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Talos Energy Inc., a U.S.-based offshore oil and gas producer, has completed its previously announced acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation ("EnVen"). Talos, which owns oilfields in both the U.S. side and the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico, first said in September 2022, that it would buy EnVen, a private operator in the deepwater... Continue Reading →
UK-headquartered energy giant BP has unveiled its new energy outlook, highlighting the main trends and uncertainties surrounding the energy sector and the transition to low-carbon and green energy sources over the next three decades. With the current energy and climate crises at the forefront, BP’s new Energy Outlook explores the key trends and uncertainties surrounding the energy... Continue Reading →
(OET) Italy’s oilfield services provider Saipem has joined forces with MCS, an underwater technical and digital solutions company, to launch a new asset integrity management system for offshore energy operators, which the Italian giant sees as a further step towards the digital and sustainable transformation of the energy industry. Saipem disclosed this week that it has launched... Continue Reading →
While investments in green sectors overshadowed the oil and gas funding for the first time last year, the cost-conscious developers are expected to tighten their purse strings after two years of soaring prices, outlined Rystad Energy, an energy market intelligence group. However, low-carbon spending is still expected to rise by $60 billion in 2023 as inflation weakens. As... Continue Reading →
RWE and Harbour Energy have established a partnership to investigate options to capture, transport and store CO2 from RWE’s gas-fired power stations via Viking CCS, Harbour Energy’s CO2 transport and storage network. The partnership is expected to lead to the transportation and storage of captured CO2 from RWE’s 1.7 GW Staythorpe Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station... Continue Reading →
Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) producer Strohm has completed the largest funding round in the company’s 15-year history by securing a €15 million investment to support its TCP solutions. The €15 million investment includes a €10 million commitment made by ING Corporate Investments (a 100% subsidiary of ING Bank), the Netherlands’ largest financial institution, as... Continue Reading →
(OET) In the aftermath of COP27, which took place against the backdrop of the first true global energy crisis, many argued that little progress was made on the phasing out of fossil fuels. This was justified by the need to strengthen energy security, protect consumers at the pump, and avoid a global recession. In light... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips and China's CNOOC have recently announced the start of the Penglai offshore wind farm pilot project, aimed at harnessing wind power to supply power to the Penglai oil field. This is China’s largest offshore oil and gas production base under production sharing contract, located in Bohai Bay, Northeast China. Bill Arnold,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The Green Investment Group (GIG), owned by Macquarie Asset Management, will launch a new platform to develop battery storage capacity across the world, it said on Monday. The platform, called Eku Energy, will have 190 megawatt hours of flexible storage capacity under construction on completion of the launch and a further pipeline of... Continue Reading →
(OEM) Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the Gulf of Mexico could play an important role in meeting U.S. greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, however, many challenges remain, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie. There are currently 22 CCS projects in the U.S., accounting for 19% of global activity, with six projects in... Continue Reading →
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