(TN) Five blocks will be on offer in the public session of the 2nd Cycle of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP): Cruzeiro do Sul, Esmeralda, Jade, Tupinambá and Turmalina. The public session will take place on 12/13. The blocks on offer in the 2nd Cycle of the OPP were by the Special Bidding Committee... Continue Reading →
4th Cycle of the ANP Permanent Concession Offer will have 33 block sectors and one area in the Marginal Accumulation
(TN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) released the list of 33 sectors with exploratory blocks and an area with marginal accumulation that will be in the auction of the 4th Cycle of the Permanent Concession Offer, which is scheduled for December 13th. The auction will have blocks offered in the following basins: Amazonas, Espírito Santo,... Continue Reading →
Colombia Proposes Forcing Offshore Wind Bidders to Partner with State Company
(Reuters) Colombia is proposing to force bidders for offshore wind projects to give a state company a stake in the developments, as part of a wider set of draft modifications to the rules governing the process published this week. The government of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, has set its sights on weaning the Andean... Continue Reading →
RWE collaborates with Sarens and Tugdock to investigate innovative floating wind deployment and integration solutions for the Celtic Sea
RWE, Wales’ largest renewable energy generator, has funded a study to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms – one steel and one concrete – alongside the integration of next generation wind turbine generators onto these platforms. Their aim is to maximise local supply chain opportunities by utilising... Continue Reading →
Exxon, Hess Exit Kaieteur Offshore Oil Exploration Block in Guyana
(Reuters) U.S. oil producers ExxonMobil and Hess Corp have withdrawn from exploring the Kaieteur block in Guyana’s deepwaters, Exxon said on Thursday, after disappointing exploration results. The exit comes as the producers focus on their larger and highly productive Stabroek block, where more than 11 billion barrels of oil and gas have been discovered so far. Kaieteur, at 3.3... Continue Reading →
Wind Power Industry Drifts Off Course
(Reuters) A perfect storm of supply chain delays, design flaws, and higher costs in the offshore wind industry has put dozens of projects at risk of not being delivered in time for countries to meet climate goals, industry executives, investors, and analysts said. The race to reduce reliance on fossil fuels is putting pressure on... Continue Reading →
US Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Nears 53 GW
The US has almost 53 GW of offshore wind projects in operation, development and planning stages. This could power more than 18 million US households if all the projects currently in development and planning are built. The US offshore wind pipeline reached 52,687 MW at the end of May 2023, with two offshore wind farms... Continue Reading →
Portugal’s EDP, Galp Say Price is Key for Floating Offshore Wind Auction
(Reuters) The bosses of Portuguese utility EDP and oil company Galp on Tuesday warned the government the guaranteed price of the power generated will be key to preventing the first auction of floating offshore wind farms from failing like a recent one in Britain. Portugal's first auction for floating offshore wind farms, set to be... Continue Reading →
US says to complete offshore wind auctions on schedule next year
(Reuters) - The Biden administration will complete its ambitious offshore wind leasing schedule on time next year, the Interior Department told Reuters, despite delays to preparatory work for the auctions and sagging demand from the industry. President Joe Biden’s White House is depending on rapid adoption of offshore wind to help decarbonize the U.S. power... Continue Reading →
Petrobras launches tender for sustainable decommissioning of FPSO P-33
(TN) Petrobrás published the tender for the sale of the platform ship (FPSO) P-33, which is currently located in the Campos Basin, in the Marlim field. The bidding will follow the same model as the decommissioning of P-32, within the company's new guidelines for recycling and sustainable disposal of vessels. The sale notice maintains the... Continue Reading →