(Reuters) Shell and other leading energy groups have abandoned a six-year-long attempt to define a net zero emissions strategy after being told that such a standard would require them to stop developing new oil and gas fields, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing documents seen by the newspaper. Shell, Norway's Aker BP and Canada's Enbridge... Continue Reading →
Seatrium secures $400 million sustainability-linked credit facility
(offshore-energy.biz) Singapore-headquartered offshore, maritime, and energy solutions provider Seatrium has secured a $400 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility with United Overseas Bank (UOB). Seatrium stated that the credit facility, secured through its wholly owned subsidiary Seatrium Financial Services (SFS), aligns with the sustainable finance framework and includes revolving credit features that will enhance the company’s... Continue Reading →
UK Bags $10B Japanese Investment for Offshore Wind and Hydrogen Projects
(OE) The U.K. government has unlocked $10.1 billion investment into key clean energy projects, like offshore wind and hydrogen, with the signing of a new deal with the Sumitomo Corporation in Tokyo. Sumitomo Corporation aims to facilitate the investment into key U.K. infrastructure and clean energy projects by 2035, backing the government’s aim to significantly... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces investments in refining and petrochemicals in Rio de Janeiro
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that approximately R$33 billion in investments are planned for refining and petrochemical projects in Rio de Janeiro, of which R$29 billion in Petrobras Capex and R$4 billion in another project that operates in synergy with Petrobras assets. The implementation of the integration projects of the Boaventura Energy Complex (Itaboraí... Continue Reading →
Offshore Solar Farm Set for Integration with Dutch Offshore Wind Project
(OE) The assembly of an offshore solar farm has been completed at the Port of Amsterdam in a ‘world’s first’ project that will integrate the system with an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, offshore Netherlands. The system, supplied and built by Oceans of Energy, is larger than a football field and is set... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons starts operations powered by 100% renewable energy at the Rio Offshore Support Base, expecting to avoid the emission of 22 tons of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e) per year
Recognized for its extensive experience of over 187 years, Wilson Sons has begun operating with 100% renewable energy, primarily from wind and solar generation, at its Rio Offshore Support Base in Guanabara Bay over the past month. The Rio Base, which provides logistical support to offshore energy companies operating in the Campos and Santos Basins,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Sustainability Report
Petrobras published its Sustainability Report, providing a snapshot of the company's progress in its journey towards the Fair Energy Transition in 2024. The investment of US$16.3 billion in low-carbon projects over the next 5 years, the generation of 315 thousand jobs in the same period and the reduction of 40% in absolute CO2e emissions since... Continue Reading →
UK’s Crown Estate Plans $543M Investment in Offshore Wind Supply Chain
(Reuters) King Charles III's Crown Estate, which owns Britain's seabed, said on Tuesday it will invest up to 400 million pounds ($543 million) in the country's offshore wind supply chain. The investment is intended to support the construction of new infrastructure, including ports, supply chain manufacturing, and research and testing facilities, to enable the deployment... Continue Reading →
CCS Capacity to Quadruple by 2030, DNV Report Finds
(OE) DNV has published a report forecasting that carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity is expected to quadruple by 2030, with sharp increase project pipeline capacity indicating that CCS is at a turning point. The immediate rise in capacity is being driven by short-term scale up in North America and Europe, with natural gas processing... Continue Reading →
FPSO-Mounted Carbon Capture Tech
(OE) MODEC and Carbon Clean Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to continue the development and eventual deployment of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO)-based offshore post-combustion carbon capture technologies. The agreement seeks to establish the framework in collaborating on how to accelerate the deployment of Carbon Clean’s On-Board Carbon Capture Solution (OCCS)... Continue Reading →