorship of a North Sea platform from Perenco as decommissioning gets underway.

Signage for Gazprom Germania Gmbh at the building that houses the company's corporate headquarters in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Germany will temporarily take control of the unit of Gazprom PJSC in the country as it seeks to safeguard security of gas supply. Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg

Oil & Gas

Russia curbs gas supplies to Germany in warning for Europe

13/05/2022

By Bloomberg

Germany said Russia is using energy as a “weapon” after Moscow reduced natural gas supplies in retaliation for Europe’s penalties over the war in Ukraine.

Picture shows; Jay Pryor, Vice President of Corporate Business Development for Chevron, and Nicke Widyawati, President Director & CEO of PT Pertamina (Persero), commemorate the signing of an MoU to explore lower carbon opportunities in Indonesia.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Chevron and Pertamina team up for low carbon opportunities in Indonesia

13/05/2022

By Damon Evans

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and Pertamina will together explore potential business opportunities in geothermal, carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), as well as hydrogen, in Indonesia, after signing an agreement in Washington.

E&P

Shareholder revolt at Genel topples Higgs, others

12/05/2022

By Ed Reed

Shareholders at Genel Energy have rejected the election of three directors at today’s AGM.

North Sea

BP boss says UK windfall tax would challenge energy investment

12/05/2022

By Bloomberg and Energy Voice

A windfall tax could crimp investment in the UK’s energy system, said the chief executive of BP.

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UK

Powering Octopus’ heat pumps with Moroccan sunshine

12/05/2022

By Ed Reed

Octopus Energy has struck a deal to invest in Xlinks, a project that aims to transport renewable energy from Morocco to the UK.

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Oil & Gas

KCA Deutag filings chart impact of ‘sophisticated’ ransomware attack

12/05/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Drilling contractor KCA Deutag has disclosed the impact of a “sophisticated attempted ransomware attack” on the company last year.

E&P

Maurel refreshes debt, potentially opening the door for M&A

12/05/2022

By Ed Reed

Maurel et Prom has secured a new bank loan under “very favourable terms” and is scaling up its dividend plans.

North Sea

Neptune Energy more than trebles year-on-year Q1 profits

12/05/2022

By Hamish Penman

North Sea operator Neptune Energy almost quadrupled its quarterly takings year-on-year, driven by a resurgence in oil and gas.

Capricorn Energy chief executive Simon Thomson.

North Sea

Capricorn Energy to spud 30m barrel North Sea prospect imminently

12/05/2022

By Hamish Penman

Oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy confirmed drilling is away to kick off on a North Sea prospect imminently.

Europe

BP bids to build two offshore wind farms in the Netherlands

12/05/2022

By Hamish Penman

Oil giant BP (LON: BP) has continued its rampant expansion into offshore wind with the submission of bids for a pair of leases in the Netherlands.

Oil & Gas

Maersk Drilling contracts slide but market recovery in full swing

12/05/2022

By Hamish Penman

Maersk Drilling secured contracts worth £292 million in the first three months of the year.

Asia

Japan’s Inpex delays Abadi LNG project in Indonesia again

12/05/2022

By Energy Voice

Inpex’s (TYO:1605) proposed Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the Masela Block offshore Indonesia, which has long struggled to gain traction, has been delayed even further with a final investment not targeted until the latter half of this decade. Significantly, the project looks increasingly unlikely to be developed.

Asia

Japan eyes first proper carbon capture and storage project

12/05/2022

By Damon Evans

Japanese oil refiner Eneos Holdings and utility J-Power have teamed up to launch the country's first permanent carbon capture and storage (CCS) project by the end of this decade. Significantly, if CCS is successful in Japan, it would bode well for global liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand, as the world’s second biggest importer could better balance its net zero ambitions.

(From left to right) Willie Reid, Director, Strathclyde Offshore Energy Transition Programme; Professor Steve Olivier, Principal, Robert Gordon University; Myrtle Dawes, Solution Centre Director, Net Zero Technology Centre; Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal, University of Strathclyde; Professor John McCall, Director, National Subsea Centre. Aberdeen.

North Sea

RGU and Strathclyde Uni agree five-year subsea collaboration

11/05/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the University of Strathclyde have signed a five-year agreement which will see them collaborate in supporting new postgraduate marine research and developing new technologies.

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