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23 Apr 24Norway: Var Energi reports record high production and strong first quarter results
Vår Energi is on track for growth and value creation and delivers strong financial results in a quarter with record high production. -
22 Apr 24Namibia: Sintana Energy provides PEL 83 exploration campaign update - successful completion of well testing operations at Mopane-1X
Sintana Energy has provided an update regarding the ongoing exploration campaign on blocks 2813A and 2814B located in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin, emerging as one of the world’s most prospective oil and gas regions. The successful culmination of the exploration campaign at Mopane further demonstrates the scope and potential of PEL 83 with Mopane alone containing potential in excess of 10 billion barrels of original oil in place. -
22 Apr 24UK: Green Volt, one of the world’s largest floating windfarms, has been approved
Leading offshore wind developers Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have announced that their pioneering floating offshore wind project, Green Volt, has been granted offshore planning approval and remains on track to be the first commercial-scale offshore windfarm in Europe. -
22 Apr 24Norway: Var Energi announces approval of intra-group merger with Var Energi Norge
As announced on 22 April 2024, the boards of directors of Vår Energi and Vår Energi Norge (formerly Neptune Energy Norge) have approved the joint plan for the merger of the two group companies. -
22 Apr 24Sweden: European Energy starts construction of Sweden’s first large-scale hybrid wind and solar farm
European Energy has started constructing Sweden’s first large-scale hybrid park in Skåramåla in the municipality of Tingsryd, where the existing wind farm is supplemented by a solar park. By co-locating the plants, the land is used more optimally, and the electricity can be fed out via the same grid connection. -
22 Apr 24Malaysia: TotalEnergies signs an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% of SapuraOMV, a significant Upstream Gas Operator in Malaysia
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Sapura Upstream Assets to acquire its 50% interest in Malaysian independent gas producer and operator SapuraOMV for a consideration of $530 million. -
22 Apr 24Balticconnector’s commercial use has begun as planned
Balticconnector’s commercial use has begun according to plans today, 22 April. According to the current forecast, market participants will transmit approximately 10 GWh of commercial gas from Estonia to Finland during this gas day, and approximately 70 GWh from Finland to Estonia. -
22 Apr 24UK: RWE launches pre-application consultation for Pembroke Green Hydrogen
To support the decarbonisation of local industry in South Wales, RWE is progressing proposals to develop a green hydrogen production facility on its land adjacent to Pembroke Power Station. Hydrogen can be used as a clean energy alternative for local industrial processes, displacing their current fossil fuel usage, and reducing their carbon emissions. -
22 Apr 24Oman: Technip Energies awarded a substantial contract for TotalEnergies and OQ’s Marsa LNG Project in Oman
Technip Energies has been awarded a substantial contract by TotalEnergies and OQ for the Marsa LNG bunkering project located in Sohar, Oman. The contract covers Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a natural gas liquefaction train with an LNG production capacity of 1 Mtpa. -
22 Apr 24Norway: Equinor completes an appraisal well (7324/7-4) on the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea
Equinor has completed an appraisal well (7324/7-4) on the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea. The objective was to acquire data on the reservoir and cap rock, for use in ongoing evaluation and development of the discovery. -
22 Apr 24Rystad Energy’s energy supply chain report shows potential prize for the UK
A new report published by independent research and business intelligence company, Rystad Energy shows the oil and gas sector’s supply chain possesses between 60 to 80% of the capabilities required to develop the UK’s low carbon energies, but targeted investment is vital to capture the potential of an estimated £150 billion opportunity. The research commissioned by OEUK is in a new report called ‘UK oil and gas supply chain and opportunities in the energy transition’. -
22 Apr 24Oman: TotalEnergies launches the Marsa LNG project and deploys its multi-energy strategy in the Sultanate of Oman
TotalEnergies and the Oman National Oil Company have announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) of the Marsa LNG project. TotalEnergies had signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Oman LNG to offtake 0.8 Mtpa of LNG for ten years from 2025, making the Company one of the main offtakers of Oman LNG's production. -
22 Apr 24Ireland: Europa Oil & Gas announces results of an updated Irish Licence Emissions Report
Europa Oil & Gas has announced that it has published on the Company's website a third-party report that details the results of an updated study which calculated the expected emissions associated with the development of a future 1 TCF indigenous gas discovery on Europa's Irish offshore licence FEL 4/19. -
22 Apr 24UK: Union Jack Oil announces Board changes
Union Jack Oil, a UK and USA focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development and exploration company, has announced the appointment of Craig Howie as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 22 April 2024. -
22 Apr 24Norway: AkerBP starts production at Hanz in the North Sea
Aker BP has announced that production has started from Hanz in the North Sea. Hanz is operated by Aker BP, with Equinor and Sval Energy as partners. Hanz is a subsea field development tied into the Ivar Aasen platform about 15 kms further south.