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Oil Price

SEB: Speculation Surrounding Potential USA Oil Output Surge Gains Attention

In a Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) report sent to Rigzone on Thursday, Ole R. Hvalbye, a commodities analyst at the company, said speculation surroundi…

Oil & Gas Trade

Eni Wins Exploration Rights for Four Blocks Offshore Ivory Coast

Côte d’Ivoire has awarded Eni SpA four offshore exploration blocks, allowing the Italian government-controlled energy major to grow a footprint that…

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen Group and SAIC Motor Extend Joint Venture Agreement Until 2040; Focus On Accelerating Electrification Strategy

The Volkswagen Group is strengthening its successful 40-year partnership with SAIC Motor for the long term. In Shanghai, both companies signed an extension of t…

Offshore Wind Power

Briggs Marine to Stay Busy Offshore Scotland With Neart NA Gaoithe CTV Contract

Briggs Marine has secured a contract to provide crew transfer vessel (CTV) services to the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland as it progresse…

Offshore Wind Power

Briggs Marine Secures CTV Contract With NnG Offshore Wind Farm

Briggs Marine continues to support the offshore wind sector having secured a contract to provide crew transfer vessel (CTV) services to the EDF Renewables UK an…

Crude Oil

Velesto, Petronas, NOV Partner to Automate Drilling Operations

Velesto Energy Bhd. (Velesto) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) and National Oilwell Varco L.P. (NOV) to im…

Hydropower Plant

Thames Water to Get Ofwat Ruling Without Delay in December

UK regulators will stick to the original timetable for a key decision on Thames Water’s next big business plan, ruling out a delay that would further sque…

Natural Gas

Transocean Barents Derrick Adapted For Black Sea Entry Operation

TheTransocean Barentssemisubmersiblemobile offshore drilling unithas reached Constanța on the Black Sea coast, ahead of a development drilling program for OMV …

Battery

Eraring Battery Third Stage Approval Expands Project to 700 MW / 2.8 Gwh

The third stage will add 700 MWh to a combined 2,100 MWh from the first and second stages.Sydney-headquartered utility Origin Energy has approved a third stage …

Oil & Gas Trade

OPEC+ Appears Set to Hold Its Next Key Meeting on Output Online

OPEC+ delegates said they assume next month’s meeting on plans to restore oil production will be held online, rather than at their Vienna headquarters as …

Italy

EU-Funded Geothermal Heat Pump and Cooling Systems Project Kicks Off

The kick-off meeting was held for the EU-funded GEOSYN project which seeks to validate the synergy between geothermal heat pumps and refrigeration systems.On 19…

Energy Storage Project

Envision Completes Testing of World’s Largest Grid-Forming Energy Storage Platform

China-based Envision Energy says that its 5.5 MW /14 MWh grid forming energy storage demonstration platform is the first and biggest single-unit grid-forming en…

Energy Storage System

ABO Energy Offloads South African Bess Duo

[Image: ABO Energy]ABO Energy has sold the rights for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in South Africa to Electricite de France (EDF) after dev…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Wrightbus Delivers 31 Fuel Cell Buses to RVK, Eyes European Expansion

Leading zero-emission bus pioneer Wrightbus has announced plans for further expansion into Europe following the arrival of a landmark hydrogen bus order into Ge…

Wind Farm

Octopus Energy Enters French Offshore Wind Partnership

Octopus Energy’s generation arm, in partnership with Skyborn Renewables (Skyborn), has been selected by the French government to enter the country’s…