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January 20, 2023
TotalEnergies awarded the first contract- the LAPA Southwest (LAPA SW) development project- to Saipem and partner Aker Solutions do Brasil. Equinor also awarded a contract to Saipem for the Irpa pipeline project.
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January 19, 2023
OEUK’s external relations director, said, “Keir Starmer’s suggestion that there should be no further investment in North Sea oil and gas will be deeply upsetting to the many workers and communities dedicated to providing the UK with energy. It will also further damage investor confidence."
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January 18, 2023
The Obelix Upflank discovery was made some 23 km south of the Irpa gas discovery, and 350 km west of Sandnessjøen. This is the first discovery made on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in 2023, and the first wells in the Equinor-operated production license awarded in the APA award in 2020.
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January 17, 2023
Through this collaboration, the parties wish to combine Plenitude’s technical and financial capabilities and experience in the Italian energy market, with Simply Blue Group’s track record in developing global floating wind projects.
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January 17, 2023
The process, which will provide a significant boost to the UK’s energy security, opened on Oct. 7 and offered acreage across the North Sea. It included four priority areas, which have known hydrocarbons, in which there was very keen interest and could see production in as little as 18 months.
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January 16, 2023
The North Sea Transition Authority’s announcement that it has received 115 bids for new oil and gas exploration licenses shows how UK offshore energy operators are doing their best to support the nation’s energy future, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) said on Jan. 16.
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January 16, 2023
Wintershall Dea is a partner in the Greensand project, which will see the entire CSS value chain realized across borders to an offshore storage site for the first time on the European continent.
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January 13, 2023
This project, to which TotalEnergies is contributing a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) and supplying LNG, will make them one of Germany’s main LNG suppliers.
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January 13, 2023
The parties will join their efforts to develop a green hydrogen supply chain, focusing on production in Abu Dhabi and export to the Netherlands through the port of Amsterdam.
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January 11, 2023
Of the 47 drilling permits, 29 are in the North Sea, 16 are in the Norwegian Sea, and two are in the Arctic Barents Sea. This licensing round is expected to bolster and maintain activity in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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January 10, 2023
"We strongly support the draft strategy's commitment to developing a Scottish hydrogen economy, including the exciting ACORN project in the north-east. However, we are concerned at the statement's suggestion of accelerating the decline in oil and gas production," Jenny Stanning, OEUK’s external relations director said.
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January 10, 2023
The converter platforms will collect the alternating current generated by several wind farms and convert it into high voltage direct current (HVDC), which will then be reconverted into alternating current at onshore stations approximately 400 km away.
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January 09, 2023
Neptune Energy announced first oil production from its operated Rӧmerberg 6 well in the city of Speyer, south-western Germany. Initial production tests indicate flow rates of up to 1,800 boed.
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January 09, 2023
The government received 13 new field-development plans last year. Companies including Equinor ASA and Aker BP ASA rushed to take advantage of Covid-era tax breaks that expired at the end of December.
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January 03, 2023
The agreement opens a new supply route in southeastern Europe after Russia curbed shipments to the continent following its invasion of Ukraine. Previously, Bulgaria’s shortest way to access LNG was through Greece.
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January 03, 2023
The Maria Energy is fully loaded with approx. 170,000 m3 LNG – enough to supply around 50,000 German households with energy for one year.
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December 30, 2022
The Finnish Government gave consent regarding research permits to Eolus for the two offshore wind projects Wellamo and Tuulia in the Finnish Bothnian Sea. The Environmental Impact Assessment and seabed investigations will begin in 2023.
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December 29, 2022
The oil and gas industry warns that the Energy Price Levy, which slaps a 35% rate on profits from North Sea producers, risks drying up investment in a sector that’s key to the country’s energy security even as it transitions away from fossil fuels to achieve climate goals.
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December 29, 2022
The agreement will see the companies examine the potential to supply renewable electricity from Ørsted’s Hornsea offshore windfarm projects to power future Neptune-operated hubs in the UK North Sea.
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December 28, 2022
Neptune Energy welcomed Equinor’s announcement of the start of production from the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea. This news follows a major upgrade of the platform and the floating storage and offloading vessel.
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December 22, 2022
Britain’s wind farms produced nearly 74 terawatt hours so far this year, enough to power more than 19 million British homes, according to National Grid data. That exceeded the previous record of 68 terawatt hours set in 2020.
