Qantas and BP have announced a strategic partnership to further advance their shared net zero ambitions. Through the collaboration, the companies will work together on opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation sector and contribute to the development of a sustainable aviation fuel industry…
Keppel Corporation has reported it will transform its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), so that the business is well-placed to support the energy transition. Keppel O&M will exit the offshore rig building business, after completing the existing rigs under construction. …
Three million miles of natural gas pipelines criss-cross the US, and the fight against climate change could render them all obsolete. The last two weeks alone illustrate the stakes. President Joe Biden cancelled the permit for the US$9 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline on his first…
Oil major BP’s Argos platform, built for the Mad Dog 2 project in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico, has been loaded onto a Boskalis vessel ahead of transport from South Korea to the US. BP named the new platform Argos for the Mad Dog…
Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) will analyse well data to assess the potential of a hydrocarbon discovery at a Block C-M-411 well in the Campos basin presalt. The data will also be used to direct exploratory activities in the area. Well 1-BRSA-1377-RJS (Urissanê) lies…
Aker Offshore Wind and its majority owner Aker Horizons will collaborate with Statkraft to investigate potential offshore wind power projects on the Norwegian continental shelf. The three parties are interested in developing and operating large-scale offshore wind parks in Norway which would export green…
GE has announced that it has secured an order to supply gas power generation equipment for West Africa Energy’s 300 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power project in Cap des Biches, Dakar, Senegal. Upon completion, the Cap des Biches plant will be the biggest power plant…
Apollo names MS Amlin’s Johnston head of marine and energy liability Apollo Syndicate Management has named Rob Johnston as head of marine and energy liability at Apollo Syndicate 1969. Former Novae renewable energy class underwriter Del Villano to join AIG AIG has hired former…
The Scottish government has announced a new proposal to end all its overseas trade backing and promotion activities solely focused on fossil fuel goods and services by COP26. The government, which said it will consult with the industry on its proposal, noted that there…
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners BP and JAPEX have started drilling on the Seagull project in the UK Central North Sea. The Gorilla VI (JU-248) jack-up rig, operated by Valaris, will drill four wells for the development over…
