Portugal’s EDPR to auction 90 new wind turbines after pulling out of Colombia project: auctioneer

(Reuters) - Portugal's EDP Renovaveis will offer 90 new wind turbines at auction after pulling out of major Colombia wind energy projects, the website of industrial equipment auctioneer Escrapalia showed on Tuesday. The Vestas V162-5.6 MW turbines will be sold in an online auction, Escrapalia said. EDPR, the world's fourth-largest wind power producer, posted an unexpected net... Continue Reading →

April 2, 2025 0

Brazil’s Petrobras looks at power auction for batteries as possible opportunity

(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras is looking at an auction that will contract energy from batteries for the country's electric sector "as a possibility" for the company to develop business in the area, an executive at the state-run oil firm said on Tuesday. According to Battery and New Technologies manager Clarissa Palu, Petrobras has started to look... Continue Reading →

April 2, 2025 0

Netherlands Looks Into Reintroducing OW Subsidies to Encourage Bidders

(Reuters) The Dutch government is looking to reintroduce subsidies in its tenders for offshore wind farms, as prospective bidders are backing out of the current "zero subsidy" model. The Netherlands has managed to attract builders for its offshore wind farms without offering subsidies on electricity prices since 2017, but interest has waned due to rising... Continue Reading →

March 31, 2025 0

Petrobras reports results of exploratory well in Campos Basin pre-salt

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Campos Basin pre-salt, in an exploratory well of Norte de Brava block. Well 1-BRSA-1394-RJS is located 105 km from the state of Rio de Janeiro, at a water depth of 575 meters. The drilling of the well has been... Continue Reading →

March 25, 2025 0

Petrobras reports results of exploratory well in Santos Basin

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Santos Basin pre-salt, in an exploratory well of Aram block. Well 4-BRSA-1395-SPS is located 245 km from the city of Santos-SP, at a water depth of 1,759 meters. The well is currently being drilled, and the hydrocarbon-bearing interval has... Continue Reading →

March 17, 2025 0

Colombia Plans to License Petrobras, Ecopetrol Gas Project by Mid-2026

(Reuters) Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras and its Colombian counterpart Ecopetrol could have the licenses needed for moving forward a joint offshore gas project in Colombia by mid-2026, said Orlando Velandia, head of Colombia's hydrocarbons regulator. Some 6 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas reserves have been confirmed, making the project commercial. The partners... Continue Reading →

March 14, 2025 0

Saipem and Divento sign collaboration agreement for floating wind in Italy

Saipem and Divento, a partnership between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP, through the “flagship” fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V), GreenIT, a joint venture between Plenitude (a Company controlled by Eni) and CDP Equity (CDP Group), 7 Seas Wind Power and NiceTechnology, have signed a collaboration agreement involving the application of STAR 1, Saipem's proprietary technology for floating wind, in favour... Continue Reading →

March 6, 2025 0

Petrobras started drilling a well at the Alto de Cabo Frio block in the Campos Basin

(PN) This week, Petrobras began drilling a well (3-BRSA-1398-RJS) in the Alto de Cabo Frio Central block, in the pre-salt layer of the Campos Basin, in a water depth of 2,276 meters. The activity is being carried out by the West Polaris drillship, according to information available on the website of the National Petroleum Agency... Continue Reading →

March 4, 2025 0

Global Offshore Wind to Rebound in 2025, Adding 19 GW of Capacity – Rystad Energy

(offshoreWIND.biz) According to research from Norway-headquartered Rystad Energy, the global offshore wind industry is set for a rebound in 2025, with capacity additions expected to reach 19 GW and sector-wide expenditure projected to hit USD 80 billion (approximately EUR 76 billion). A record wave of lease auctions is driving the resurgence, said Rystad Energy, with... Continue Reading →

March 4, 2025 0

Colombia’s first offshore wind energy auction lures global interest

(Reuters) - Companies from around the world have proposed to develop 69 offshore areas in Colombia's first offshore wind energy auction, the South American country's National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) said on Thursday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The auction is a significant step toward President Gustavo Petro's goal of diversifying the energy sector and reducing dependency on oil and... Continue Reading →

February 27, 2025 0

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