Vår Energi considers new discovery tie in to Goliat field

Vår Energi AS has confirmed a Barents Sea oil and gas discovery in production licence (PL) 901.   Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery at 1.4-1.9 million standard cubic metres recoverable oil equivalent. The licensees will assess the discovery together with other nearby…

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World Not Investing Enough for Future Energy Needs

The world is failing to invest in energy on the scale needed to escape catastrophic climate change and avoid sharp increases in fossil fuel prices, the International Energy Agency has warned.   In a report just weeks before a key climate change summit known as…

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DeNovo picks contractor to build renewable-powered platform in Trinidad

DeNovo Energy has awarded United Engineering Services Limited a contract for the construction, installation, and commissioning of its new Zandolie platform in waters offshore Trinidad and Tobago.   Established in 2015, DeNovo Energy is an upstream operator and a subsidiary of Proman focused on monetizing…

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Ocean wave energy pilot project launched off California

CalWave Power Technologies Inc says that it has successfully commissioned its CalWave x1 system off the coast of San Diego.   The company says that the event marks the beginning of California’s first at-sea, long-duration wave energy pilot project operating fully submerged.   The CalWave x1 will be tested…

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EU Seeking to Ensure Gas Supply to Ukraine, Commission Says

The European Union is looking at different ways to ensure Ukraine has a steady supply of natural gas this winter and is not exposed to any reduction in Russian output, the bloc’s chief executive said on the 12th October.   European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…

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Energy crisis leads China to pump the brakes on energy transition

China’s widening power crisis, which has forced rationing across the country and threatens to derail economic growth, is prompting policy makers to rethink the pace of the nation’s energy transition.   China’s path to a greener economy needs to be underpinned by a stable supply…

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