(Reuters) - Suriname's state-owned oil company Staatsolie has begun talks with oil majors Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab to encourage joint development of natural gas fields that straddle its and Guyana's maritime borders, the head of its state oil firm told Reuters late Tuesday. The early-stage discussions are part of Suriname's efforts... Continue Reading →
BREAKING: Parkwind Consortium Wins Norway’s First Offshore Wind Tender
(offshoreWIND.biz) The Norwegian government has unveiled Ventyr Energi, a consortium of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, as the winner of the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) offshore wind auction round in Norway. The winning bid in the auction was NOK 115 (EUR 0.099) per kWh. “This is a milestone in the government’s offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs agreement with Mitsui to evaluate low-carbon business opportunities
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsui & Co. (Brasil) S.A. for a non-binding assessment of low-carbon business opportunities in Brazil. The agreement was signed during CERAWeek, a global energy conference being held in Houston, USA. The partnership involves evaluating potential opportunities for the production of... Continue Reading →
Focus: Green energy giant Statkraft looks beyond Norway for growth
(Reuters) - Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft, which has quietly become Europe's largest renewable energy producer, faces the challenge under its new CEO of balancing ambitions for global growth with financial restraint and calls to go public. On Monday, Statkraft's board announced Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal, its head of Nordic operations, would take on the top job... Continue Reading →
With ‘outstanding’ financial results in 2023, Prysmian increases its decarbonization ambition
(Offshore-energy.biz) Italian cabling giant Prysmian in 2023 delivered what it says was a “remarkable performance” with “outstanding” financial results, record backlog in Transmission, as well as increased 2030 emission reduction ambition. For the financial year 2023, Prysmian’s adjusted EBITDA rose by 9.4% to €1,628 million, with improving margins at 10.6% compared to 9.3% in 2022 – a year that Prysmian... Continue Reading →
Norway begins inaugural offshore wind auction
(Reuters) - Norway began its first auction on Monday for the right to build a commercial offshore wind farm, offering up to 1.5 gigawatt (GW) of capacity in what the government hopes will be the start of a massive development of renewable electricity. "The auction is now underway," the energy ministry said in an emailed... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind’s Next Big Problem: Not Enough Vessels
(Bloomberg) -- On the outskirts of Rotterdam, a bright orange ship is hoisted above the muddy Rhine with the help of six chunky triangular legs. The vessel has just been retrofit with a huge crane capable of lifting up to 1,600 tons 160 meters above deck. Once the finishing touches have been made, the Wind... Continue Reading →
BOEM Starts Environmental Review of Proposed Wind Project off New Jersey
(OE) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate the environmental review of a proposed wind energy project offshore New Jersey. At its closest point, the approximately 81,129-acre lease area, OCS-A 0549, known as Atlantic Shores North, is located 8.4 miles from the New Jersey coast and approximately 60 miles from New York. The... Continue Reading →
The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
(AP) America's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource built a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Montauk Point, New York. New York... Continue Reading →
Petrobras breaks record for processing natural gas from the Santos Basin Pre-Salt in 2023
Petrobras has never processed so much natural gas from the Santos Basin Pre-Salt as it did in 2023. The company reached a daily average of 25.25 million m³, surpassing the 2022 record by around 200,000 m³/day. Pre-salt gas is processed at the Caraguatatuba (UTGCA) unit in the state of São Paulo and the Macaé (UTGCAB)... Continue Reading →