The Calhoun Port Authority and Max Midstream, a Texas-based energy company, have announced the first successful loading of Texas oil at the Port of Calhoun Terminal in Point Comfort, Texas, last week. This marks the official beginning of the new partnership between the Calhoun Port Authority and Max Midstream…
GE Renewable Energy (GE) has announced that it has finalised the Turbine Supply and Service and Warranty contracts for the third and final phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank C. The Turbine Supply Contract confirms that GE Renewable Energy will…
Drilling rig contracting activity has picked up sharply since mid-April, driven by NOCs signing new multi-year contracts for jack-up rigs. According to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot, overall 38 contracts were announced for 67 rig years from mid-April to mid-May, with jack-ups…
Iran’s Petropars Ltd will be awarded a US$1.78 billion contract by the National Iranian Oil Company to develop the giant Farzad-B gas field which was previously intended to be tapped by a group of Indian companies. Petropars will produce 28 million cubic metres of…
Oil and gas company Rockhopper Exploration has received notice that a final decision in its arbitration against Italy over the Ombrina Mare Field in the Adriatic Sea could be made in July. Rockhopper has been in arbitration over the field since 2017. In February…
On the 14th May, Russia’s emergency services reported an oil spill of 3,000 cubic metres at a local pipeline in the Purovsk region of Russia’s Yamal peninsula, the RIA news agency reported. Source: Pipeline & Gas Journal
BP and EnBW have launched a bespoke online portal for the Scottish engineering and supply sector, as the companies aim to expand their partnership’s offshore wind portfolio by taking part in the upcoming ScotWind leasing round. The supply chain portal, www.bp-EnBW.com/Scotwind, will act as…
Mocean Energy’s Blue X wave energy prototype has been delivered to Hatston Pier at Kirkwall, capital of the Orkney Islands in northern Scotland. Sea trials of the 20-metre (65.6-foot) long, 38-metric ton (41.88-ton) wave machine are due to take place this summer. Over the…
Ex-Canopius renewables team secures Berkley support for new MGA Praeventus Praeventus, the new MGA launched by Canopius’ former renewable energy team, will begin underwriting on the 1st June backed by capacity providers led by Berkley Offshore and a panel of Lloyd’s insurers including Munich Re…
Tiernan begins Lloyd’s chief of markets role Patrick Tiernan has started his role as chief of markets at Lloyd’s. Canopius targets marine war risks with Whitear hire Canopius has appointed Nick Whitear as war risks underwriter within its London-based global marine team.
