Philip Lewis, Contributor (OE) Much has been written recently about the challenges facing U.S. offshore wind projects, resulting in requests to terminate or renegotiate contracts to sell power to states. Examples of these challenges can be found from Massachusetts to Virginia. Coming on top of last week’s somewhat disappointing events of the Gulf of Mexico lease... Continue Reading →
Samsung Heavy and MISC Develop Floating CO2 Storage Unit
Samsung Heavy Industries has received basic certification for a floating CO2 storage unit (FCSU) from DNV. The FCSU, jointly developed by Samsung Heavy Industries and MISC, is 330 meters long and 64 meters wide, and has a high-pressure tank capacity that can store 100,000 cubic meters of liquefied CO2 at -50 degrees Celsius or less. The injection module mounted on the... Continue Reading →
Brazil planners target 350m tonnes of offshore wind-to-hydrogen a year
(RE) Brazil has the potential to produce up to 1.8 billion tonnes of hydrogen a year at some of the lowest costs in the world, officials in Brasilia have said, with nearly 20% coming from projects supplied with power from offshore wind. For the time being, however, there are no offshore wind projects in development... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs agreements with Chinese companies
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that a mission was carried out to China, during which Petrobras CEO Jean Paul Prates met with CEOs of Chinese companies and signed cooperation agreements in the energy sector, as specified below: MoU with China National Offshore Oil Corporation - CNOOC, in order to extend collaboration and explore the... Continue Reading →
Colombia authorizes oil producer Ecopetrol to arrange $1 bln loan
(Reuters) - Colombia's Ministry of Finance has authorized state-controlled energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) to arrange a line of credit worth up to $1 billion with international lenders, the company said on Monday. The loan will be provided by Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE), Banco Inbursa S.A., Foreign Trade Bank of Latin America S.A. (BLX.N) and ICBC Standard Bank Plc (SBKJLS.UL), Ecopetrol... Continue Reading →
Cadeler Reports Strong Results, Outlook
(OE) Cadeler A/S published its interim financial report for the first half of 2023 presenting a positive result exceeding the guidance projected for the fiscal year 2023. Revenue in the first six months of 2023 was EUR 68 million, which is an increase of 57% against the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA for the first half of... Continue Reading →
DEME Reports Strong H1 Performance
(OE) DEME Group has released its half year results saying its orderbook is 7.7 billion euro ($8.3 billion), up 36% compared to H1 2022, reflecting continued healthy demand and strong market positioning across all segments. Group turnover grew 14% year-over-year to 1.5 billion euro ($1.6), with growth in the offshore energy and environmental segments. Net... Continue Reading →
Renewables Competitiveness Accelerates Despite Cost Inflation
(OE) The fossil fuel price crisis has accelerated the competitiveness of renewable power, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Around 86% (187GW) of all the newly commissioned renewable capacity in 2022 had lower costs than fossil fuel-fired electricity. IRENA’s report Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022 indicates that new capacity added since 2000... Continue Reading →
Exxon says world set to fail 2°C global warming cap by 2050
(Reuters) - Oil and natural gas are still projected to meet more than half of the world’s energy needs in 2050, or 54%, Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said on Monday, with the world failing to keep global temperature increases below 2 degrees Celsius. The largest U.S. oil producer projects the world will reach 25 billion metric tons of energy related... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs agreements with Chinese banks
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the China Development Bank (CDB) and the Bank of China, aimed at (i) evaluating investment opportunities and cooperation in low carbon and green finance initiatives, (ii) financing Petrobras' supply chain, and (iii) increasing and facilitating commercial and financial exchanges between... Continue Reading →