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Four missing after chopper goes down in Gulf of Mexico while departing from oil rig
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has launched a search and rescue (SAR) mission for four people aboard a ...

TotalEnergies stays in Gabon for another 25 years
TotalEnergies’ unit in Gabon has signed a new exploitation and production sharing contract wit...

Japanese insurers scramble to retain marine war cover
Japan, the world’s top importer of LNG, is working with marine insurers in the country to ensu...

Putin bans oil sales to countries abiding by the price cap
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an Executive Order on Tuesday, December 27, banning the sale...

Petroleum exploration license offshore Namibia granted second extension
Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted a second one-year extension for the Petroleum Exp...

Italian developer aims to pair green hydrogen with floating offshore wind
An Italian company specialising in producing green hydrogen using renewable energy sources has appli...

GreenH2Atlantic project gains Potential National Interest status
Trade and investment agency AICEP, an independent public entity of the government of Portugal, has a...

Restart of Freeport LNG’s Texas facility on hold until late January 2023
US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export company Freeport LNG has updated the timing of the initial res...

BP secures 20-year PSC extension for Indonesian LNG project
UK-based energy giant BP and the Government of Indonesia have concluded a 20-year extension of the T...

Two gas traders fined €4.8 million in Spain
Two European gas trading companies have been fined a total of €4.8 million by the Spanish Natio...

Sempra secures licenses to export LNG from two projects in Mexico
Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of North American energy company Sempra, has received authorisat...

Nigeria plans bidding round for 7 deepwater offshore blocks
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), on behalf of the Federal Government, ...

Norwegians to invest €872 million in new gas field
OMV Norge and its partners have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Berli...

EC approves German measures to recapitalise two energy firms
European Commission (EC) has granted approval for Germany’s aid measures to recapitalise energ...

EU axes two Turkish yards from approved shipbreaking list
Two yards from Turkey have been removed from the EU List of Ship Recycling facilities as they failed...

Prysmian awarded $25M for Mass. offshore wind cable factory
On 20 December, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the awa...

European energy ministers agree to cap gas prices
European energy ministers have reached a political agreement under which the price of natural gas in...

Ocean Sun gets government grant to advance floating solar technology
Norwegian company Ocean Sun has received a grant from the Research Council of Norway to further deve...

Norway and France forge ties on carbon capture and storage
The governments of Norway and France have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to cooperate on the develo...

Finland injects €80 mln in Meyer Turku
Finland’s largest shipbuilder Meyer Turku is getting an €80 million ($85 million) financial li...

IMO designates the Mediterranean Sea as an emission control area
The Mediterranean Sea has been designated as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and particu...

Dutch Gov't to start identifying new OWF areas next year
The Dutch government will start identifying further offshore wind areas in 2023, following the recen...

German Federal Government concludes Uniper agreement
Today, the German Federal Government and energy company Uniper have concluded a framework agreement ...

QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies and Petronas win offshore exploration block in Brazil
QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies, and Petronas have been awarded an offshore exploration block in Brazil. ...

Black Sea cable to link Azerbaijan with Romania, Hungary
On 17 December, the governments of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary entered into an agreeme...
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