Brazil National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) Establishes Guidelines for Regulating the Use of Offshore Energy Potential

April 1 (MME) The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (April 1st), the resolution establishing the Guidelines for regulating Law No. 15,097/2025, on Offshore Wind Energy. The approval complies with the legal framework sanctioned in January 2025 and the deadlines established for the activities of the Offshore Wind Energy Working Group (GT-EO), instituted... Continue Reading →

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Brazilian Demand for Supply Vessels for the Oil and Gas Industry Peaks in 2025

April 1 (PN) Brazilian demand for platform supply vessels (PSVs) peaked at 140 vessel-years in 2025, driven by new offshore developments and high daily rates. This data comes from a survey by Rystad Energy, authored by Supply Chain specialists Victor Claro and Einar Michel. According to the consultancy, this scenario led shipowners to mobilize foreign-flagged... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive: Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025 after solar boost

March 31 (Reuters) - Renewable power made up almost 50% of the world’s electricity capacity last year after a record ‌increase in solar installations, data from the International Renewable Energy Agency shared exclusively with Reuters showed on Tuesday. As the Middle Eastern conflict has led to record monthly gains on oil markets, some in industry have lobbied... Continue Reading →

March 31, 2026 0

Suriname – GranMorgu in full subsea build-out mode with multiple trees completed

March 31 (oilnow.gy) The GranMorgu offshore project has entered full subsea build-out mode, with multiple subsea Christmas Trees (XTs) completed, according to a March 30 update by TotalEnergies Suriname General Manager Artur Nunes da Silva. The project recorded its first XT completion in December 2025. Since then, progress has accelerated. Nunes da Silva said, “We... Continue Reading →

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Shell surpasses 500,000 barrels of oil per day in Brazil

March 31 (CNN) The president of Shell Brazil, Cristiano Costa, reported that the company surpassed the production of 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) on March 24th, producing 502,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). The executive highlighted the production of assets such as Parque das Conchas (BC-10), in the Campos Basin,... Continue Reading →

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SISTAC Extends Contract with Petrobras for Platform Maintenance in the Santos, Campos, and Espírito Santo Basins

March 31 (TN) SISTAC, a leader in the Brazilian market for inspection, maintenance, and repair of submerged structures for the oil and gas industry, announces that the company and Petrobras have signed a contract addendum extending the provision of services on platforms located in three basins—Santos, Campos, and Espírito Santo—for another year. Initiated in April... Continue Reading →

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Renewable energy producers downsize operations in Brazil due to operational restrictions

March 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's renewable energy sector is facing severe headwinds, with major power generators scaling back operations and cutting jobs due to generation restrictions that the national grid ‌operator imposed on wind and solar plants in 2023, companies told Reuters. Atlas Renewable Energy, owned by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) under BlackRock, Newave Energia,... Continue Reading →

March 31, 2026 0

Maersk Viridis En Route to US to Install Empire Wind 1 Turbines

March 31 (offshoreWIND.biz) Maersk’s first next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Maersk Viridis, has sailed out of Singapore and is on its way to the US, where it will install turbines on Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, under construction in the US federal waters off New York. According to Maersk Offshore Wind, the WTIV sailed... Continue Reading →

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Virginia Passes Bill to Advance Offshore Wind Workforce Development

March 31 (offshoreWIND.biz) Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill to advance workforce development in the offshore wind industry. The bill (HB67), which passed both the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate in March and is now awaiting the Governor’s signature, introduces a measure focused on assessing workforce and training needs for the offshore... Continue Reading →

March 31, 2026 0

Petrobras Taps Fugro for Brazil’s First Licensed Offshore Wind Survey

March 31 (OE) Petrobras has selected Fugro to carry out a geotechnical site investigation for its Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project, the first offshore wind development in South America to advance under a formal environmental licensing process. The 18 MW pilot project marks an early step in the region’s offshore wind development, as... Continue Reading →

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Brazil National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) Establishes Guidelines for Regulating the Use of Offshore Energy Potential

Brazilian Demand for Supply Vessels for the Oil and Gas Industry Peaks in 2025

Exclusive: Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025 after solar boost

Suriname – GranMorgu in full subsea build-out mode with multiple trees completed

Shell surpasses 500,000 barrels of oil per day in Brazil

SISTAC Extends Contract with Petrobras for Platform Maintenance in the Santos, Campos, and Espírito Santo Basins

Renewable energy producers downsize operations in Brazil due to operational restrictions

Maersk Viridis En Route to US to Install Empire Wind 1 Turbines

Virginia Passes Bill to Advance Offshore Wind Workforce Development

Petrobras Taps Fugro for Brazil’s First Licensed Offshore Wind Survey

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