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Worker taken to hospital following incident at St Fergus gas terminal

A Shell employee was taken to hospital following an incident at the St Fergus gas terminal.

by Craig Munro

North Sea

Storegga, Shell and Harbour become equal partners in Acorn CCS project
Serica boss praises North Sea licensing decision, says ban wouldn’t have ‘floored’ firm

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BP preparing for removal of ‘iconic’ vessel from Foinaven field

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Is a new global oil supercycle looming?

Energy Voice considers the prospect of an oil supercycle and its potential supply crunch, rising demand, and triple digit oil prices. Read More

by Damon Evans

Renewables and Energy Transition

Oil & Gas

Shell becomes latest operator to join North Sea methane monitoring group

by Mark Lammey

Trafigura has cemented its control of the Puma marketing company through a swap deal with Sonangol and a rights issue.

Trafigura, Sonangol divide Puma Energy through swap plan

by Ed Reed

Sonatrach has terminated the Isarene interest held by Petroceltic but faces a $1bn legal claim over the move.

Sonatrach terminates Petroceltic court, faces legal action

by Ed Reed

Promoted

Is a new global oil supercycle looming?

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by Damon Evans

RelyOn Nutec adds MIST Online to its digital portfolio

by Reporter

Incentivising the energy revolution: Where does IP fit in?

by Luke Hamm, CEO, GovGrant

Opinion

As COP26 approaches, let’s get out of our comfort zones

by Greg Shillabeer, CEO at Arcus

Power purchase agreement downward trend expected to be temporary

by James Harris and Ronan Lambe, Partners and renewable energy specialists at Pinsent Masons

Fatima Al Nuaimi is CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) LNG

Gulf’s post-Covid recovery must include sustainable development and women’s leadership

by Rebecca Ponton

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The Africa E&P Summit 2021 will take place as a hybrid event on the 22nd and 23rd September in London and online.

Events

Announcing the Africa E&P Summit and Exhibition

15/04/2021

by Reporter

Frontier is delighted to announce that the Africa E&P Summit 2021 will take place as a hybrid event on the 22nd and 23rd September at the May Fair Hotel, London United Kingdom and online.

Oil & Gas

Shell urges investors to vote down activist’s climate resolution

15/04/2021

by Mark Lammey

Shell has urged shareholders to reject a climate change resolution filed by an activist investor at its annual general meeting next month.

ReconAfrica has drilled its first well onshore Namibia finding oil shows and indicators in three intervals.

E&P

ReconAfrica makes onshore Namibia find

15/04/2021

by Ed Reed

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Reconnaissance Energy Africa has found oil and gas indicators and shows over three intervals at its first well onshore Namibia.

A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew heads toward a capsized 175-foot commercial lift boat April 13, 2021 searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Louisiana. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris)

Americas

One dead, 12 still missing after lift boat capsizes in Gulf of Mexico

15/04/2021

by Mark Lammey

One person is dead and rescuers are still searching for 12 missing people after a vessel capsized in the US Gulf of Mexico during a storm on Tuesday afternoon.

North Sea

Preparations to drill North Eigg underway as Serica posts ‘strong balance sheet’ for 2020

15/04/2021

by Hamish Penman

Serica Energy has confirmed preparations are underway to drill the North Eigg gas prospect after strengthening its “financial and operational foundations” in 2020.

Innovo’s Innofloat Modular Pontoons are a fast, robust and lower cost alternative to conventional barges

Oil & Gas

Is modular engineering design and construction a solution for cost effective global operations?

15/04/2021

by Reporter

The UK energy market is transitioning, oil and gas is in slow decline, decommissioning is focussing on single lift solutions and the renewables market is in significant growth mode, albeit very cost driven.

Pertamina to increase spending as Indonesia wants to boost oil production. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg News

Asia

Pertamina to double capital spending

15/04/2021

by Damon Evans

Indonesian national oil company (NOC) Pertamina plans to spend $10.7 billion in 2021. This is more than double its capital spend of $4.7 billion last year.

Orcadian believes Pilot should be developed with a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) and the drilling of 30 wells.

North Sea

Orcadian Energy making ‘great strides’ with North Sea project after letting off steam

15/04/2021

by Mark Lammey

The boss of North Sea oil firm Orcadian Energy says his team is making “great strides” on an 80 million barrel project after casting aside the original development idea.

Machine Diagnostics Ltd company director Graham Price.
Pictures by JASON HEDGES

Coronavirus

Boss gets all-clear before test taken

15/04/2021

by John Ross

A company director has voiced concerns after he was given a rapid all-clear Covid result –before he had even taken a test.

North Sea

Alexander Kielland: Victims’ families continue fight for new inquiry into capsized rig

15/04/2021

by Allister Thomas

Bereaved families of those killed in the Alexander Kielland disaster have said they won’t have peace unless a fresh inquiry is opened.

Events

Legal expert at online event

15/04/2021

by Keith Findlay

It may be in transition but the North Sea energy industry is always going to need good lawyers – and one of their ranks is lined up to speak at a tantalising online event focused on topics surrounding the green recovery and net zero.

The shift to a royalties system in the PIB fails to make the case for new oil investments, Asharami exec Lucciano-Gabriel has said.

E&P

PIB fails to regain investor enthusiasm

14/04/2021

by Ed Reed

Nigeria’s plans to overhaul its exploration and production sector through the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) fall short, according to Mariah Lucciano-Gabriel.

East Africa is rich in gas discoveries but political risk remains challenging, particularly given the global LNG competition.

LNG

Shell, Equinor call for LNG progress from Tanzania

14/04/2021

by Ed Reed

Shell and Equinor executives in Tanzania have issued a plea for the country to support the proposed LNG project in Lindi.

Sasol has set out plans to provide green hydrogen domestically and participate in an green aviation fuel auction in Germany.

Africa

Sasol launches major green hydrogen push

14/04/2021

by Ed Reed

Sasol has launched plans to take a major step into the production of green hydrogen, both domestically in South Africa and in Germany.

Ocean Infinity has teamed up with Gregg Drilling in a geotechnical JV, for work in offshore energy opportunities.

Technology

Ocean Infinity expands offshore geotechnical offering

14/04/2021

by Ed Reed

Ocean Infinity has formed a joint venture with Gregg Drilling, in a step they say will reduce the environmental impact of offshore operations.

Oil & Gas

Former BP boss joins leading global equity firm in environmental advisory role

14/04/2021

by Hamish Penman

Former BP boss Lord John Browne has joined a leading global growth equity firm as a senior advisor, based in London.

Hydrogen: billed as the future of clean energy

Renewables/Energy Transition

Australia’s Origin signs pact for green hydrogen export project

14/04/2021

by Damon Evans

Australia’s Origin Energy is progressing its export-scale liquid hydrogen project after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Port of Townsville to collaborate on the potential expansion of the port, as well as the development of a liquefaction facility, new berth and associated infrastructure.

Marko Steiger set up Palm Safe after being made redundant due to the oil price crash

Coronavirus

Laid-off Halliburton worker’s firm helps people back to work

14/04/2021

by Daniel Boal

After losing his job last year due to the pandemic, an Aberdeen engineer is using his recent success to offer those in a similar situation employment.

Carbon pricing is inevitable in Australia reckons the IEEFA

Asia

Emissions and Qatar are neglected risks in Woodside’s Scarborough LNG project

14/04/2021

by Damon Evans

Investors are in the dark about the financial implications of emissions from Woodside Petroleum’s proposed Scarborough liquefied natural gas (LNG) development at the North West Shelf offshore Western Australia, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

Asia

Indonesia’s Medco makes offshore Block B investment

14/04/2021

by Damon Evans

Indonesian-listed MedcoEnergi is accelerating development of its offshore Block B in the Natuna Sea in Indonesia.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Japan signs hydrogen cooperation deal with UAE

14/04/2021

by Damon Evans

Japan and the UAE have signed a hydrogen cooperation deal aimed at accelerating bilateral support for an international hydrogen supply chain.

Asia

Japan’s Mitsui eyes small-scale LNG in India

14/04/2021

by Damon Evans

Japan’s Mitsui aims to invest in India’s nascent small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure, including logistics and receiving facilities, after signing a memorandum of understanding with Indian company Inoxcva.

Peter Coleman, chief executive officer of Woodside Petroleum Ltd., speaks in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg

Asia

Woodside names interim boss as Coleman heads for the exit

14/04/2021

by Damon Evans

Meg O’Neill, a leading candidate for the top job at Australia’s Woodside Petroleum, will act as interim chief executive from 20 April as current boss, Peter Coleman, steps down from the board on 19 April.