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Posted: about 1 year ago

Norwegian govt gives the go-ahead to ConocoPhillips for cross-border North Sea project

Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved a development plan for the ConocoPhillips-ope...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Wood to oversee first decom phase of Timor Sea FPSO

Wood has been contracted by the Australian government to supervise the first decommissioning phase o...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Norwegian govt puts an end to oil & gas workers’ strike

The Norwegian government has decided to step in to avoid further loss of oil & gas production af...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Transocean rig in the clear for gig on Equinor’s North Sea field

Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use Transocean’s rig for production drilling...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Following incident, Equinor ordered to ensure maintenance of offshore facilities and land plants

Norway’s regulator has investigated an incident with a short circuit and fire pump breakdown o...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Equinor's output to drop as it shuts in fields due to strike

Equinor has shut down production at three fields off Norway and revealed plans to do the same with f...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Norway greenlights boost in output from several fields to meet energy demand  

Norway’s government has devised a plan to ramp up output at several fields to maintain high gas expo...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
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U.S. govt’s new offshore leasing proposal comes under fire from oil & gas industry and environmentalists

Recently proposed U.S. offshore oil and gas leasing program is facing opposition not only from envir...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Ofgem grants electricity interconnector license for Great Britain-Ireland link

UK energy market regulator Ofgem has granted an electricity interconnector license for the MaresConn...

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  • Project & Tenders
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

‘Key milestone’ under Ithaca’s belt as it closes acquisition of Siccar Point

Delek’s Ithaca Energy has completed the acquisition of Siccar Point Energy, which has enabled ...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Two oil & gas firms ready to drill North Sea wells this month

Two oil and gas players have been granted drilling permits by Norwegian authorities for wildcat well...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Norway’s oil & gas output to shrink as offshore workers scale up strike action

Dispute over wage demands threatens to reduce oil and gas production in Norway, as offshore workers ...

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  • Human Capital
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

U.S. govt asks public to weigh in on proposed offshore oil & gas leasing plan

The Department of the Interior is seeking public input on the Biden administration’s new, five...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
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Posted: about 1 year ago

As merger with Lundin goes into effect, Aker BP unveils plans to spend over $15 bln on projects

The merger between Aker BP and Lundin’s E&P business has been completed, creating the largest li...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

All systems go for Wintershall Dea to bring North Sea tie-back on stream

Wintershall Dea has secured all approvals from the Norwegian authorities to start production from a ...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Aker BP – Lundin merger to come into force today

Aker BP expects the acquisition of Lundin Energy’s oil and gas business, through a statutory merger,...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Shell joining Equinor’s deepwater Gulf of Mexico project as operator

Equinor has inked a deal to transfer a majority stake and operatorship of its field in the Gulf of M...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
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World’s first hybrid-electric anchor handler completes sea trials

Maersk Supply Service’s AHTS vessel, which is believed to be the world’s first hybrid-electric...

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  • Vessels
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Following production shutdown off Oman, restart anticipated in two weeks

Masirah Oil is putting the wheels into motion to resume production at a field offshore Oman after it...

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  • Exploration & Production
Posted: about 1 year ago
  • long read
Posted: about 1 year ago

To wean off Russian fossil fuels with green hydrogen, Europe needs to ramp up renewables

To phase out Russian fossil fuels and speed up its energy transition, using green hydrogen, Europe w...

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  • Market Outlooks
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Dutch regulator: Shell and TotalEnergies can collaborate on CO2 storage

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has given approval to competitors Shell an...

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  • Carbon Capture Usage & Storage
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Eco seals deal to increase stake in block off South Africa

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has inked a deal to acquire additional interest in a block located offs...

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  • Business & Finance
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

EU ministers agree higher 2030 targets

The EU Council has adopted its negotiating positions on two legislative proposals that tackle the en...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Stamp of approval for ConocoPhillips to drill North Sea wildcat

ConocoPhillips has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for a wildcat well locat...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago
Posted: about 1 year ago

Australian regulator: Jadestone addressed ‘immediate risk of any further spill’

After an oil spill led to a production halt at a Jadestone-operated field off Australia, NOPSEMA int...

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  • Authorities & Government
Posted: about 1 year ago

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