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OEUK engaging on security after pipeline sabotage and North Sea drone sightings

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) is in engaging on security with government bodies amid heightening political tensions in Europe.

By Hamish Penman

It’s time to address the North Sea maintenance backlog

Recently, SRCN Solutions facilitated a series of workshops with an oil and gas industry taskforce made up of maintenance managers from multiple operators, the OEUK and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Read More

By Claire Baird

Oil & Gas

Flames burn off at an oil processing facility in Saudi Aramco's oilfield in the Rub' Al-Khali (Empty Quarter) desert in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Saudi oil driller’s IPO covered within hours in bearish market

By Bloomberg

Nominations open for Offshore Achievement Awards 2023

By Ryan Duff

Shell and Exxon launch sale of UK Southern North Sea assets, Reuters reports

By Hamish Penman

Renewables and Energy Transition

px Group launches energy solutions unit to help asset operators decarbonise

By Andrew Dykes

Patrick Pouyanne, chief executive officer of TotalEnergies SE, during a panel session at the Paris Air Forum in Paris, France, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

TotalEnergies CEO doubles down on renewables amid a global energy crisis

By Bloomberg

Exclusive: Hydrasun acquires hydrogen specialist Fuel Cell Systems

By Allister Thomas

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What does the energy transition mean for the commercial property market in Aberdeen?

By Richard Shepherd, partner at Gilson Gray.

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Igho Sanomi of Taleveras Group Receives Forbes Philanthropy award in New York

By Anthony Jameson

Pupils of the International School Aberdeen.

Honouring five decades of success: International School Aberdeen fosters culture of acceptance

By International School Aberdeen

Opinion

Energy cost crisis likely to fuel climate activism

By Marc Armstrong, partner at CMS

How automating wind turbines can support the growing renewables sector

By Beth Ragdale, product manager, energy industry, Beckhoff UK

Solar PV and electrolyser system at Siemens Energy's Zero Emission Hydrogen Turbine Center (ZEHTC). Finspang, Sweden.

Turning the green hydrogen dream into reality

By By Maria Anez-Lingerfelt, senior scientist at Pall Corporation

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Ghana drilling to heat up, while GNPC revenue questions mount

29/09/2022

By Ed Reed

Four companies are due to drill exploration wells in Ghana during the last quarter of this year, according to a government report. The Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) also raised some concerns over tax payments by state-owned Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC).

CCS

Eni among new investors in carbon capture firm

29/09/2022

By Hamish Penman

Cool Planet Technologies (CPT), a sustainable company focussed on affordable carbon capture, has closed a capital raise at €3 million.

Oil & Gas

PNG offers gas investment priority to Japan for energy security

29/09/2022

By News Wires

Papua New Guinea (PNG) offered Japanese companies favoured access to new gas field development opportunities and liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing projects in trade talks that focused on energy security, PNG Prime Minister James Marape said, reported Reuters.

Vemork Rjukan hydro plant. Telemark, Norway.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Norway to raise $3bn from resource, windfall taxes on wind and hydropower

28/09/2022

By Andrew Dykes

The Norwegian government has announced a suite of resource rate hikes and windfall taxes on hydropower and wind generation, in a bid to redistribute profits from high electricity prices.

Oil & Gas

Aberdeenshire-based STATS Group appoints new director

28/09/2022

By Ryan Duff

Kintore-based pipeline technology specialist STATS Group has appointed Ross Wallace to the position of finance director, after 11 years with the company.

E&P

Nigeria launches upstream probe to tackle production problems

28/09/2022

By Ed Reed

Nigeria’s upstream regulator is launching an investigation into the country’s production woes, saying there is more than just oil theft to blame.

Thousands of people descend upon Offshore Europe, which is held every two years in Aberdeen.

North Sea

Offshore Europe looks to accelerate transition at half-century event

28/09/2022

By Andrew Dykes

SPE Offshore Europe has launched a call for papers for its 2023 event, celebrating 50 years since the first conference was held at Aberdeen University in 1973.

Oil & Gas

Aberdeen-headquartered i3 Energy shuffles top team

28/09/2022

By Hamish Penman

North Sea operator i3 Energy (AIM: I3E) (TSX: ITE) has announced a change to its top brass.

E&P

Uganda warns off “insufferable” Europe, plans licence round

28/09/2022

By Ed Reed

Uganda’s government struck a defiant tone at an oil conference in Kampala, warning Europe to focus on its own problems and setting out plans for a new licensing round.

File photo of Yara ammonia plant at Heroya. Porsgrunn, Norway.

Europe

Yara jumps on HyPilot hydrogen plan

28/09/2022

By Ed Reed

Yara Clean Ammonia has joined up with the HyPilot project, alongside Hystar, Equinor and Gassco.

Inpex is planning CCS at the proposed Abadi LNG project

Oil & Gas

Inpex extends LNG supply talks for Masela in Indonesia, eyes hydrogen opportunities

28/09/2022

By Damon Evans

Japan's Inpex and joint venture partner Shell have extended a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesian utility PLN concerning long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply. They have also expanded the MOU to incorporate joint studies in hydrogen, as well as ammonia, and CCS in relation to the proposed Abadi LNG project at the Masela Block offshore Indonesia.

UK

Hydrogen will not play major role in heating UK homes – review

27/09/2022

By Energy Voice

Hydrogen will not have a major role in the future of heating homes across the UK, according to a new review of more than two dozen independent studies.

Oil & Gas

CMA probes Baker Hughes’ takeover of Altus Intervention

27/09/2022

By Andrew Dykes

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to examine whether Baker Hughes’ acquisition of wells services firm Altus Intervention meets merger regulations.

A tanker has been attacked in a Saudi harbour, while the rebel Yemeni government has approved a UN team to inspect the FSO Safer.

Rigs & Vessels

Greenpeace names and shames oil companies for FSO Safer involvement

27/09/2022

By Ed Reed

Greenpeace International has named ExxonMobil, OMV and TotalEnergies as companies involved in storing crude on the FSO Safer, the ailing ship offshore Yemen.

Wind

‘Offshore wind is the Beatles of energy’, says BP renewables boss

27/09/2022

By Hamish Penman

A senior renewables figure at BP (LON: BP) has likened offshore wind to, arguably, the biggest rock band of all time.

Renewables/Energy Transition

Aberdeenshire robotics firm plans ‘worker robots’ for offshore wind

27/09/2022

By Ryan Duff

Inverurie-based offshore robotics company, HonuWorx, is making progress on plans for a 'revolutionary' subsea ROV programme to support the growing offshore wind sector'.

E&P

OQ emissions rise, but with aims for change at Block 60

27/09/2022

By Ed Reed

Oman’s OQ has set out a number of stratagems for the energy transition, but for 2021 emissions increased.

Oil & Gas

Drilling veteran officially takes up COO brief at Valaris

27/09/2022

By Hamish Penman

Valaris’ (NYSE: VAL) new senior vice president and chief commercial officer (COO) has officially taken up his role.

Oil & Gas

Petrofac hires ship for Northern Endeavour FPSO gig

27/09/2022

By Energy Voice

Akastor subsidiary DDW Offshore has been awarded a firm one-year contract by Petrofac for the AHTS vessel Skandi Atlantic. The AHTS will support the disconnection of the FPSO Northern Endeavour together with towing and well isolations work in the Laminaria Corallina oil fields in the West Timor Sea.

Blueprint for the H2opZee hydrogen scheme in the Dutch North Sea.

Europe

Neptune, RWE award feasibility studies for H2opZee hydrogen scheme

27/09/2022

By Andrew Dykes

RWE and Neptune Energy have commissioned a series of technical feasibility studies in support of plans to build green hydrogen production and transport infrastructure in the North Sea.

Adnoc has struck two more MoUs on its Murban Futures contract, while also lifting destination restrictions and setting export forecasts.

Rigs & Vessels

Adnoc Drilling adds two more jack-ups

27/09/2022

By Ed Reed

Adnoc Drilling has signed a sale and purchase agreement to buy two more premium jack-up rigs, for $140 million.

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