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(OET) Subsea power cable manufacturer NKT has reported a record-high order backlog for high-voltage cables for 2023, with 45% of orders coming from offshore wind. At the end of last year, NKT’s order backlog was at €10.8 billion, more than double the company saw at the end of 2022. In its full-year 2023 results, the... Continue Reading →
(OM) The start of 2024 marks a period where the “readjustment” of the US wind segment is becoming more apparent, according to recent analysis from market analysis firm Intelatus Global Partners. At a federal level, nearly nine gigawatts (GW) of lease potential in the Central Atlantic and Oregon have passed further hurdles to be auctioned... Continue Reading →
(OE) SBM Offshore’s floating floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit ONE Guyana, built for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail field offshore Guyana, has left the drydock and arrived along quayside at the Seatrium yard in Singapore. The FPSO is set to join three other SBM Offshore-operated FPSOs in Guyanese waters in 2025. Building upon the success of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab wants a partner to share the management of petrochemical producer Braskem (BRKM5.SA), opens new tab, said the oil firm's Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates on Tuesday. Braskem is controlled by Novonor (ODBES.UL), formerly known as Odebrecht. In November, Abu Dhabi oil company ADNOC (ADNOC.UL) presented an offer to buy... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Guyana may revise terms of its latest oil-production sharing contract and its regulatory framework before a second offshore bidding round, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Tuesday. Guyana last August updated the production sharing agreement (PSA) and Petroleum Act that set regulatory terms for producers ahead of a first oil round that drew... Continue Reading →
(PN) The director of Energy Transition and Sustainability at Petrobras, Mauricio Tolmasquim, said today that the company is still awaiting the approval of a legal framework for offshore wind power to definitively enter this new sector. “We will not enter offshore wind until we have the regulatory framework. But just having the law is not... Continue Reading →
(PN) Brazil and neighboring Guyana are recognized as the two countries with the greatest potential for growth in the offshore market. While the Brazilian coast still reserves many opportunities in the pre-salt and, in the future, also in the Equatorial Margin, Guyana has increasingly assumed a prominent role in the global offshore industry with rich... Continue Reading →
(OE) UK-based remotely operated vehicle (ROV) solutions provider ROVOP has formed global partnership with Boskalis’ subsidiary Subsea Services to offer integrated subsea solutions throughout energy industry. The partnership provides five diving support vessels (DSV) and one construction support vessel (CSV) of the Boskalis fleet, with dedicated ROV services to maximize service delivery. It also entails... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts of 11/09/2023, 11/21/2023 and 02/09/2024, informs that it will pay today the first installment of dividends and interest on capital (JCP) relating to the balance sheet of September 30, 2023. The gross amount to be distributed today is R$ 0.68260418 per common and preferred... Continue Reading →
(OET) Oslo Stock Exchange-listed semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner and operator Prosafe has caught sight of increased activity in tenders covering work for 2025 and beyond. While the firm is primarily expecting more assignments in the North Sea and Brazil, other regions are also being affected by the tightening of vessel supply. Prosafe’s fleet utilization for January... Continue Reading →
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