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Kosmos Energy hits more gas off Senegal
Kosmos Energy said it has made a major gas discovery at the Yakaar-1 well offshore Senegal.
Gemini OWF Inauguration Under Way
An official opening of the Dutch 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm, worth EUR 2.8 billion, is being held today, 8 May.
HR Wallingford Carrying Out Scour Protection Modelling for EA1
HR Wallingford is currently conducting physical modelling in its Fast Flow Facility to test the scour development and the performance of a frond mat scour protection system to protect the jacket piles for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
Tokyo Gas invests in U.S. shale player Castleton Resources
Tokyo Gas said that through its unit, Tokyo Gas America, it has purchased a 30 percent equity in Castleton Resources, a company focused on developing oil and gas assets in east Texas and Louisiana.
Renown Engineering Joins Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Team
Northumberland-based Renown Engineering has won the order from civil engineering contractor, BAM Nuttall, to manufacture watertight hatches for EDF Energy Renewables’ Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project.
Senvion TWB II Turbine Contract Now Effective
Senvion informed on 8 May that its contract for the 203MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) is now effective, following the confirmation of the notice to proceed with Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co KG at the end of April.
Saudi energy minister says may extend oil output cuts beyond 2017
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Monday that oil markets were rebalancing after years of oversupply, but that he still expected an OPEC-led deal to cut output during the first half of the year to be extended to all of 2017.
SeaBird wins 2D seismic deal in South America
SeaBird Exploration, a provider of seismic survey vessels, has signed a letter of intent with an unnamed client for an upcoming 2D seismic survey in South America. According to Seabird, the project is estimated to begin in the first half of the third quarter. Without revealing any specifics about th
Photos of the Day: Sea Installer Off to Race Bank
A2SEA’s wind turbine installation vessel Sea Installer left the Port of Hull on Sunday, 7 May, with the first load of wind turbine components for DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm.
Indonesia files $2B lawsuit against PTTEP over 2009 oil spill
Indonesia has filed a $2 billion lawsuit against Thailand’s PTTEP for the Montara oil spill offshore Australia that happened in 2009. The Indonesian government filed a civil lawsuit last week at a Jakarta court, saying PTTEP had not shown good faith in resolving problems with Montara oil pollution t
OGA: 3.8 tcf of tight gas locked in Southern North Sea
UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has said that almost four trillion cubic feet of tight gas might be locked in the Southern North Sea. Thus, OGA, together with the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), will host its second hackathon event to discuss cost efficiencies and technological solutions app
Australia’s Arrow Energy plans Tipton gas project expansion
Australia’s Arrow Energy, the joint venture between Shell and PetroChina, said on Monday it would begin the front-end engineering design work on an expansion of its Tipton gas project in Queensland’s Surat Basin. The expansion would boost capacity at Tipton to more than 80 terajoules (TJ) a day from
Addax Ends Sendje Berge FPSO Contract with BW Offshore
BW Offshore’s subsidiary has received a termination notice for the FPSO Sendje Berge operating under a contract with Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria (Addax) on the Okwori field, offshore Nigeria. The termination will have effect from November 06, 2017, the company informed. In addition, Addax ha
METI: Japan starts 2nd natural gas production test from methane hydrate
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) confirmed the production of natural gas from offshore methane hydrate deposits, during the production tests initiated on May 5.