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Equinor receives licence from oil regulator for “significant” discovery off Newfoundland

9 February 2023

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has issued a licence to Equinor for the Cappahayden K-67 discovery. The board estimates that it holds about 385mn barrels of recoverable oil.

Bakken holds back US oil production growth

9 February 2023

North Dakota’s Bakken shale field is holding back the US’s oil production growth

Biden acknowledges oil will remain necessary in the US

9 February 2023

US President Joe Biden has conceded that oil will be needed in America for some time yet, despite the energy transition.

ConocoPhillips profits double in 2022

9 February 2023

ConocoPhillips saw doubled profits in 2022 of $18.7bn as crude prices rose, its highest earnings in a decade. This was compared with a year earlier when profits were $8.1bn. ConocoPhillips spun off its refining business in 2012.

NuStar to move 600,000 bpd from the Permian in 2024 to Gulf Coast

9 February 2023

NuStar Energy plans to transport 600,000 barrels per day of crude from the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast in 2024 for refining or export, company executives said.

Nearly 200 permits in New Mexico violate federal law, says appeals court

9 February 2023

A federal appeals court said the government wrongly ignored the dangers of greenhouse gas and other hazardous emissions when it issued permits to drill nearly 200 oil and gas wells in New Mexico.

NNPC makes downstream progress as wait for Dangote continues

9 February 2023

After several years without processing crude, Nigeria’s NNPC Ltd said this week that the first of its four refineries is expected to come back on stream during Q2.

Europe’s gas tanks at record 69% full with just over one month of heating to go

9 February 2023

Europe’s gas storage tanks are 68.8% full, a record high in the last decade, with a little more than one month left of the heating season.

Installation vessel designed for floating offshore wind farms

8 February 2023

Netherlands-based Damen has developed the FLOW-SV vessel concept to support large-scale floating wind farm installation projects.

European solar contract prices soared 60% in 2022

8 February 2023

European solar power purchase agreement prices increased 11.4% in the fourth quarter of 2022 to €77 ($82) per MWh, according to LevelTen Energy’s new report.

TotalEnergies to divest 50% of its renewable portfolio to Crédit Agricole

8 February 2023

TotalEnergies says it plans to divest 50% of its renewable projects portfolio to Crédit Agricole Assurances, an insurance arm of France’s Crédit Agricole.

Vestas posts $1.7bn loss as Europe wind investments lag

8 February 2023

Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, has posted a massive net loss of $1.69bn for 2022. This compares with a net profit of $153mn in 2021.

Tokyo Gas mulls joint Fukushima offshore wind project

8 February 2023

Tokyo Gas and Shinobuyama Fukushima Power Co are evaluating a floating wind power project off the coast of Fukushima. The Japanese companies announced the joint evaluation.

Enefit Green begins installation of Estonian hybrid park

8 February 2023

The first wind turbine has been constructed in Estonia's inaugural wind and solar hybrid park in Purtse.