Philip Lewis contributor (OE) The U.S. offshore wind market presents a $1 billion long-term opportunity to builders of crew transfer vessels (CTV) and service operation vessels (SOV) that will support both wind farm construction and long-term operations and maintenance. Unlike many of the construction vessels to be deployed on U.S. wind projects, CTVs and SOVs... Continue Reading →
Octopus Energy Buys Stake in 660 MW Wind Farm Offshore UK
(OW) Octopus Energy’s generation arm has taken a 12.5 per cent stake in the 660 MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm located in England. Octopus Energy bought the stake in Walney Extension from AIP Management, the investment manager for Danish pension fund PKA and PFA. The wind farm features 87 wind turbines, each taller than... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Eneva proposes merger with Vibra to create energy giant
(Reuters) - Brazilian energy company Eneva (ENEV3.SA) has submitted a non-binding proposal to merge with local fuel distributor Vibra Energia (VBBR3.SA), the company said in a securities filing on Sunday. Eneva said it had sent a letter to Vibra's board of directors proposing the stock-for-stock merger of equals, which it dubbed a "unique opportunity for both companies and... Continue Reading →
Brazil signs on to global climate deal to triple renewable energy
(Reuters) - Brazil has signed onto an agreement to triple renewable energy globally by 2030 and shift away from using coal, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Friday, joining a prospective deal backed by the European Union, U.S. and United Arab Emirates. South America's largest country is now one of roughly 100 countries that have signed onto... Continue Reading →
Vale and Petrobras can anchor demand for green hydrogen in Brazil
(epbr) Vale's president, Eduardo Bartolomeo, highlighted that the company, the largest individual consumer of energy in Brazil, could guarantee the demand for national green hydrogen with the production of green steel and consumption of biofuels in its fleet. Jean Paul Prates, president of Petrobras, reiterated the possibility of the company using green hydrogen, produced by... Continue Reading →
Prysmian’s Monna Lisa ready for assembly, set to hit the water in March
Prysmian’s new cable-laying vessel Monna Lisa has reached the hull erection stage, marking the start of assembly and preparing to be launched into the water. The addition of Monna Lisa will expand Prysmian’s installation fleet to six cable-laying vessels and will have installed the same main equipment and early implementation of lessons learned from the... Continue Reading →
Lifting smarter to support growing FPSO and FLNG sizes – article
By Gavin Kerr, Mammoet (OM) The drive to construct bigger FPSO and FLNG facilities is essential to improve productivity, with superior efficiency benefits to be gained compared to smaller assets. But this trend is not without challenges, including whether there is the correct construction equipment and methodologies to achieve what has been designed. Modularized construction... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves Strategic Plan 2024-2028+
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, at a meeting held today, the Strategic Plan for the five-year period 2024-2028 (SP 2024-28+), planning to invest US$ 102 billion over the next five years. The first plan of this administration, the SP 2024-28+ aims to prepare Petrobras for the future and... Continue Reading →
Rovco Completes Survey Work on 1.4 GW Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Farm Site
(OW) UK-based Rovco has completed all survey work on behalf of Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn for the planned Cenos floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Cenos floating offshore wind farm is located in the Central North Sea, 200 kilometres off the coast of northeast Scotland. The geo-environmental survey was completed over an area covering... Continue Reading →
France Pinpoints Location of Floating Offshore Wind Farms in the Mediterranean Sea
(OW) The French Government has specified the location of two floating wind projects, around 250 MW each, and their subsequent extensions in the Mediterranean Sea. The two sets of projects of around 750 MW each, which should include a maximum of around 50 wind turbines, will be located within zones 1 and 2. In zone 1... Continue Reading →