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November 11, 2022
The European Union’s impending sanctions on oil imports from Russia aren’t quite as exclusionary as they might seem at first sight. It will still be possible for what are arguably still Russian oil molecules to legitimately enter the European Union.
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November 10, 2022
TÜV SÜD National Engineering said it has secured government funding to build the UK’s first gaseous CO2 flow measurement facility to provide meter traceability for carbon capture utilization and storage deployment.
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November 08, 2022
The split in the European Union is deepening over how to contain an energy crisis, with nations supporting a price cap on imported natural gas accusing the bloc’s executive of being too slow to develop a proposal to limit the costs of the fuel.
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November 08, 2022
Many of the world's oil refineries are rushing to secure supplies of Middle East crude for next year as nearly all European Union countries will be barred from purchasing seaborne cargoes from Russia within a month.
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November 04, 2022
Neptune Energy announced Friday that drilling has commenced on the Calypso exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, with a target depth of approximately 2,960 meters (9,711 feet).
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November 04, 2022
The Czech Republic imposed its first windfall tax on some of the biggest businesses to help finance energy subsidies without boosting government borrowing. The 60% "surcharge" will be in place for three years.
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October 12, 2022
Neptune Energy received approval to raise the production limit at its operated Römerberg oil field in the Rhine Valley, southwestern Germany, enabling Neptune to increase oil production by up to three times the current limit of 3,700 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
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October 10, 2022
Petrofac has been selected by Dana Petroleum to provide well management services for all its UK North Sea operated assets, including the Triton FPSO and the Western Isles FPSO vessels.
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October 07, 2022
The UK oil and gas licensing round announced Friday by the North Sea Transition Authority, will boost British gas supplies, sustain the offshore industry and strengthen plans for a low carbon future, said Offshore Energies UK.
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October 06, 2022
Neptune Energy and its partners announced an extension of higher gas production from the Duva field in Norway, supplying enough gas to heat a further 550,000 UK homes per day.
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September 30, 2022
Record exports of Norway’s Johan Sverdrup crude oil are set to help meet European refineries’ needs as a deadline to phase out Russian supplies draws closer.
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September 23, 2022
INEOS and its partners in the Solsort Unit, Danoil and Nordsøfonden, have agreed to develop the Solsort West field in the Danish part of the North Sea after having received the approval of the development from the Danish Energy Agency.
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September 23, 2022
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract by Shell plc for the Jackdaw development, located in the United Kingdom North Sea.
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September 22, 2022
A national green light for fracing, the technique that triggered a huge boom in shale oil and gas in the U.S., is one of a handful of measures from Britain’s new leader to increase energy supplies in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It’s a controversial move that rolls back pledges made by her predecessor Boris Johnson in the government’s election manifesto.
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September 21, 2022
The government’s decision to release the results of its "Climate Compatibility Checkpoint" consultation on new oil and gas projects will boost UK energy security while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, Offshore Energies UK said.
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Tendeka continues to provide sand, inflow control technology for Equinor’s Norwegian offshore assets
September 14, 2022
Global completions specialist Tendeka has signed a new multi-year contract extension to exclusively deliver standardized sand-face completion equipment across all Equinor’s assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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September 08, 2022
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss removed a ban on drilling for shale gas, an effort to boost domestic energy supply that will have to overcome the same obstacles that stymied the industry for the past decade.
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September 06, 2022
The UK’s new government must double or even triple the rate of offshore wind turbine installations to meet its target of a four-fold increase in offshore renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report.
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September 05, 2022
Offshore Energies UK greeted the announcement of Liz Truss as the UK’s new Conservative Party leader as a fresh chance to renew the nation’s approach to energy security and accelerate the transition to cleaner energies with careful long-term investment in its home-grown oil and gas resources.
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September 05, 2022
Liz Truss won the bitter race to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister, and will take power with the country facing brutal economic headwinds that threaten to plunge millions of Britons into poverty this winter.
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September 01, 2022
New research commissioned by Offshore Energies UK has revealed that young people are actively seeking careers that have a positive impact on society, with more than half of those surveyed saying they would consider a career in the UK’s energy sector.
