Business Developments & Projects
Two more CO2 storage areas up for grabs offshore Norway
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy is inviting applications for two areas for CO2 injection and storage in the North Sea, representing the sixth time acreage is being announced for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The Norwegian Ministry of Energy announced two areas for CO2 storag
Probe into oil sheen off Huntington Beach still underway
In response to an oil sheen observed off the coast of Huntington Beach, 85 gallons of product has been recovered.
Spain awards €2.1M for Carnegie’s CETO wave energy device deployment
Carnegie Clean Energy’s wholly-owned subsidiary Carnegie Technologies Spain has secured a €2.1 million grant from the Basque Energy Agency to support the deployment of its CETO wave energy device at Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in the Basque Country. The grant has been awarded by Ente Vasco
Worley secures work on Air Products’ net-zero hydrogen complex in Canada
Air Products Canada, a subsidiary of U.S. industrial gases supplier Air Products, has awarded Australian engineering company Worley an agreement to provide procurement, fabrication and modularization services for its net-zero hydrogen energy complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Under the agreement,
Winds of change sweep across UK’s energy sector
The UK has decided to pull out of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and prolong the windfall tax on oil and gas producers’ profits.
Another Finland-Estonia electricity interconnection shut down due to technical fault
After the second HVDC electricity interconnection between Estonia and Finland named EstLink 2 went offline due to cable system failure, Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering reported that a fault had also been detected in the first electrical connection between the two countries. EstLi
Air Liquide and Vopak looking into ammonia and hydrogen infrastructure in Singapore
Industrial gas supplier Air Liquide and infrastructure provider Vopak have joined forces to look into the development and operation of infrastructure for ammonia import, cracking, and hydrogen distribution in Singapore. The companies have formalized their intention through a memorandum of understand
After drilling ops with Valaris rig, gas flows from North Sea well
Perenco has brought on stream a near-field discovery within the Ravenspurn South area of the Southern North Sea.
Sumitomo places multi-million-pound cable carousel order for its Scottish factory
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric Industries has placed a multi-million-pound order for cable storage carousels for its power cable factory in Scotland. THREE60 Energy reported it had signed a contract with Sumitomo to design and deliver cable storage carousels for the power cable factory in Nig
UK program to help subsea professionals return to work after career break
Three UK partners have come together to deliver a cross-sector program to support returners back to the underwater sector after a career break or to transfer their skills from another sector. The Global Underwater Hub and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) have partnered wi
Another exploration success for Eni in West Africa as ‘major’ discovery comes to light
Eni has made a new significant hydrocarbon discovery in block CI-205 off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
Santos picks Australian player for work on Darwin LNG life extension project
Australian energy giant Santos has handed out an assignment on the Darwin LNG life extension project to UGL.
Canada’s first LNG export facility set for commissioning activities
Canada’s first LNG export facility, the Shell-led LNG Canada project in Kitimat, British Columbia, is nearing completion of the first phase, with commissioning and start-up activities about to begin. Construction work at the LNG Canada facility is almost complete and commissioning and start-up activ
Minesto joins acceleration program that backs entry into Southeast Asian market
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto is taking part in an acceleration program that is set to strengthen its business capabilities in the Southeast Asia region. Minesto has been awarded a place in the Business Acceleration Programme Southeast Asia (BAPSEA) joint program by the Swedish Energy Agenc