(Reuters) - Global investment in low-carbon energy transition exceeded $2 trillion for the first time last year, a report by BloombergNEF showed on Thursday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Countries around the world are investing in and developing cleaner sources of power and infrastructure to meet climate targets under the Paris Agreement but many experts say the... Continue Reading →
Vattenfall Pens PPA for Nordlicht 1 Offshore Wind Farm
Vattenfall has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the chemicals group LyondellBasell (LYB) to provide it with fossil free electricity from the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm off the German coast. The agreement includes the supply of electricity from the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm over a period for 15 years, starting in 2028.... Continue Reading →
Trump’s climate withdrawal creates rare discord with Big Oil
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas producers are thrilled that President Donald Trump wants to encourage domestic energy development but say his decision to withdraw the United States from international climate cooperation will not help their investment plans in the global transition to cleaner energy. The position reflects a rare note of discord between Trump and Big Oil, one... Continue Reading →
Portugal keen to create offshore wind cluster, could reach 10 gigawatts
(Reuters) - Portugal's government said on Friday it was keen to create a cluster of wind farms off its Atlantic Ocean coast that could eventually reach a total capacity of around 10 gigawatts (GW). Lisbon last week approved four areas in the ocean where offshore wind farms can be installed, moving a step closer to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras sets new production records at refineries
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that its gasoline and S-10 (low sulfur) diesel production surpassed historical records from previous years in 2024. The total volume of gasoline produced reached 24.4 billion liters, exceeding the previous record of 2014 (24.2 billion liters). Meanwhile, S-10 diesel production last year broke the previous record from 2023, reaching... Continue Reading →
Port of Açu and Yamna announce agreement to reserve an area for the development of a green ammonia plant
(TN) Port of Açu and Yamna, an English company specialized in the production of green hydrogen and its derivatives, have signed an agreement to reserve an area in the low-carbon hub of Port of Açu, located in the North of Rio de Janeiro, for the implementation of a green ammonia plant. The port complex is... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Inks Investment Deal with Ocean-Power
(OE) SBM Offshore has made initial equity investment in Ocean-Power, a Norwegian company developing an offshore power hub which generates electricity using gas turbines in association with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The investment follows the memorandum of understanding (MoU) the companies signed in June 2024. As a result of this investment, SBM Offshore holds... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore on FPSO landscape: Oil & gas demand unlocking financing with CCS poised for ‘biggest impact’ in emission cuts
(offshore-energy.biz) With a backlog of $33 billion and sustainability at the heart of its strategy to future-proof its floating production units, the Netherlands-headquartered SBM Offshore is expecting to see a new batch of 40 floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) opportunities in the next three years, out of which around 16 are anticipated to be... Continue Reading →
The fall of UK North Sea oil and rise of offshore wind
(Reuters) - The British North Sea is one of the world's oldest offshore oil and gas basins where production has been in steady decline since the early 2000s. At the same time, the region has become one of the world's largest and fastest growing offshore wind basins. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called to "open up" the British... Continue Reading →
Foreign Investment Fuels Colombia’s Green Energy Revolution
(Oilprice.com) Colombia is a major producer of oil and gas and is steadily developing its renewable energy industry. In 2016, the South American state launched its Energy Plan 2050, aimed at diversifying the country’s energy mix to include wind power plants, solar PV, and geothermal energy generation, and ensure a reliable energy supply in the... Continue Reading →