(Reuters) - BP's (BP.L) second-quarter profit slumped 70% from a year earlier to $2.6 billion, missing forecasts, as refining margins and oil trading income fell, but still allowing the energy giant to boost its dividend by 10%. Rivals Chevron (CVX.N), Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), Shell (SHEL.L) and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) have also reported sharp drops in quarterly earnings, hurt by a drop in energy prices from highs... Continue Reading →
Ocean giants unite to forge mega fleet of semi-submersible vessels
China-based companies specializing in ocean-based heavy lift transport COSCO SHIPPING Specialized and Guangzhou Salvage have concluded a joint venture deal leading to the creation of a fleet of 18 semi-submersible vessels by the end of 2023. Commercial management of the fleet will be handled by the joint venture and COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Transport exclusively with... Continue Reading →
Keppel Profit Soars on One-off Gain from O&M Unit Sale
(Reuters) Singapore's Keppel Corp KPLM.SI on Thursday reported a more than seven-fold jump in its first-half profit boosted by a one-off gain from the sale of its offshore and marine (O&M) unit and strong performance from the infrastructure business. Keppel sold its offshore and marine business in February for S$4.50 billion ($3.40 billion) to Sembcorp... Continue Reading →
New upstream energy investment player snaps up three offshore production vessels
(OET) Newly formed upstream energy investment platform Samos Energy has completed its first acquisition by getting its hands on all shares of PetroFirst, a floating energy infrastructure owner, from funds managed by BlackRock Infrastructure and from Petrofac Limited. According to Samos Energy, this acquisition enables it to take over PetroFirst’s fleet of three offshore production... Continue Reading →
Danish Green Energy Investor CIP Secures $6B for New Fund
(Reuters) Danish green investment company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has raised 5.6 billion euros ($6.13 billion) for its latest fund and expects to meet its full 12 bln euro target amid undiminished global investor appetite, it said on Monday. The investors necessary to meet the overall target for its fifth flagship fund - Copenhagen Infrastructure... Continue Reading →
Oil and Gas Firms Set to Spend $58 Billion on Well Intervention in 2023 – Rystad
Oil and gas companies are set to spend $58 billion on well intervention – a way to extract additional resources from an existing well instead of drilling a new one – in 2023, the Norwegian energy intelligence group Rystad Energy said. Rystad Energy said its modeling showed this is just the start of a surge... Continue Reading →
BlueFloat Unveils 7.5 GW of Floating Wind Projects in Philippines
On 2 June, BlueFloat Energy announced that the company had secured contracts for four (floating) offshore wind project sites in the Philippines and thus entry into the country’s offshore wind market. These are Wind Energy Service Contracts (WESCs), or Offshore Wind (OSW) Service Contracts (SCs), that are being awarded by the Philippines’ Department of Energy, which reported in April... Continue Reading →
Floating Solar Market Set to Surpass 6 GW by 2031, Wood Mackenzie
(OE) The global floating solar market is expected to pass the six-gigawatt (GW) threshold by 2031, as PV developers struggle to meet growing solar demand and look to alternate development technologies, energy intelligence firm Wood Mackenzie said in a report Wednesday. “The global solar industry, including PV developers, continue to battle limited land availability and... Continue Reading →
Taiwan’s Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Project Officially Inaugurated
(OE) Construction of the Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan has been completed, with the milestone marked by an inauguration ceremony at the Waipu Fishing Port in Miaoli to celebrate the successful construction of the offshore wind farm. With all 47 wind turbine generators (WTGs) installed earlier this year and connected to the grid... Continue Reading →
Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Industry Braves Cross-strait Risks in Clean Energy Boom
(Reuters) In the port city of Taichung on Taiwan's west coast, a crane hoists into place the end section of a white wind turbine tower that stands almost a hundred meters tall. The turbine will be one of 111 spinning at a multi-billion dollar offshore wind project located up to 60 kilometers into the Taiwan Strait, which... Continue Reading →