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One of Japan's largest offshore wind farms has started commercial operation in the prefecture of Hokkaido. Tokyo-based renewable energy company Green Power Investment built the facility in Ishikari Bay, off the coast of western Hokkaido. It has 14 turbines, each of which is 196 meters tall. The wind farm started commercial operation at the start... Continue Reading →
(OE) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has updated its Guidelines for Providing Geophysical, Geotechnical, and Geohazard Information Pursuant to 30 CFR Part 585. The guidelines provide information for offshore renewable energy projects and were last published in May 2020. They were primarily developed for the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). However, now that BOEM has... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway to pilot new subsea power system technology which has the potential to reduce costs and complexity of offshore wind farms. The project will see Aker Solutions provide new power transmission technology, Subsea Collector, for the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that together with Equinor Energy do Brasil Ltda. (Equinor) signed the contracts for the Campos Basin Integrated Natural Gas Flow System (SIE-BC) and access to the Cabiúnas Gas Treatment Unit (UTGCAB). With the signing of these contracts, Equinor will be able to transport natural gas from the Roncador field,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexico's government on Friday ordered state energy company Pemex to temporarily take control of a hydrogen plant inside one of its largest refineries but operated by French company Air Liquide (AIRP.PA). President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who signed a decree that declared hydrogen supply from the plant "a matter of public interest," has tightened... Continue Reading →
(OET) The oil and gas industry is always on the lookout for ways to boost production levels at offshore fields and gain access to stranded and untapped reserves that are not easy to bring online. Electrification of subsea production systems (SPS) offers the solution to these long-standing issues and constraints while also enabling decarbonization and... Continue Reading →
(OET) As the world puts more gumption into its energy transition journey, subsea interconnectors open new opportunities for sharing the access and use of renewable energy, such as offshore wind power, between countries while upping the decarbonization ante and strengthening the security of electricity supply. The role of subsea cables in energy security and transition... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Engie Brasil (EGIE3.SA) said on Thursday it had reached a deal to sell a 15% stake in natural gas pipeline firm TAG to Canadian investment fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) for 3.1 billion reais ($641 million). CDPQ, Canada's No.2 pension fund manager with C$424 billion ($320.60 billion) under management, will raise... Continue Reading →
(WO) – NG Energy International Corp., along with its partners Olympo and Duemav in the Maria Conchita Block and with Clean Energy and Oleum in the SN9 Block, increased reserves at both Maria Conchita and Sinu-9 as part of an updated independent analysis by Sproule International Limited. The updated reserves and resources incorporate the recently... Continue Reading →
(OE) Ports in the UK such as Aberdeen serve as vital gateways to the offshore energy supply chain, providing services from surveying and construction to operational support, maintenance and decommissioning for oil and gas platforms and renewable energy installations all around the UK coastline. Vessels, moving 84.5 million tons of energy related cargo in 2022,... Continue Reading →
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