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Scottish First Minister opens OGTC’s innovation center
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has opened the new Oil & Gas Technology Centre Innovation Hub in Aberdeen. The new Hub is part of the Oil & Gas Technology Centre, a non-profit, industry-led, technology research and development organization, funded by the Aberdeen City Region Deal. The Scotti
First Horns Rev 3 Monopiles Ready to Leave Esbjerg
The first monopile foundations have been scheduled for shipping from the Port of Esbjerg to the site of Vattenfall’s 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm on 9 October.
First Horns Rev 3 Monopiles Ready to Leave Esbjerg
The first monopile foundations have been scheduled for shipping from the Port of Esbjerg to the site of Vattenfall’s 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm on 9 October.
DONG Energy changes name as it exits oil and gas business
Danish energy company DONG Energy has decided to change its name following last week’s completion of the upstream oil and gas business sale, which also marked the company’s exit from the oil and gas business overall. To remind, DONG Energy on Friday completed the divestment of its upstream oil and g
Three oil majors ink carbon storage pact in Norway
Three oil majors, Statoil, Shell, and Total, on Monday signed a partnership agreement to mature the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The project is part of the Norwegian authorities’ efforts to develop full-scale carbon capture and storage in Norway, Statoil no
DONG Energy Renames to Ørsted
The offshore wind giant DONG Energy has changed its name to Ørsted, following the sale of its upstream oil and gas business to INEOS on 29 September and the decision to shift to green energy. While the acronym DONG, which stands for Dansk Olie og Naturgas (Danish Oil and Natural Gas), went in line w
Flex LNG names new CFO
Oslo-listed Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business, appointed Øystein Kalleklev as chief financial officer.
DONG Energy completes oil and gas business sale
DONG Energy has completed the divestment of its upstream oil and gas business to Ineos.
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Edison in 20-year deal to buy US LNG from Venture Global Edison, the Italian energy group owned by France’s EDF, signed a long-term deal to buy 1 million tons per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility in Louisiana. Keppel and Shell in 1st commercial Singap
Shell working to resolve Corrib output disruption (Ireland)
Oil major Shell and Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) are working to resolve a gas disruption problem at one of the most significant engineering projects ever undertaken in Ireland, the Corrib offshore gas development. According to a Thursday report by Reuters, unodorized gas entered the network from the c
Jan De Nul Completes Turbine Installation at Blyth OWF
Jan De Nul installed the fifth and final MHI Vestas 8.3MW turbine at the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project site yesterday, 28 September.
KNOT Offshore closes deal for Lena Knutsen shuttle tanker
Shuttle tankers operator KNOT Offshore Partners has completed its acquisition of the ownership interests in the company that owns and operates the shuttle tanker Lena Knutsen (KNOT Shuttle Tankers 26). KNOT Offshore announced the deal to buy the shuttle tanker back in August this year. The acquisiti