In a move which appears to have hit suddenly, Spain ceased operations at nearly half of its coal-fired power stations on the 30th June, shuttering seven out of its 15 plants totalling 4,630MW. News of the closure was first reported on the 29th June…
Van Oord has commissioned Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH for bored pile work for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. The company will produce 190 bored piles for the three-legged foundations of the turbines – so-called tripods – at 62 locations as well as for…
Non-compliance by some OPEC members has raised the spectre of an oil price war, one of Rigzone’s regular market-watchers observed on the 3rd July. Read on to learn more about the potential price competition for greater market share, along with other insights, in this…
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has developed the Mimir Offshore Interactive Environment, part of Mimir Digital Intelligence, the hub for current and future digital solutions. The 3D tool showcases solutions available from Trelleborg for both topside and subsea applications, including solutions engineered for a variety of…
Rystad Energy has reviewed the cost analysis of Norwegian pipeline system operator Gassco’s proposed options to export Norway’s Arctic gas resources. The verdict is that expanding the country’s pipeline infrastructure network would be more viable than boosting capacity at the Hammerfest LNG complex in…
The UK government has approved Vattenfall’s 1,800-megawatt Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm, but Ørsted will have to wait until December for approval of its next UK project, the 2,400-megawatt Hornsea 3. The projects, both off the east coast of England, represent more than ten…
Australia’s oil and gas sector has welcomed the South Australian Government announcement of successful bids for five new petroleum exploration in the Otway and Cooper Basins – two basins with a long history of supplying the state’s energy needs. Six companies, including APPEA members…
The Aruban government and its wholly owned Refineria di Aruba NV (RdA) have initiated the process to attract a new operator, as well as new investors, for former Valero Energy Corporation’s 235,000-b/d refinery and terminal in San Nicolas, Aruba, following official termination in early 2020…
Premier Oil has announced that the Group’s creditors have approved the acquisition of the Andrew Area and Shearwater assets (together, the ‘BP acquisitions’) under the amended terms. The BP Acquisitions remain conditional on finalisation of the sale and purchase agreement, the refinancing of Premier’s…
Chancellor Angela Merkel has decried new US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as “not compatible” with Germany’s interpretation of legal standards and called on the project to be completed. “We will act in this context,” Ms Merkel said in Berlin on the…
