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  • Canadian LNG exports to Asia could cut emissions by the equivalent of removing all vehicles from Canadian roads, new study shows

    7 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Asia could reduce annual emissions by the equivalent of removing every single car from Canadian roads, according to a new study from energy research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie. The study, commissioned by the Canadian Energy Centre, coincides with the COP27 world climate summit being held in Egypt. […]

  • Despite fewer deep-draft transits, Panama Canal sails steady

    28 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Despite the climate challenges experienced during 2023 and 2024, the Panama Canal closed FY2024 with a total revenue of 4.99 billion PAB (approximately $4.89 billion), around 209 million PAB above budget and 18 million PAB more than the previous year. Getting into the fine print: the results up close According to the Panama Canal Authority […]

  • Bilfinger Lowering Curtains on Marine Noise Pollution

    3 October 2014
    Environment

    As governmental bodies are trying to protect the marine life, companies are facing more regulations and restrictions on the offshore installations. During the foundation installation, hydraulic impact hammers create a lot of noise harmful to marine mammals as well as to other sea life. Hamburg-based engineering and services company, Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems, developed […]

  • Perenco inks deal with New Age to take over Etinde permit operatorship

    8 June 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Perenco has inked a deal with New Age to buy its stake and take over the operatorship of a field offshore Cameroon.

  • Petrofac Building Its Position in Offshore Wind Market

    27 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Petrofac Limited (Petrofac) today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. Ayman Asfari, Petrofac’s Group Chief Executive commented on the interim results: “Operationally, we have made a good start to the year on our portfolio of projects and we have built good momentum in securing new awards. As previously signalled […]

  • Hike in Freight Rates Not an Option?

    21 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    A hike in freight rates is not an option as ‘sub-economic’ rates on the main trade lanes are here to stay, it was concluded by leading shipping lines meeting at the TOC Americas conference in Cartagena. Freight rates pegged below most carriers’ operating costs, good for shippers, bad for inefficient shipping lines, are likely to […]

  • Trump looking to loosen safety rules for Arctic Ocean drilling

    20 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy

    In a last-ditch effort to open up more acreage for offshore drilling, the Trump administration proposed to loosen Obama-era safety regulations for the oil industry in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska.

  • EMEC Expands Its Marine Renewables Footprint in Scotland

    8 July 2014
    Authorities & Government

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in collaboration with local partners, has been awarded rights to areas of seabed in Harris, Islay and Orkney by The Crown Estate. The Crown Estate has awarded EMEC the rights to manage two seabed zones: one for the development of tidal stream, and the other for wave. EMEC, the […]

  • UK Subsea Supply Chain is Strong

    7 February 2011

    A decade or so ago, a question mark hung over the sustainability of the subsea capability in and around Aberdeen. However, the creation of Subsea UK, coupled with improving fortunes for the UK oil & gas supply chain, especially on the international circuit, changed all that. Aberdeen and especially Surf City (aka Westhill), are home […]

  • Africa turning into hotspot for oil & gas exploration as investments reach $5.1 bln in 2022

    2 December 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Total capital expenditures (capex) for oil and gas exploration in Africa rose from $3.4 billion in 2020 to $5.1 billion in 2022.

  • Wood Mac: Big prospects to test in Barents Sea

    7 December 2015

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced that 26 companies have bid for acreage in the 23rd licensing round. The round offers nearly 60 frontier exploration blocks with around half in the exciting new Arctic province of the Norwegian Southeast Barents sea. Wood Mackenzie, one of the world’s largest energy market intelligence companies, […]

  • Stage set to hold U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil & gas lease sale next month

    27 February 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    BOEM has published a final notice to hold the next offshore oil and gas lease sale for acreage in the Gulf of Mexico in March 2023.

  • Floating wind turbines: A promising start

    11 October 2012

    The bulk of the current plans for European offshore wind power are intended for construction in the relatively shallow North Sea. However, many European countries, including Portugal, do not border shallow seas. Their sea beds have steep descending slopes and much greater water depths not suited for current techniques. If a viable technique can be […]

  • Mexico: Pemex Fears the Drinking Straw Effect

    27 April 2010

    Officials at state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, can do little more than watch from the sidelines as oil majors break deep-drilling records on the U.S. side of the Gulf of Mexico. The recent startup of the massive Perdido offshore drilling hub — a joint-venture of Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSB), Chevron Corp. (CVX), […]

  • As Shell-ExxonMobil JV awaits divestment of offshore assets, Dutch govt facing lawsuit over gas field closure

    11 October 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    NAM, a 50/50 joint venture (JV) between the UK-based Shell and the U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobil, is expecting to close its exploration and gas production chapter in the North Sea after more than 60 years next year. However, the inability to settle the dispute regarding the end of gas extraction activities at an earthquake-stricken oil field in the Netherlands has prompted ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical, to take the Dutch government to court.

  • New report outlines pathway to scaling up Scotland’s tidal energy sector

    13 May 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Safety

    A new report from the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) calls for coordinated regulatory reform to unlock Scotland’s tidal energy potential while addressing environmental concerns over harbour seals. According to EMEC, the new report published today, May 13, Managing the Consenting Risk of Harbour Seal Collision in the Scottish Tidal Energy Industry, outlines key recommendations […]

  • Coastlink to stage three conferences in 2011

    26 January 2011

    The shortsea container shipping organisation Coastlink Network is to stage three conferences in 2011, providing its members and friends with expanded opportunities for networking and enabling it to cover a wider range of subjects, both technically and geographically. Starting the ball rolling will be Coastlink Hamburg 2011, which will take place at the Hotel Atlantic […]

  • In focus: Are oil & gas plays truly becoming a thing of the past or are we not there yet?

    15 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    Worldwide dependence on oil and gas has been in evidence ever since the Ukraine crisis started, casting doubt over the pace and the lengths the world is prepared to go to in order to embrace decarbonisation. While the shift to green energy investments is undoubtedly both necessary and inevitable, the current global energy security concerns have – to an extent – pushed it aside as pure oil plays have dominated the energy market and trumped low-carbon diversification so far this year. Or have they?

  • France: BERNARD Completes Delivery of Pilot Boat FRESENA

    4 May 2012

    Next Thursday, FRESENA, 18 meters pilot boat will be delivered to LOTSENVERSETZBOOTE TECHNISCHE FACHSTELLE NORDWEST pilots and leave Lorient for the port of Emden in northern Germany. After FRYA delivered in May 2011, this unit is the second in a series of 4 vessels for German pilots. Marc Bernard, technical director of shipyard Bernard: “The […]

  • OPEC extends oil output cut by nine months to fight glut

    25 May 2017

    By Rania El Gamal, Ernest Scheyder and Alex Lawler VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC decided on Thursday to extend cuts in oil output by nine months to March 2018, OPEC delegates said, as the producer group battles a global glut of crude after seeing prices halve and revenues drop sharply in the past three years. The […]

  • Chevron, Höegh Evi, SLB, and Energean helping Egypt expand energy horizons to fuel its future

    15 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Given the ongoing global energy security concerns, Egypt has taken further steps to deepen energy alliances with international players, including Chevron, Hoegh Evi, SLB, and Energean. These and similar undertakings are paving the way to boost exploration, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and sustainability efforts.

  • Using oil and gas know-how to develop CO2 capture and storage project amid push for lower emissions

    19 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Storage, Technology, Transition

    Using their decades of experience in the oil and gas sector, three majors are moving forward with a project which will enable the transport of carbon dioxide captured from industrial sites in Norway and its storage in a reservoir below the seabed in the North Sea off Norway.

  • Legal quagmire of US offshore oil & gas drilling: Trump’s ban reversal vow clashes with ‘uphill battle’ pledges

    10 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to undo the offshore drilling ban, sparking a backlash from climate activists, who threaten to take the new Trump administration to court if it attempts to unravel these ocean protections.

  • ‘Marginal’ Success: Total E&P Nederland Celebrates the Inauguration of Their K4-Z Field

    2 July 2014

    In March the inauguration of the K4-Z field was celebrated at the The Hague office of Total E&P Nederland (TEPNL). The K4-Z project forms a partnership between Total E&P Nederland B.V. en Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN), with both parties sharing an equal 50 per cent responsibility. Production for the location is already in full swing. […]

  • Comfort in Offshore Wind Working Conditions

    2 October 2017

    Europe is the leader of the growing market for the offshore wind energy. Most of the activities take place in the wet conditions of the North Sea. As the people work in varying temperatures and under dire weather conditions, it is most important that their personal protective equipment (PPE) is not only up-for-the-job and in accordance with all regulations, it should also raise the feeling of comfort for the user. While it is true that wet or sweat drenched PPE is not one of the main problems for offshore operators, many small issues can lead to bigger ones.