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(PN) Omni Taxi Aereo, part of the Omni Helicopters International (OHI) Group, the main provider of air mobility solutions in Latin America, announces that it has won two contracts from Petrobras to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in offshore missions. The missions will perform beyond-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, transporting 50kg payloads to offshore installations and conducting... Continue Reading →
(GIS) Engie North America secured over $1 billion in tax equity financing from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and BNP Paribas to finance the development of six renewable projects, focusing on diverse U.S. markets under the ERCOT, MISO, and SPP regions, with a combined capacity of 1.3 gigawatts. Engie's involvement in the ERCOT market is important including a collaboration with Schneider Electric on a solar-plus-storage... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz)) Norwegian seismic company PGS is switching to energy-efficient lighting for eight of its seismic vessels as part of its sustainability targets and desire to comply with emission reduction targets and new regulations. PGS appointed compatriot lighting company Glamox to deliver energy-saving lighting for the eight vessels that deliver seismic surveys of the seabed. The first... Continue Reading →
(Offahore-energy.biz) The shifting sands of time are bringing winds of change to the global energy landscape in a bid to make it more sustainable, so that, the climate change woes can be tackled before time runs out. This has spurred decarbonization over the years, imbuing it with greater vigor. However, these efforts are not yet... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yara Brasil Fertilizantes S.A. (Yara) to study potential business partnerships for local initiatives in the fertilizer segment, production of industrial products and decarbonization of production. The MoU signed is of a non-binding nature and is aligned with the strategic... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Siem Offshore has reported operating revenues of $336 million for the fiscal year 2023, an increase from $274.3 million in 2022, and $85.2 million for Q4 2023, compared to $64.3 million in Q4 2022, said to be caused by an uplift in charter rates, generated by increased demand for offshore support vessels (OSVs) and... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of studying potential mutually beneficial business models in the low carbon economy with Arcelor Mittal Brasil. The companies will seek to identify commercial opportunities and potential partnerships in Brazil that are aligned with diversification and decarbonization strategies.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Renewable energy firm Avangrid and fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners said on Thursday their joint venture, Vineyard Wind 1, has begun operations at five of its wind turbines, supplying 68 megawatts (MW) to the New England grid. Currently, the project has successfully installed nine turbines and is in the process of installing the 10th,... Continue Reading →
Corporate Venture Capital's investment thesis will cover businesses related to renewable and low-carbon energies Petrobras and the BNDES have begun studies to structure a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund to support micro, small and medium-sized technology-based companies. In this first phase, the idea is to identify the most promising sectors for this type of investment,... Continue Reading →
(TN)Petrobras announced the start of the contract for the development and implementation of HISEP®, an unprecedented technology patented by the company that will be used to increase production efficiency, reduce costs and the intensity of emissions in pre-salt oil and gas production systems. At the Petrobras Research, Development and Innovation Center (Cenpes), in Rio de... Continue Reading →
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