(OM) Javier Gremes Cordero has been appointed COO of Maha Energy. Gremes will replace Alan Johnson, who leaves Maha in connection with the closing of Maha’s technical office in Calgary, Canada. All functions previously handled by the Canadian office are being transferred to Maha’s office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, or Maha's office that is... Continue Reading →
(OET) AIM-listed and Canada-headquartered oil and gas company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is embarking on a search for new partners, after expanding its interest in a block offshore Guyana, thanks to the green light for the acquisition of Tullow Oil’s entire interest in Tullow Guyana (TGBV), which includes the Orinduik license and operatorship of... Continue Reading →
(OW) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through its wholly-owned subsidiary CPPIB Renewables Europe S.à r.l, has agreed to sell its 24.5 per cent stake in two German offshore wind farms to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enbridge. Under the transaction, CPP Investments will sell its stake in Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms,... Continue Reading →
Dutch-based SBM Offshore and Ireland’s renewable project developer DP Energy have set up a joint venture to pursue floating offshore wind energy opportunities off Nova Scotia, Canada. The duo said they would work to support Nova Scotia’s ambitious climate action targets and “contribute meaningfully” to the phasing out of coal from the grid. The Canadian... Continue Reading →
As the spending on clean energy seems to be growing by leaps and bounds while investments in fossil fuels are not keeping up with this pace, the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that this pivot to green and low-carbon sources is paving the way for peak oil demand to come into view. Is black gold... Continue Reading →
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, has introduced a new bill in the House of Commons which will put in place regulations that will enable offshore wind development in the provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. On 30 May, the minister, in partnership with the governments of the two provinces, introduced amendments... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday set big new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed up renewable energy development and move toward a quicker phase-out of fossil fuels. But they stopped short of endorsing a 2030 deadline for phasing out coal that Canada and other members... Continue Reading →
The government of Canada has, together with the government of Nova Scotia and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, launched the start of the regional assessments of offshore wind development in the two provinces. The recently released Agreement and Terms of Reference outline how the assessments will be conducted, and sets out their goals, objectives,... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes’ weekly rig count report shows that the number of offshore rigs in the United States came to a stop and remained unchanged last week. However, the total number of rigs operating in the U.S. went down to 753 from 760 units during the previous week. After the number of offshore rigs working in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - EverWind Fuels, a company founded by private equity veteran Trent Vichie, told Reuters it became the first green hydrogen producer in North America to secure the necessary permits for a commercial-scale facility on Tuesday. Provincial authorities in Canada granted environmental approval for EverWind to begin converting a former oil storage facility and marine... Continue Reading →
