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(OW) Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has completed the hoisting of its GWH252-16MW unit in a “record-breaking 24 hours”, the company said via social media. By using strategies that preemptively optimised processes through stimulations, the feat not only reduced construction costs but also served as a “vital breakthrough” for scaling up offshore wind potential in future projects,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Japanese FPSO leasing firm MODEC said Thursday that the first steel-cutting ceremony for the Guyana-bound FPSO Errea Wittu had been held in China. MODEC secured its first order to supply an FPSO to Guyana in May 2023. The order came from an ExxonMobil-led consortium and is for the deployment of the FPSO to the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Britain will increase the guaranteed price offered for offshore wind projects in its next renewables auction by 66%, the government said on Thursday, as it seeks to spur more projects after its last auction failed to attract any offshore wind investment. Britain, which is already the world’s second largest offshore wind market after... Continue Reading →
(OET) France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has published its new annual energy outlook, presenting scenarios for the evolution of demand and the global energy system to contribute to the energy transition’s debate in the run-up to COP28. While the decarbonization engine is not running smoothly and needs to be tweaked to reach full speed, the oil... Continue Reading →
(OE) The world's first offshore renewable energy project, combining floating wind power and deep-sea aquaculture, has been completed in China, Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has informed. The project is developed by Longyuan Power Group, together with Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group (Wind Power Group), a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, which provides the power generation... Continue Reading →
(OE) Light Structures, a supplier of fiber optic condition monitoring systems based on Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) technology, has secured two contracts with China's YANTAI CIMC Raffles Offshore. Under the contracts, Light Structures will deliver SENSFIB hull stress monitoring systems for two Petrobras-commissioned Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO) units. "Representing the most extensive SENSFIB... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Asia's largest oil and gas producer PetroChina Co Ltd reported 21% year-on-year growth in third-quarter net profit that hit a record high, as increased production and improving domestic fuel demand offset lower realised oil and gas prices. Net profit rose to 46.38 billion yuan ($6.3 billion), while revenue fell 4.6% to 802 billion... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Suriname offered late Monday to exchange $675 million of dollar bonds for new notes, the next step in negotiations after reaching a deal with its bondholders in May. The government offered holders of debt due in 2023 and 2026 to swap their notes for a new 10-year bond due July 15, 2033, with an annual interest rate... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chinese national offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK), on Tuesday revised up its 2023 capital spending to a record on building new production capacities, after reporting an 8.13% fall in third-quarter profit on lower realised oil prices. Despite higher oil and gas output, net profit during July-September period fell to 33.88 billion... Continue Reading →
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has unveiled a new offshore wind turbine model with a rated capacity of 22 MW – the MySE 22MW. The MySE 22MW model would be the most powerful wind turbine in the world and would feature a 310+ metre rotor. Equipped with carbon-fibre blades, the turbine would be... Continue Reading →
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