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Feb. 19 (offshoreWIND.biz) The US Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, filed a Notice of Appeal on 17 February in the case in which a federal judge ruled in favour of 18 states that sued the Trump administration over the sweeping ban on wind energy projects. In May 2025, seventeen US states and the District... Continue Reading →
Feb 19 (Reuters) - The scrapping of the foundation for U.S. federal climate regulations has upended energy investor narratives that have prevailed so far this decade, and is sparking a re-think on which sectors might now win and lose in the U.S. energy space. The repeal of the so-called Endangerment Finding removes the legal basis for federal... Continue Reading →
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil's fifth and sixth projects in Guyana - Uaru and Whiptail - are progressing ahead of schedule and under budget, the oil major's president of Guyana operations said on Wednesday during an energy conference. Alistair Routledge, Exxon Guyana President, declined to provide a specific timeline for startup of the projects,... Continue Reading →
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago's government is optimistic two flagship offshore gas projects with neighboring Venezuela to be operated by Shell, BP and Trinidad's National Gas Company will move forward amid political changes in the OPEC country, the energy minister of the twin-island nation said on Wednesday. The U.S. has been relaxing sanctions on... Continue Reading →
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Suriname and Guyana plan to create a joint technical team to explore the development of natural gas production projects between the two South American countries, Suriname's oil minister told Reuters. The team, which could be installed next month, would mark a major step forward for Suriname and Guyana, which have long... Continue Reading →
Feb. 18 (oilprice.com) Guyana’s sights are set much higher than just being the new oil darling of the Western hemisphere. It wants to be the gas darling too. That’s the frame coming out of Georgetown as Guyana lines up a second gas pipeline project, even before the first one is fully online. President Irfaan Ali... Continue Reading →
Feb 17 (Reuters) - The tiny oil-producing nation of Guyana, already one of the world's fastest-growing economies, has a window of opportunity for more expansion amid ongoing U.S. activity in neighboring Venezuela, geopolitical and oil experts said ahead of the Guyana Energy Conference. That growth potential will take center stage at the four-day event beginning... Continue Reading →
Feb. 16 (oilprice.com) Latin America is attracting greater attention from international investors thanks to its strong renewable energy and critical mineral potential. In recent years, the region’s green energy capacity has steadily grown, while more mineral mining projects are developed, and the electric vehicle (EV) market is beginning to expand. As the United States takes... Continue Reading →
Feb. 14 (oilprice.com) The massive unconventional oil boom underway in Argentina continues to gain momentum. During late 2024, Argentina, which is South America’s second largest economy after Brazil, overtook Colombia to become the continent’s fourth largest oil producer. The surge in petroleum revenues, coupled with President Javier Mieli’s economic reforms, is a boon for one of the... Continue Reading →
Feb. 13 (offshoreWIND.biz) DNV has issued a prototype certificate for a mooring line component which mitigates dynamic mooring and platform loads on floating wind turbines, developed by the Irish engineering company Dublin Offshore. The certificate for Dublin Offshore’s load reduction device (LRD) was issued following completion of the prototype certification process in line with DNV‑SE‑0422... Continue Reading →
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