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(Reuters) The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said on Friday it is seeking competitive bids for offshore wind leases off the coast of Texas after renewable energy developer Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC made an unsolicited bid. The administration of President Joe Biden sees offshore wind power as a vital part of a broader... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has issued the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development Funding Opportunity, which will award $48.6 million for projects that address several major areas of need for offshore wind. The areas include accelerating research and development of floating offshore wind platforms, exploring innovations... Continue Reading →
( Offshore-energy.biz) The Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has managed to maintain a stable net profit in the second quarter of 2024, registering a drop quarter on quarter but a slight increase compared to the same period last year, while the firm continued working on field developments and supplied hydrocarbons to Europe to increase the... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Rovco has been selected to conduct site characterization operations on the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm project in Scotland. UK-based company will focus on geophysical surveys in the offshore wind farm array area, offshore and nearshore export cable corridors, shallow Piezocone Penetration Test (PCPT), and vibrocoring. Rovco’s DP2 survey vessel Glomar Supporter will begin its... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Turbine and engine maker Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE), opens new tab will build a 280-megawatt (MW) green hydrogen electrolysis system for Northern German utility EWE (LANDWE.UL) which is expected to begin operating in 2027, the two companies said on Thursday. The awarding of the contract is one of a flurry of deals after Germany last week... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) RWE and TotalEnergies have entered into an agreement under which TotalEnergies will acquire a 50 per cent stake in RWE’s OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. TotalEnergies said it would use its share of the electricity from the 795 MW OranjeWind to produce green hydrogen. The new partners have now also taken the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) French oil major TotalEnergies reported a 6% fall in second-quarter earnings on Thursday, worse than analysts expected, hurt by lower refined product and gas sales and as European refining margins tumbled. Adjusted net income for the three months to June 30 was $4.7 billion, down from $4.96 billion a year earlier and $5.1 billion... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWind.biz) The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision that could see the US state running three offshore wind solicitations to procure up to 7.6 GW of installed capacity. The first projects under the proposed procurement timeline would be in operation by 1 June 2035. The proposed decision, issued on 19 July,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Venezuela on Wednesday granted a 20-year license to British energy producer BP and state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) to develop the Venezuelan side of a natural gas field that extends into the Caribbean country's waters. Venezuela, whose gas reserves are mostly untapped, has in recent years expanded offers for offshore... Continue Reading →
(InfoMoney) Neoenergia (NEOE3) reported an increase in net profit for the second quarter of 2024, recording R$815 million, a growth of 12% compared to the same period of the previous year. The company attributes this result to cost control and optimization of operations. The company's adjusted Ebitda (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) also... Continue Reading →
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