Neptune Energy and its partners have announced the discovery of hydrocarbons at the Dugong well (PL 882) in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Upon entering the reservoir, logs and cuttings have identified hydrocarbons and a decision has been made to initiate coring….
Steel pipes have a hollow cross section and are widely used as pipelines for transporting fluids, such as pipelines for transporting oil, natural gas, coal gas, water, and certain solid materials. Compared with solid steel such as round steel, steel pipe is lighter in…
Far from depressing the market, the response to the COVID-19 outbreak looks set to accelerate the take-up of electric vehicles across Europe. The combined market share of EVs and plug-in hybrids jumped 6.8 percent in the first quarter of the year, faster than the…
In a move which appears to have hit suddenly, Spain ceased operations at nearly half of its coal-fired power stations on the 30th June, shuttering seven out of its 15 plants totalling 4,630MW. News of the closure was first reported on the 29th June…
Van Oord has commissioned Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH for bored pile work for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. The company will produce 190 bored piles for the three-legged foundations of the turbines – so-called tripods – at 62 locations as well as for…
Non-compliance by some OPEC members has raised the spectre of an oil price war, one of Rigzone’s regular market-watchers observed on the 3rd July. Read on to learn more about the potential price competition for greater market share, along with other insights, in this…
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has developed the Mimir Offshore Interactive Environment, part of Mimir Digital Intelligence, the hub for current and future digital solutions. The 3D tool showcases solutions available from Trelleborg for both topside and subsea applications, including solutions engineered for a variety of…
Rystad Energy has reviewed the cost analysis of Norwegian pipeline system operator Gassco’s proposed options to export Norway’s Arctic gas resources. The verdict is that expanding the country’s pipeline infrastructure network would be more viable than boosting capacity at the Hammerfest LNG complex in…
The UK government has approved Vattenfall’s 1,800-megawatt Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm, but Ørsted will have to wait until December for approval of its next UK project, the 2,400-megawatt Hornsea 3. The projects, both off the east coast of England, represent more than ten…
Australia’s oil and gas sector has welcomed the South Australian Government announcement of successful bids for five new petroleum exploration in the Otway and Cooper Basins – two basins with a long history of supplying the state’s energy needs. Six companies, including APPEA members…
