May 29 (OE) Oceanic Wind Energy and Ming Yang Smart Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate a strategic investment partnership for the development of an offshore wind project in the Hecate Strait off the northwest coast of British Columbia. The project is being advanced by Coast Tsimshian Enterprises (CTE) and Oceanic... Continue Reading →
IMCA issued diver safety warning as global subsea decommissioning accelerates
May 29 - New guidance aims to reduce diver risk as ageing offshore infrastructure drives increasingly complex dismantlement operations The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published new industry guidance designed to improve safety during subsea decommissioning and dismantlement projects, warning that ageing offshore infrastructure, incomplete historical records and changing site conditions are creating an... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Announces R$60 Billion Investment for Sergipe Deepwater Project and Pipeline Tender in 2026
May 28 - Petrobras announced investments of approximately R$60 billion in Sergipe as part of the Sergipe Deepwater Project (SEAP), an initiative that should increase the Northeast's share of the national natural gas supply from the current 16% to 31% by 2035. The information was announced by the state-owned company's president, Magda Chambriard. The SEAP... Continue Reading →
French firm, Vallourec, enters deal for bioenergy with CCS projects in Brazil
May 28 (offshore-energt.biz) French tubular solutions provider Vallourec and Syngular Solutions, a Brazilian engineering and consulting company specialized in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on carbon capture and geological storage initiatives in Brazil. The MoU establishes a... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Plans $5.2 Billion Offshore Wind Project in Normandy
May 28 (oilprice.com) TotalEnergies has applied for authorization of France's biggest renewables project, a 1.5-GW offshore wind project off Normandy, which is estimated to cost $5.2 billion, the French supermajor said on Thursday. Eight months after the French government awarded the project to TotalEnergies, the group's wholly-owned project company Centre Manche Energies has officially applied for the... Continue Reading →
Floating Solar Could Be a Lifeline for Land-Scarce Nations Facing Energy Crises
May 28 (oilprice.com) Floating solar farms could be significantly more efficient than solar farms on land thanks to the natural cooling effects of seawater, according to new findings from a comparative study conducted by researchers from the National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) in Taiwan. The floating solar panels used in the study produced 12... Continue Reading →
TouchWind Installs Floating Wind Prototype in Dutch Waters
May 28 (OE) TouchWind has installed its floating wind turbine prototype at Fieldlab Green Economy Westvoorne in the Netherlands, moving the POWER project into the in-water testing phase. The POWER project, short for ‘POsitive Wake Effects of turbines with tilted Rotors’, is studying how turbines with tilted rotors can deflect wakes and access higher-energy wind... Continue Reading →
Suriname’s Block 52 Could Become Commercial in 18 Months
My 28 (Reuters) Malaysia's oil and gas producer Petronas is exploring for oil at offshore Block 52 in Suriname, which was declared commercially viable for the development of natural gas late last year following large discoveries in the area, the managing director of state company Staatsolie said on Wednesday. "We hope also to somewhere in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces redemption of 7.375% Global Notes due 2027
Rio de Janeiro, May 28, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF) has delivered notices of redemption to the holders of the outstanding 7.375% Global Notes due 2027. Title of SecurityISINCUSIPCommon CodeAggregate Principal Amount to be Redeemed7.375% Global Notes due 2027US71647NAS8071647NAS8N/AUS$670,009,000 The redemption date for... Continue Reading →
TGS Awarded Large 4D Streamer Contract Offshore Angola
May 27 (OE) TGS has been awarded a large and high-end 4D streamer contract offshore Angola. The program is scheduled to commence acquisition in early July 2026, and the contract has a duration of approximately eight months. Kristian Johansen, CEO of TGS, commented, “We are very pleased with this contract award, which reinforces TGS’ strategic... Continue Reading →