Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) and Hai Long Offshore Wind (Hai Long) have announced that the new SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine is intended to be used at the upcoming 300 MW Hai Long 2 project in Taiwan. The deployment of the turbine…
On 23 April 2020, Tullow announced that it had agreed the sale of its assets in Uganda to Total and that CNOOC had rights of pre-emption to acquire 50% of these assets on the same terms and conditions as Total. CNOOC has now informed…
Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) has begun site preparation at two drilling locations in the Kavango sedimentary basin in northeast Namibia and plans to drill its first well in this year’s fourth quarter. The main objectives of the wells are to confirm organic rich shales…
On the 26th May, Chief executive officers of leading global oil and gas companies issued an open letter reiterating their commitment to addressing climate change and facilitating actions that lower the energy industry’s carbon intensity. Under the auspices of a group called the Oil…
UK authorities have approved the plan for the removal of the Petrojarl Banff FPSO and Apollo Spirit FSO from Canadian Natural Resources’ Banff and Kyle fields in the UK sector of the Central North Sea. The Banff field is located in blocks 29/2a and…
DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Living Stone has completed the inter-array cable laying works at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. The company was responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the 64 inter-array cables, with a total length…
Plus Power, an independent developer of utility-scale battery storage projects, has announced that its 185 MW/565 MWh Kapolei Energy Storage project (KES) was selected by the Hawaiian Electric Companies as part of the utility’s transition to renewables. Thi’s announcement follows the second phase of…
The production of natural gas from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) creates less than half as much greenhouse gas as imported Liquefied Natural Gas, according to data published today by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). In this analysis, gas extracted from the UKCS…
Pointe LNG LLC is moving ahead with plans for an LNG export terminal in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The company has engaged Whitehall & Company as exclusive financial advisor in connection with raising investment capital and securing offtake for the development and construction of a…
Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) has launched a new online knowledge sharing network which it says aims to encourage companies to work collaboratively to share problems and source solutions to their efficiency challenges. The Problem-Solving Network, which can be accessed via OGUK’s Efficiency Hub, allows users…
