Classification society DNV GL has suspended work on Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project over fears of sanctions by the United States. The United States want to stop the project as it fears the pipeline would strengthen Russia’s economic and political influence over…
Genel Energy has announced first oil production from the Sarta field (Genel 30% working interest), less than 21 months after the acquisition of the stake was completed. Production has begun at Sarta with first oil flowing from the Sarta-3 well into the Early Production…
AFBE-UK Scotland, an organisation which encourages greater diversity and inclusion in the energy and engineering sectors, is launching a mentoring programme. The social enterprise’s latest project, unveiled on the 28th November, has been introduced to inspire the next generation of industry professionals and create leaders in the…
South Australia and Victoria seem to be engaged in a competition for bragging rights over who has the biggest big battery in the country. Right now it is South Australia, with the newly expanded Hornsdale Power Reserve (150MW/194MWh), but the mantle late next year…
High Court approval of Lloyd’s Brexit transfer ensures continuity of cover for customers Lloyd’s confirmed on the 25th November that it has received final approval from the High Court of England and Wales to transfer EEA policies to Lloyd’s Insurance Company SA, with its registered…
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd revealed on the 26th November that its wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard Ltd, has secured a contract from “a repeat customer” worth around US$75 million (S$100 million) for fabrication and integration work on a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel….
Partners BP and Ithaca Energy have started production from the Vorlich development, located in the UK North Sea. The project was the target of environmental protests back in 2019. Announcing the project start-up on the 26th November, BP said this was the third major…
The APA Group plans to build a 580-km, 304-mm diameter gas pipeline to connect emerging fields in the North Perth basin to the goldfields region in Western Australia. APA will invest up to A$460 million in the new Northern Goldfields Interconnect (NGI), which is…
Wärtsilä, the global technology company, has launched new analysis showing that investment in flexible energy technologies, such as battery energy storage and advanced flexible gas, can rapidly increase the share of renewable generation in the UK by 2030 at a lower overall cost to consumers….
Angola plans to start a partial disposal of national oil company Sonangol and diamond firm Endiama by the end of 2021 or early 2022, possibly through initial public offerings, Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa said. The sale is part of a push by…
