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23 Sep 24	BlueFloat Energy and Dajin Heavy Industry join forces to strengthen global floating offshore wind supply chain BlueFloat Energy and Dajin Heavy Industry celebrate the beginning of a strategic partnership with the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at driving innovation and sustainability in the floating offshore wind industry. The collaboration represents a critical step in ongoing efforts to enhance the global supply chain for floating offshore wind, following BlueFloat Energy’s recent alliance with Euroports.
23 Sep 24	Denmark: DNV certifies first CO2 storage site for flagship Danish Carbon Capture and Storage project DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has certified the first CO2 storage site for Project Greensand in Denmark, marking a key milestone in carbon capture and storage (CCS).
23 Sep 24	Principle Power expands WindFloat portfolio, launches center column designs Principle Power has unveiled two new semisubmersible floating wind foundation designs: the WindFloat TC (tubular, center column) and WindFloat FC (flat-panel, center column). The new designs are natural evolutions of the existing WindFloat® technologies that combines proven features to support a wind turbine located on a column in the center of the platform.
23 Sep 24	Upstream electrification could wipe out more than 80 per cent of oil and gas production emissions Converting upstream oil and gas production facilities to run on electricity powered by renewables or natural gas that would otherwise be flared could cut more than 80% of associated emissions, according to new research from Rystad Energy.
23 Sep 24	Focus on artificial intelligence and energy transition regulation at industry legal conference - OEUK Artificial intelligence (AI) and the regulatory path to net zero for carbon capture and storage plus hydrogen are two of the themes at Offshore Energies UK’s (OEUK) Legal Conference, which takes place in Aberdeen
23 Sep 24	France: Iberdrola strengthens its leadership in offshore wind with the inauguration of €2.4 billion Saint-Brieuc project in France Iberdrola has inaugurated the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France, the second largest in the country, with 496-megawatt (MW) of capacity and an annual production of nearly 2,000 gigawatt hours (GWh).
23 Sep 24	Norway's oil production in August is higher than the Norwegian Offshore Directorate’s forecast Preliminary production figures for August 2024 show an average daily production of 1,982,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. Oil production in August is 7.5 percent more than the NOD’s forecast and 3.3 percent more than the forecast so far this year.
23 Sep 24	Prosafe announces operational update - August 2024 Prosafe, a leading owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, has announced an operational update. Fleet utilisation for August 2024 was 57 percent.
20 Sep 24	US: Technip Energies and KBR selected for a major LNG project by Lake Charles LNG The KTJV joint venture between Technip Energies and KBR has been selected for a major Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication and Construction (EPFC) project by Lake Charles LNG. The project will convert the existing Lake Charles LNG import and regasification terminal, located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on the United States Gulf Coast, into an LNG export terminal
20 Sep 24	Brazil: TechnipFMC awarded subsea contracts by Petrobras for Brazil’s pre-salt fields TechnipFMC has been awarded two subsea contracts by Petrobras for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The first award is a substantial contract to design, engineer, and manufacture riser flexible pipe. The second award is a significant contract to design, engineer, and manufacture subsea production systems to be deployed on the Atapu 2, Sepia 2, and Roncador projects.
20 Sep 24	RWE and AM Green Ammonia sign MoU to supply up to 250,000 tonnes annually of RFNBO-compliant ammonia from India RWE Supply & Trading has signed a MoU with AM Green Ammonia (AMG) for the long-term supply of green ammonia from its plants based in India. It outlines the supply of up to 250,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year. The ammonia will be sourced from AMG's production sites in Kakinada and Tuticorin, India.
20 Sep 24	Ireland: Lansdowne Oil & Gas enters into Convertible Loan Agreement Lansdowne Oil & Gas has confirmed that the Company has entered into a Convertible Loan Agreement for GBP 95,000 with Directors of the Company and a number of existing shareholders.
20 Sep 24	Argentina: TotalEnergies announces production start-up at Fenix offshore gas field TotalEnergies has announced the start of production from the Fenix gas field, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in Southern Argentina.
19 Sep 24	UK: Thistle Wind Partners submits Offshore Scoping Report for Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm Thistle Wind Partners has submitted the Offshore Scoping Report for its Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate - Licensing & Operations Team, to request a Scoping Opinion under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations.
19 Sep 24	Germany: RWE commissions new solar farm in Bedburg RWE is keeping up the pace with the expansion of its solar portfolio. In Bedburg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, the company has put a new photovoltaic plant into operation with a capacity of 20 MW peak (15.7 MWac). The plant was constructed on recultivated land close to the A 44 motorway in just six months.
19 Sep 24	China: CNOOC Ltd kicks off production at Liuhua 11-1/4-1 Oil Field Secondary Development Project CNOOC Limited has announced that the Liuhua 11-1/4-1 Oilfield Secondary Development Project has commenced production. The project, located in the eastern South China Sea, consists of 2 oilfields, Liuhua 11-1 and Liuhua 4-1. The main production facilities include a new deepwater jacket platform 'Haiji-2' and a cylindrical FPSO 'Haikui-1'.
19 Sep 24	Saudi Arabia: Saipem awarded a new offshore contract in Saudi Arabia worth approx. 2 billion USD Saipem has been awarded a new offshore contract, under the existing Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with Saudi Aramco, for the development of the Marjan field in Saudi Arabia. The value of the contract is approx. 2 billion USD.
19 Sep 24	McDermott and BW Offshore announce collaboration to enable offshore blue ammonia production McDermott and BW Offshore have entered into a collaboration to advance the technical and commercial viability of offshore blue ammonia production.
19 Sep 24	Capricorn announces half year results 2024 With a strong balance sheet and up to $72m of contingent and deferred receipts due in the months ahead, the Company moves into H2/24 with positive momentum as it prioritises opportunities for further shareholder returns and the creation of value in the UK North Sea, supported by its Egyptian asset base.
19 Sep 24	UK: First carbon capture pilot on energy from waste facility goes live enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator, has successfully launched the UK’s first carbon capture pilot at an energy from waste site. The launch is a milestone for the sector and for enfinium’s plans to deploy Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology across its UK facilities to generate carbon removals at scale and support the UK’s Net Zero target.
19 Sep 24	Spain/Italy: Prospex Energy announces interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024 Prospex Energy, the AIM quoted investment company with operations in Italy and Spain, has announced its Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2024.
19 Sep 24	Long-term LNG sales in China: TotalEnergies will supply 1.25 million tons per year to CNOOC until 2034 In line with its strategy to grow its long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales, TotalEnergies has announced a 5-year extension of its sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with CNOOC, for the delivery of 1.25 million tons of LNG per year to China until 2034.
19 Sep 24	Mongolia: Petro Matad provides Heron-1 operational update Petro Matad, the AIM quoted Mongolian oil company, has provided the following operational update on the Heron-1 oil discovery well and anticipated oil production start-up.
19 Sep 24	Morocco: Sound Energy reports its half-year report for the six months ended 30 June 2024 Sound Energy, the transition energy company, has announced its unaudited half-year report for the six months ended 30 June 2024.
19 Sep 24	UK: Jersey Oil and Gas has announced interim results for the six month period ended 30 June 2024 AIM-listed Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continental Shelf region of the North Sea, has announced its unaudited Interim Results for the six month period ended 30 June 2024. Significant progress has been made across all engineering, subsurface and regulatory workstreams to position the Buchan Horst project for formal approval.