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Future of oil & gas industry hinges on cutting down emissions
As the future of the fossil fuels industry depends on its ability to manage its GHG footprint, what&...

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What will the new year bring to the oil & gas industry?
While 2022 was marked by a global energy crisis and price volatility, 2023 is still uncharted territ...

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2022 is a wrap: Highlights from the offshore energy industry
In the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the offshore energy industry was thrown for a loop, which re...

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While ExxonMobil takes legal action, European Commission claims oil & gas windfall tax ‘fully compliant with EU law’
ExxonMobil has filed a lawsuit against the European Commission’s proposed windfall tax on foss...

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...

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...

Dutch HKW tender could be a blueprint for other countries
The requirements for the Dutch Hollandse Kust West (HKW) tender could serve as an impetus to other c...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

Ofgem withdraws cap and floor regime for 1.4 GW interconnector
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has withdrawn the cap and floor regime awarded in principle for a 1...

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

Canadian oil & gas player facing charges over FPSO incident
Regulator has laid charges against Suncor Energy related to an incident from 2019 on an FPSO off Can...

EU poised to start taxing shipping emissions in 2024
In the final round of talks over the weekend, the EU Council and the European Parliament hammered ou...

North Sea operators fined amid crackdown on risks to UK’s net-zero and energy security
UK’s regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has fined EnQuest, Equinor, and Spirit Energy a...

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Plans unveiled for investments of $20.4 billion in ten oil & gas projects
Aker BP has submitted a PIO and ten PDOs for oil and gas projects to the Norwegian Ministry of Petro...

IMO fails to adopt more ambitious 2050 target
The IMO failed to adopt a concrete shipping decarbonisation target for shipping this week following ...

Vår Energi to address nonconformity for its FPSO modification project
Norwegian regulator has carried out an audit of Vår Energi and its management of barriers and mainte...

Equinor all set to drill North Sea wildcat
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the ...

Equinor tasked with assessment of improvement points for North Sea platform
Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit at one of the Equinor-operated North Se...

Beach Energy faces opposition over drilling plans off Taranaki
Beach Energy has lodged consent applications with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) relat...

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Oil & gas players pursuing electrification in Norwegian Sea to curb emissions
OKEA and Equinor in collaboration with license partners have set the wheels into motion to electrify...
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