Equinor secures floating wind farm subsidy for oilfields
Industry
Norway’s state-owned Enova has made a financing commitment to support the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm with Norwegian oil
Archive for August 2019
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Erdogan scoffs at EU sanctions over Cyprus drilling
Policy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised European Union measures to punish Turkey for drilling near Cyprus and vowed to
Rosneft admits Druzhba pipeline crisis hit profits
Consumption
Rosneft’s second-quarter net income fell as the Russian oil giant suffered the effects of falling oil prices and production cuts,
Putin hails completion of Nord Stream’s Finnish section
Consumption
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the construction of the Finnish stretch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has
Equinor discovers remote Barents Sea field
Consumption
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has announced the discovery of light oil in the Sputnik field in the Barents
Pompeo hails success of Iranian oil sanctions
Policy
US sanctions have removed nearly 2.7 million barrels of Iranian oil every day from the global markets, according to US
Portugal fuel strike ends with more talks
Consumption
Portugal’s fuel-tanker drivers have voted to call off their strike with their union agreeing to hold more talks with the
Book review: Leviathan and the state of Israel’s Mediterranean Gas
Consumption
Anyone visiting the Mediterranean in the summer goes for the sea, food, and the unique palette of colors. Purples, pinks,
Norway firm plans Nordic battery network
Storage
A Norwegian startup, Freyr, says it is planning to build one of Europe’s first battery giga-factories in Norway with plans
Major UK power cut puts interconnectors in spotlight
Transmission
The UK should impose limits on the construction of new wind and solar projects to cut blackout risks, according to
Norway addresses electric plane crash setback
Storage
Norway’s first battery-powered aircraft crash-landed last week on a Norwegian lake in a setback for the aviation innovation, although the
Portugal fuel crisis continues as talks fail
Production
Portuguese fuel-tanker drivers say they will maintain their strike after a meeting with the Socialist government failed to find an
US launches legal bid to seize Iranian tanker
Consumption
The US Justice Department has issued a warrant for the seizure of Grace 1 (pictured), the Iranian oil tanker that
US angered as Gibraltar frees Iranian tanker
Policy
An Iranian oil tanker held in Gibraltar since July 4 has been officially released by the authorities in the UK-run
Equinor hits first oil at huge North Sea field
Production
Oil production has begun at the biggest development project in the North Sea in a decade, at the Mariner field