In line with the planned schedule, GE Renewable Energy’s last unit of the Wudongde (WDD) hydropower station has now been successfully connected to the grid for power generation and has completed 72 hours of trial operation. Under the contract signed in 2015, GE was…
Argentina, which had steadily dug itself out of a deep energy deficit to post a slender surplus last year, is set to sink back into an energy hole this year which could reach US$1 billion due to local natural gas shortfalls driving the need for…
Equinor Energy AS and partners have made a final investment decision for development of the Lavrans discovery and Kristin Q-discovery, part of Kristin field, in the Norwegian Sea. The plan for development and operation (PDO) of Phase 1 of what is deemed the Kristin…
A small coastal city in Maine has won the support of the Biden administration in its fight against a Canadian oil pipeline in what environmentalists see as a signal that other pipelines could face similar treatment. In a brief filed with the US First…
Cerulean Winds, a company which recently unveiled a project for the production of green hydrogen and electrification of offshore oil & gas assets with 200 floating wind turbines off Scotland, has named the first of its delivery partners. The company has selected NOV as…
Equinor and partners have received approval from Norwegian authorities for development of Breidakblikk field in the North Sea. Production is scheduled to start in first-half 2024. The plan for development and operation (PDO) was submitted in September 2020. Field investments are about 18.6…
For the first time, on the 27th June Ecuador exported a cargo of one of its flagship crudes, Oriente, aboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC), following an upgrade to a terminal which the South American country hopes will help it boost exports to Asia….
Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has published its Methane Action Plan, designed to help the UK offshore sector reduce its methane emissions. This is said to be one of the first key deliverables of the North Sea Transition Deal which the industry agreed on…
Development in EMEACanadian Solar Inc (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) has announced that it has secured a €50 million bilateral corporate facility with Banco Santander, SA. The facility will support growth at Canadian Solar’s Global Energy business as it executes and expands on its project…
On the 28th June, the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of a consortium of energy companies including Enbridge Inc seeking to seize land owned by New Jersey to build a federally approved natural gas pipeline despite the state’s objections, although hurdles remain for the US$1 billion project….
