(Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N), opens new tab on Friday beat analysts' earnings estimates and increased dividends on higher oil and gas production, after a year of sharply lower profits on missteps and charges. Shares in the pre-trading market rose a fraction after the company beat analysts' consensus forecast by 24 cents with adjusted earnings of $3.45... Continue Reading →
Sapura enhances subsea capabilities with acquisition of Exail Rovins Nano inertial navigation systems
Sapura, a leading Brazilian provider of subsea services, has recently acquired eight units of Exail Rovins Nano Inertial Navigation Systems (INS). Integrated into Sapura's fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROV), Exail INS are intended to significantly enhance Sapura’s ROVs capabilities in offshore installation of subsea equipment. Ensuring highly accurate navigation down to 6000 meters, Rovins... Continue Reading →
Oil producer Hess tops profit estimates on higher Bakken, Guyana output
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas firm Hess (HES.N), opens new tab beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by higher production in its Bakken shale and Guyana operations. Hess has agreed to be acquired by Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab for $53 billion in an all-stock deal that would give the No. 2 U.S. oil producer... Continue Reading →
Equinor Files Application for Empire Wind 1 to New York Solicitation
Norway's Equinor has submitted a bid for ‘shovel-ready’ Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project to New York’s expedited fourth wind solicitation. If awarded, Empire Wind 1 is expected to provide first power in 2026, and will be able to deliver renewable power to more than half a million New York home, according to Equinor. Already several years into development,... Continue Reading →
Ørsted to Acquire 100% of Sunrise Wind
(OE) Ørsted has signed an agreement with Eversource to acquire Eversource’s 50% share of Sunrise Wind, a 924 MW offshore wind farm which would deliver power to New York. The acquisition is subject to the successful award of Sunrise Wind in the ongoing New York 4 solicitation for offshore wind capacity, signing of an Offshore... Continue Reading →
New York Offshore Wind Power Auction Set for Big Turnout
(Reuters)Several offshore wind developers will likely bid in New York's fourth offshore wind solicitation by the Thursday deadline, including units of European energy firms Orsted, Equinor and BP. The development of the U.S. offshore wind industry took a major blow last year when companies working in several states said they could no longer complete projects... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies and European Energy Strengthen Offshore Wind Ties
(OE) French energy major TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with European Energy to develop offshore wind projects in three Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The agreement covers 405 MW of offshore wind power under development in Denmark, and new large scale offshore wind projects to be developed jointly by TotalEnergies and European Energy... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Petrobras expects to buy domestic wind, solar stakes this year, CEO says
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab will this year start buying stakes in domestic onshore wind and solar projects to create a roughly 2 gigawatts (GW) renewable energy portfolio, the firm's chief executive told Reuters. Petroleo Brasileiro is looking to buy stakes in assets that are already operational, Jean Paul Prates said... Continue Reading →
BlackRock has set out a deal to buy Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for around $12.5 billion.
(EV) BlackRock will pay $3bn in cash, with around $9.48bn in 12 million BlackRock shares. GIP is an investor in a number of infrastructure assets, including a wide array of energy projects around the world. BlackRock said GIP had more than $100bn in assets under management (AUM). After closing, the investor would have around $150bn... Continue Reading →
DeepOcean Bolsters Digital Subsea Offer with Btwn Acquisition
(OE) Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean has acquired digital transformation company Btwn, growing its offering within digitalization and automation of subsea operations. DeepOcean has acquired 100% of the shares in Btwn – pronounced ‘between’ - from the company’s employees for an undisclosed amount. In addition to becoming an integrated part of DeepOcean’s digital innovation team,... Continue Reading →