Petrobras installed a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor on the PPE-1A platform, in the Pescada field (RN). This is the state’s second platform to have sensors installed to measure speed and wind direction, among other weather variables. Studies that have been conducted are essential for the implementation of offshore wind projects, as the company... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts contracts with CEG and CEG RIO
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed new natural gas contracts with Companhia Distribuidora de Gás do Rio de Janeiro (CEG) and CEG RIO S.A. (CEG RIO) and that their effectiveness will begin on 12/01/2023, as a result of compliance with the conditions agreed between the parties, following the signing of an... Continue Reading →
Huisman presents cable-lay system for multi-purpose vessels – gallery
(OET) Dutch designer and manufacturer of heavy construction equipment Huisman has unveiled a cable-lay system that ensures fast mobilization and demobilization. This development has been spurred by the growing market need for diverse deployment scenarios of multi-purpose vessels (MPVs). The Dutch player dedicated to providing sustainable solutions for the installation of future offshore wind farms... Continue Reading →
IMCA Publishes Standard Contract for Offshore Wind Projects
(OW) The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published the “industry’s first” standard contract for transport and installation (T&I) works in offshore wind projects. The contract has been written to ensure a fairer allocation of risk, IMCA said. Building on the organisation’s contracting principles release in January, its publication comes on the heels of an... Continue Reading →
New York Launches Offshore Wind Solicitation
(Reuters) New York released a new offshore wind solicitation on Thursday to keep the state on track to meet its renewable energy goals and support a nascent industry that has faced financial trouble in recent months. Offshore wind is expected to play a major role in New York's plan to reduce carbon emissions by getting 70% of... Continue Reading →
Vestas Secures 203MW Order in the US
(OE) Vestas has received a 203MW order to power an undisclosed wind project in the US. The order consists of 45 V163-4.5MW wind turbines. The orders include supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a multi-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimized performance of the asset. Turbine delivery begins in the... Continue Reading →
Japan Urged to Scale up Offshore Wind Auctions
(Reuters) International energy companies, from Germany's RWE to Spain's Iberdrola, are urging Japan to beef up offshore wind power auctions and make investments more attractive, amid soaring installation costs as competition for suppliers grows worldwide. Although desperate to ease its heavy dependence on energy imports from the Middle East and Russia, Japan is coming late to offshore wind,... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol to invest up to $6.7 billion in 2024
(Reuters) - Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) will invest between $5.7 billion and $6.7 billion and produce up to 730,000 barrels per day equivalent (boepd) in 2024, it said in a statement. A majority of that spending, about $4.8 billion, will go toward keeping production between 725,000 and 730,000 boepd, the company's refineries at between 420,000... Continue Reading →
Brazil not expected to cap oil output as part of OPEC+, sources say
(Reuters) - Brazil hopes to join the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries in January after a full technical analysis, the country's energy minister said on Thursday, however sources said Brazil is not expected to take part in the group's coordinated output caps. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's office confirmed receiving the invite during his... Continue Reading →
OPEC+ agrees to voluntary oil output cuts, invites Brazil to join
(Reuters) - OPEC+ oil producers on Thursday agreed to voluntary output cuts totalling about 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) for early next year led by Saudi Arabia rolling over its current voluntary cut. Saudi Arabia, Russia and other members of OPEC+, who pump more than 40% of the world's oil, met online on Thursday... Continue Reading →