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North Sea ‘falling behind’ as global offshore investment returns to pre-pandemic levels

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Opinion

Reliance on renewables raises questions after 2021 slump

By Lyndsey Burton, managing director of Choose.co.uk

ScotWind: First mover advantage is pointless if you’re not actually first

By Dick Winchester

Time to wind down? End of life options for the UK’s ageing wind farms

By Conrad Purcell, Infrastructure and Energy Projects Partner at Haynes Boone

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The Risavika LNG plant in southern Norway.

px Group takes on operations at Norway’s Risavika LNG plant

26/01/2022

px Group has been appointed as the operator of the Risavika Liquefaction Plant (RLP) in southern Norway, in its first significant contract win outside the UK.

Workers in overalls walk along yellow walkway

E&P

Tullow aims for production growth in 2023

26/01/2022

By Ed Reed

Tullow Oil’s shift to a more conservative stance is paying off, it seems, with debt down and cash flow on the rise.

E&P

Neptune Energy increases production from Gjoa platform

26/01/2022

By Hamish Penman

Neptune Energy has confirmed a marked increase in production from its operated Gjoa platform.

Oil & Gas

Upstream giants: The 10 largest oil and gas fields starting up in 2022

26/01/2022

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Gas and condensates dominate the top 10 largest oil and gas fields due online in 2022, according to new analysis.

Aberdeen’s OEG Offshore ‘massively broadens’ renewables offering with Manor acquisition

25/01/2022

Aberdeen-headquartered OEG Offshore has acquired temporary power, engineering and vessel specialist Manor Renewable Energy.

Aerial view of VPI Immingham Combined Heat and Power plant. Immingham.

Worley wins FEED for Humber Zero carbon capture plant

25/01/2022

Worley has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by VPI Immingham for a post-combustion carbon capture facility, as part of the Humber Zero project.

Middle East

Adnoc launches new Murban unit to raise debt

25/01/2022

By Ed Reed

Adnoc has set out plans to issue bonds via a new wholly owned subsidiary, as it continues working to raise capital.

Offshore wind developers sign flurry of supply chain agreements

25/01/2022

Manufacturers and developers including Ørsted and Lamprell have signed a series of MoUs and supplier agreements, as both seek to guarantee capacity ahead of a wave of new offshore wind projects.

The Port of Nigg with earlier Siemens Gamesa pre-assembly activity. Supplied by Global Energy Group

Port of Nigg chosen for Moray West turbine installation

25/01/2022

The Port of Nigg has been selected by wind turbine and services group Siemens Gamesa as its assembly and installation port for the Moray West offshore wind farm.

Oil & Gas

Drilling is in, IHS Markit says, as resources rise

25/01/2022

By Ed Reed

The industry drilled more wells in 2021 than 2020, IHS Markit has reported, with notable successes in high impact wells adding new resources.

Capricorn Energy chief executive Simon Thomson.

Capricorn expects £56m windfall from Kraken and Catcher sale

25/01/2022

Capricorn Energy expects to earn around £56 million on the back of higher UK production, following the sale of its North Sea interests to Waldorf Production last year.

Middle East

KCA Deutag secures nearly 200 jobs with $550 million Oman contract

25/01/2022

Aberdeen-headquartered KCA Deutag has landed a contract worth $550 million (£408m) in Oman, securing nearly 200 jobs.

Petrofac bags five-year UK well management deal with NEO Energy

25/01/2022

Petrofac has landed a five-year well management contract extension with NEO Energy, covering five offshore fields in the UK North Sea.

Oil & Gas

UK energy ‘vulnerable’ to price shock from Russia-Ukraine tensions: OGUK

25/01/2022

UK energy prices will be “vulnerable” to the impacts of Russia’s threatened invasion of Ukraine, trade body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has warned.

Europe

What would war in Ukraine mean for Europe’s energy crisis?

25/01/2022

By Bloomberg

How hard will energy-starved Europe be hit by a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine? It depends on how President Joe Biden reacts.

IOG and Perenco dealing with ‘frustrating’ slow progress on flagship project first gas

25/01/2022

IOG said it is working closely with Bacton Terminal operator Perenco to deal with “frustrating” slow progress towards delivering first gas from its Saturn Banks project.

Hat-trick of losses won’t stop protestors from taking oil industry to court

25/01/2022

A trio of high-profile losses is unlikely to stem “concerted attempts” by protestors to challenge the North Sea oil industry in court.

Pipelines

TechnipFMC lands large contract for Petrobras Buzios 6 field off Brazil

25/01/2022

TechnipFMC has won a “large” engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) deal with Petrobras for the Buzios development off Brazil.

Maersk Supply Service launches offshore vessel charging venture

25/01/2022

By Hamish Penman

A “pioneering new company” has been launched in order to deliver offshore electric charging solutions to vessels.