Oil and gas company Chrysaor, which is in the process of merging with Premier Oil, has started preparations to drill an exploration well in the North Sea, using the COSLInnovator rig. Earlier in January 2021 Chrysaor was in granted drilling permits by the Norwegian…
Croatian oil and gas company INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE, d.d. (INA) plans to diversify into renewable energy and is specifically considering offshore wind and solar energy developments in the country. At an energy conference held on 26 January, INA’s Director of Strategic Operations and Public Affairs,…
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has selected a new class of start-ups to work on unlocking opportunities within oil and gas, renewables, and low-carbon solutions. This year, the Equinor & Techstars Energy Accelerator will be entirely virtual. Ten selected start-ups will receive support by over…
Enerplus Corporation has agreed to acquire all shares of Bruin E&P HoldCo LLC for total cash consideration of US$465 million. With the deal, Enerplus acquires 151,000 net acres in the Williston basin in North Dakota concentrated in the Fort Berthold area, including 30,000 net…
GTT has obtained approval in principle (AIP) for the NO96 membrane containment system for LNG fuel tank application for ultra large container vessels (ULCV) from the Bureau Veritas (BV) classification society. GTT and BV reviewed the compatibility and safe integration of the NO96 technology as an…
Fugro and NYK have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese geoscience specialist OYO Corporation. The addition of OYO is expected to further strengthen Fugro and NYK’s position as service providers for the growing offshore wind site characterization market in Japan. The…
A clear picture of 2020 is emerging, in the context of climate and energy – it has far exceeded expectations for the growth of zero carbon energy and the decline in fossil fuels. A new report from European energy analytics firms Ember Climate and…
JA Solar, a leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, announced that the mono-facial type of its DeepBlue 3.0 series modules has obtained the first KS certification for modules based on 182mm x 182mm wafers, known as “182 modules”, meaning the product has got approval for…
Judge Strikes Down North Dakota ‘Pore Space’ Law Backed by Oil, Gas Group A judge has struck down a North Dakota’s law which landowners say takes away their property rights. The so-called Pore Space law passed the Legislature in 2019 after supporters sought clarification…
Premier Oil has completed the farm-down of its interest in the Tuna PSC, offshore Indonesia, to Zarubezhneft ahead of an appraisal campaign scheduled for 2Q 2021. Premier signed heads of terms with Russia’s Zarubezhneft in December 2019 to farm-out a 50 per cent of…
