Repsol plans to launch exploration in Libya in the third quarter, according to comments made during a recent meeting with National Oil Corp. (NOC). NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla visited Repsol CEO Josu Jon Imaz in Madrid on May 30. The Libyan company said talks focused on joint co-operation, focused on exploration, production and renewable energy. The two sides focused on …
Petrofac has been named well engineering operator on the upcoming i3 Energy Serenity appraisal. i3 Energy said the well is on track to be drilled in early September, with a well slot between August 15 and September 15. London and Toronto-listed i3 (I3E) has previously said it is hoping for 100 million recoverable barrels from Serenity oil project in the …
Shell (LON:SHEL) has taken a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Crux natural gas field offshore Western Australia. It will backfill the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, as the supermajor eyes strengthening demand from Asian customers, seeking to transition from coal to gas. Construction will start this year and first gas is expected in 2027, Shell …
An energy transition boss at Petrofac (LON: PFC) has indicated the company would be keen to team up with others to progress a major decarbonisation project. The Bacton Energy Hub (BEH) was a major point of discussion during the opening day of the Southern North Sea conference in Norwich on Wednesday. Based at the Bacton Gas Terminal, Norfolk, the scheme involves a raft of companies that …
TotalEnergies has announced a $1.6 billion deal with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) to acquire 50% of the US’ fifth-largest renewables developer, Clearway Energy Group (CEG). The supermajor said the deal was its largest renewables acquisition in the US so far. The San Francisco-headquartered developer controls and owns 42% of its listed subsidiary, Clearway Energy (CWEN), into which projects are dropped …
A world-leading trainer provider is set to create up to 30 jobs in Aberdeen thanks to the opening of a new £1 million training facility. MRS Training & Rescue is investing the seven-figure sum to develop the new training facility at Bridge of Don, and expects to create up to 30 jobs over the next three years. The opening of …
Partners in the Cameron LNG project, including TotalEnergies, have signed an agreement to develop the Hackberry Carbon Sequestration (HCS) project. The project involves capturing CO2 in acid gas removal units, dehydrating it, compressing it and piping it 10 km to a saline aquifer site. The company reported the HCS project would capture up to 2 million tonnes per year of …
Leading subsea controls specialist J+S Subsea Limited has reported an excellent start to 2022, with recent contract awards of more than £1 million set to prompt a 25% increase in staff in the coming months. With 22 personnel currently on the team at the Aberdeenshire-based business, up to six more are set to join their ranks this year with subsea …
Predictive analytics modelling, via Proserv’s ECG™ holistic cable monitoring system, to be demonstrated on UK’s best performing offshore wind farm. Photo credit: Michal Wachucik ©Equinor Global controls technology leader Proserv is to supply its pioneering holistic cable monitoring system (CMS), ECG™, to Norwegian international energy company Equinor’s Hywind Scotland, which in 2017 became the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind …
Arnhem, The Netherlands, 17 May 2022: DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has been requested by NET4GAS, the international gas transmission system operator based in the Czech Republic to evaluate the hydrogen suitability of an existing DN 1400 pressure natural gas transmission pipeline and related stations. As a Central European gas transmission system operator, NET4GAS is an important …