Dutch platform chosen for hydrogen power plant

Neptune Energy will participate in a pilot project to create the first offshore hydrogen plant in the Dutch North Sea.   NexStep, the Dutch Association for Decommissioning and Re-Use, and TNO, the Dutch research organisation, commissioned the pilot.   A megawatt electrolyser, housed within a…

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Murphy Oil Exits Malaysia

Murphy Oil Corporation reported on the 10th July that it has completed the sale of its Malaysia portfolio to a unit of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd. (PTTEP).   Murphy will receive approximately US$2.035 billion in proceeds from the transaction, and the company…

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CNOOC, Sinopec sign pact for studies offshore China

Chinese oil giant CNOOC and Sinopec have signed a cooperation agreement under which they will conduct studies related to joint exploration and facility sharing offshore China.   CNOOC said in a statement on the 10th July that the cooperation framework agreement with Sinopec would cover…

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OG Oil & Gas makes new tilt at NZOG

Eyal Offer’s Singapore-based OG Oil & Gas (OGOG) has made a new bid to acquire all the 30% of New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG) shares which it does not already own.   The two companies have entered a scheme implementation agreement under which OGOG…

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Salman platform offshore Iran close to delivery

  Construction is nearing completion of the 1,000-ton S1 platform topsides for the Salman oil field development in the Persian Gulf.   According to news service Shana, the Khorramshahr Yard in Iran is also working on the A20 and A21 platforms for the Abouzar field….

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Tlou Energy announces Lesedi CBM project gas flow testing update

Tlou Energy has announced that the Lesedi 4 production pod has successfully reached Critical Desorption Pressure (‘CDP’). CDP is the pressure that gas begins to come out of the coal after a careful dewatering process.   Highlights   The Lesedi 4 pod has reached CDP Short…

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US$3.5 billion-Plus Saudi Aramco Contracts Go to Saipem

Saudi Aramco has awarded Saipem two new engineering and construction contracts worth more than US$3.5 billion, Saipem reported on the 9th July.   Under the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) projects, Saipem’s Onshore E&C division will develop the land facilities tied to Saudi Aramco’s…

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Dutch heavy lifter Mammoet in talks to buy UK rival ALE

Dutch heavy lifting and transportation company Mammoet and its UK rival ALE have revealed they have been in talks over a purchase agreement.   In a statement on the 8th July, the two companies said that, if the talks are successful, Mammoet would acquire the…

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