(Reuters) - Spanish engineering firm Acciona (ANA.MC) and Germany's Nordex (NDXG.DE) said on Friday they teamed up to develop green hydrogen projects within the next 10 years in the United States, Latin America and Africa. The 50-50 joint venture aims to reach the ready-to-build stage for its first projects by 2027 and expects to reach a production capacity of... Continue Reading →
Goldwind: Global offshore wind power to expand thousands-fold in coming decades
(CGTN) Goldwind, the world's top wind turbine supplier in 2022, expects the global offshore wind power market to expand hundreds-fold, possibly even thousands-fold, in the next few decades. "The global offshore wind power development we see now is just the beginning," Wu Kai, vice president of Goldwind, told CGTN in Beijing. "With the comprehensive utilization... Continue Reading →
FPSO sector poised for up to 50 contract awards this decade
New awards in the floating production storage and offloading vessel market could reach up to 50 by the end of this decade, according to a new report by Rystad Energy. From 2023 to 2030, the Oslo-based market intelligence firm forecasted 48 FPSO deals for new greenfield developments, 19 of which are earmarked for Brazil and... Continue Reading →
Lukoil-backed Congo Project to Start Producing LNG in December
(Reuters) A senior executive at Russia's Lukoil energy company said a project in the Congo in which it is involved would begin producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) in December, Russian news agencies reported. Lukoil Vice President Ivan Romanovsky said the initiative would produce around 600,000 tonnes of LNG per year, and that Lukoil plans to... Continue Reading →
Exxon poised to invest $15 billion in Angolan oil exploration and discoveries
(Bloomberg) – Exxon Mobil Corp. could invest $15 billion through 2030 if it makes commercial oil discoveries in the Namibe Basin, Paulino Jeronimo, chairman for the Angola National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels, said in Luanda. ANPG, Exxon and state-owned Sonangol signed an addendum to blocks 30, 44, and 45 in the Namibe Basin... Continue Reading →
Tullow 2022 Cashflow at $267M, Keeps 2023 Outlook
(Reuters) West-Africa focused Tullow Oil reported a 2022 free-cash flow of $267 million on Wednesday, up from $245 million the previous year and in line with forecasts, supported by increased equity in its Ghana operations and higher oil prices. It plans to invest $400 million this year, mainly on its flagship fields in Ghana, expecting free cash flow to... Continue Reading →
Tanzania, Equinor, and Shell Complete Negotiations for $30B LNG Terminal
(Reuters) Negotiations for the construction of a $30 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal between Tanzania, Norway's Equinor and Britain's Shell are complete and contract preparations are underway, Tanzania's energy ministry said. The development of Tanzania's vast offshore gas resources has been held up for years due to regulatory delays. Last June, all three parties... Continue Reading →
Solstad selling its PSV fleet to Tidewater for $577 million
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has agreed to sell its platform supply vessel (PSV) fleet to U.S. offshore vessel operator Tidewater for a total cash consideration of approximately $577 million, marking an exit from the PSV segment. The PSV fleet consists of 37 vessels, all of which are currently working worldwide, principally in the North Sea, but... Continue Reading →
Valaris Bags Three Offshore Drilling Contracts Including $500M Deal for Stacked Drillship
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris said Monday it had secured contracts for two drillships and one jack-up rig. One of the drillships in question is the Valaris DS-8, which secured a three-year, $500 million contract with Petrobras in Brazil, including a $30 million mobilization fee. The rig has been preservation stacked in Las Palmas, Spain, and... Continue Reading →
Shell Strikes Oil Again in Namibia with Jonker-1X Deepwater Exploration Well
After discovering oil and the Graff-1 well in Namibia in 2022, Shell has now made another offshore oil discovery in the country's deep waters. This time, Shell made a discovery at the Jonker-1X deep-water exploration well, QatarEnergy and Namcor, Shell's partners in the PEL-39 Exploration License, offshore Namibia, said Monday. Using the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig, the Jonker-1X... Continue Reading →