Energy

In response to a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Court), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish its updated Final Notice of Sale (FNOS) for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 in the Federal Register on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. BOEM plans to conduct the lease sale on Nov. 8, 2023.

The Business Network for Offshore Wind, a leading organization working to accelerate offshore wind energy deployment and build a dedicated domestic supply chain, applauds the announcement of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island allowing for joint solicitation of bids for offshore wind projects.

The authorities have granted consent for start-up of the Tommeliten A field in the North Sea.

Global Energy Group (GEG) has been selected by Moray West Offshore Wind Farm to provide preassembly support services for the marshalling of 62 transition pieces (TPs) at the Port of Nigg.

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by RWE and National Grid Ventures to serve as the primary environmental consultant for the Community Offshore Wind Project.

RWE, Wales’ largest renewable energy generator, has funded a study to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms – one steel and one concrete – alongside the integration of next generation wind turbine generators onto these platforms.

Encomara, a visionary newcomer to the global renewables sector, is poised for rapid growth following the launch of its ground-breaking solutions for floating offshore wind installation. 

Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has signed definitive agreements to acquire a strategic minority stake in MidOcean Energy for $500 million. MidOcean Energy is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors.

Baker Hughes announced Monday that it has been awarded a major contract, to be booked in the third quarter of 2023, to provide a modularized liquefied natural gas (LNG) system and power island. The contract was awarded under a master equipment supply agreement between Venture Global LNG and Baker Hughes for more than 100 million tons per annum (MTPA) of production capacity, which was expanded from 70 MTPA and recently announced during Gastech in Singapore.

Specialist drilling waste management company TWMA has secured a $100 million contract for a major sour gas development in Abu Dhabi.

ADIPEC 2023 will open its doors on Monday, October 2, gathering the global energy industry to advance decarbonizing today’s energy system and to collaborate on the energy system of tomorrow.

Ocean Winds, an international company dedicated to offshore wind energy, created as a 50-50 joint venture in 2020 by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, announces the sale of a 16.6% of its majority stake in its operating Moray East Offshore Wind Farm, to Equitix.