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By Tina Casey (CT) Just a few months ago the US offshore wind industry seemed to be headed for the rocks, accompanied by much cheering on the part of groups opposed to renewable energy. Well, that was then. The industry is on track to replace all the contracts that faltered last year, and then some,... 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 →
(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 →
(Reuters) - Guyana plans to disclose winners of the country's first competitive auction of offshore oil blocks by the end of March, an official with the country's Ministry of Natural Resources said on Monday. The government continues to review proposals and analyze documents provided by six of eight groups that placed bids in an oil auction... Continue Reading →
(OE) After a thorough review, the Norwegian government has approved five applicants for the upcoming offshore wind auction round for Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II). The consortia that qualified for the auction includes Aker Offshore Wind, BP and Statkraft; Equinor adn RWE; Norseman Wind, an Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBw) subsidiary; Shell, Lyse and Eviny;... Continue Reading →
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 →
(Reuters) - New York State said on Friday it received bids to supply power from three offshore wind projects in its expedited fourth solicitation that allowed developers to exit old contracts and re-offer projects at higher prices. Companies that submitted bids included units of Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab, Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab, and a joint... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Offshore wind developers submitted revised bids to supply power to New York state on Thursday to cope with soaring costs, with industry heavyweights Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab and BP (BP.L), opens new tab saying they would no longer develop projects together. The closely watched New York solicitation, which allows companies to exit old contracts and re-offer... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab maintains an ambition to reach 12-16 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable energy capacity by 2030, despite dropping out of some projects in New York, its renewables head told Reuters on Friday. "The 12 to 16 gigawatt ambition by 2030, we are not changing that now," Paal Eitrheim said in... Continue Reading →
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