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In a move strongly endorsed by Offshore Energies UK it has launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round, offering 13 areas of the seabed as potential sites for permanently storing millions of tons of CO2. View the full article
Billionaire Harold Hamm may trigger a bidding war for Continental Resources Inc. with his $4.3 billion takeover offer for the shale powerhouse he founded. View the full article
The NSTA has launched this carbon storage licensing round in response to unprecedented levels of interest from companies eager to enter the market. View the full article
Libya’s oil production has almost fully halted as a political crisis leads to more shutdowns of ports and fields. View the full article
Wentworth Resources, an independent, Tanzania-focused natural gas production company, announces that it has reached agreement with Scirocco Energy plc to acquire its 25% non-operated working interest in the Ruvuma Production Sharing Agreement, in Tanzania. View the full article
BP sold out of Canada’s oil sands, divesting its stake in the Sunrise project to Cenovus Energy Inc. while acquiring offshore exploration from the same company in the east of the country. View the full article
Fairfield Energy announced the end of an era with the removal of the topsides from Dunlin Alpha. This is the latest milestone in the decommissioning of the four fields which make up the Greater Dunlin Area. View the full article
Subsea Integration Alliance is a worldwide non-incorporated alliance between Subsea 7 and Schlumberger’s OneSubsea subsea technologies, production and processing systems business. View the full article
Kent, an integrated energy services company, says it had a positive start to 2022 with some strategic project wins across the globe adding a total of over $550 million to the company’s backlog. View the full article
BP sold out of Canada’s oil sands, divesting its stake in the Sunrise project to Cenovus Energy Inc. while acquiring offshore exploration from the same company in the east of the country. View the full article
TotalEnergies SE became the first foreign company to win a stake in a multibillion-dollar project to boost Qatar’s gas exports. View the full article
Sabinal Energy, an oil producer backed by Kayne Anderson, is divvying up roughly 132,000 net acres in the Permian Basin for a sale of the company that could fetch more than $1 billion. View the full article
In a weekly online briefing during Thursday, DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko discussed the progress made in rebuilding Ukraine’s energy and electricity infrastructure. He provided an update on energy sector operations and restoration of electricity supply amid the Russian invasion View the full article
The Dutch Mining Council, an independent advisory body to the government, told the cabinet in a letter that it should consider tapping Groningen as an emergency measure to fill storage for the winter, with Russian supplies due to be stopped by the end of the year. View the full article
The owners of Laredo Energy VI LP, a gas driller focused in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, are considering a sale of the company worth up to $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the situation. View the full article
Shell Plc is set to receive two final offers this week for its onshore oil and gas fields in Nigeria, according to people with knowledge of the matter. View the full article
The U.K. government got together with Shell Plc in London this week to talk up North Sea oil and gas, the latest sign of the country’s pivot back toward domestic fossil fuels since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. View the full article
The Texas Railroad Commission has approved the Fiscal Year 2023 Oil and Gas Monitoring and Enforcement Plan, which outlines a stronger inspection process and enforcement procedures for evaluating every oil and gas facility at least once every five years. View the full article
American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers has named Amanda Eversole as Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer, where she will lead the organization’s integrated advocacy efforts across the federal government relations, state government relations, and external mobilization departments. View the full article
The U.K. has given permission for new drilling in the countryside south of London to establish the size of a natural gas field, as the government seeks to boost domestic energy production due to price volatility amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. View the full article
Exxon Mobil Corp. shares rose to the highest intraday level ever Wednesday and are on track to close at a record, stoked by an almost 60% surge in crude prices that’s lifting oil supermajors and complicating efforts to fight global inflation. View the full article
The merger will create one of the largest providers of mutual cover in the maritime industries with consolidated annual premiums of around $750 million. View the full article
Newly introduced crew connectivity requirement adds support to calls for improved seafarer welfare — and emphasizes value of Fleet Hotspot to crew and ship owners. View the full article