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(Reuters) - U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil Corp (XOM.N), opens new tab is weighing offers for its oil and gas assets in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale region, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday, adding there was no time frame for a decision and the sale may not move forward. Bloomberg earlier on Friday reported that... Continue Reading →
(OET) The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to publish a European tender in the first half of April for geotechnical surveys of the Huibertgat and Ballonplaat sites in the Netherlands. The objective of the tender is to conclude an agreement with one or more tenderers who can carry out geotechnical investigations at the nearshore Huibertgat... Continue Reading →
(OE) Siemens Gamesa has produced the first nacelles for over 14 MW-rated offshore wind turbines that will be deployed at Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. The nacelles were produced at Siemens Gamesa’s Cuxhaven factory in Germany. According to the company, the nacelles are currently awaiting shipment, before being fitted with the B108 blades... Continue Reading →
(OE) The first components of the floating wind turbine, developed by renewable energy company Eolink as part of the France-Atlantique Project, arrived at the port of Brest. The project will deliver the largest operational floating wind turbine on the French Atlantic coast to meet the energy needs for 6,500 people. The arrival of the inaugural... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Renewable energy firm Avangrid and fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners said on Thursday their joint venture, Vineyard Wind 1, has begun operations at five of its wind turbines, supplying 68 megawatts (MW) to the New England grid. Currently, the project has successfully installed nine turbines and is in the process of installing the 10th,... Continue Reading →
(OE) The United States’ Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for Equinor’s Empire Wind project, marking another milestone in advancing the New York offshore wind project. With this permitting action by BOEM secured, Empire Wind is on track to begin construction in its federal lease area off the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) U.S. utility firm Dominion Energy said on Thursday it would sell a 50% non-controlling interest in its Coastal Virginia offshore wind farm to Stonepeak to help fund construction of the roughly $10 billion project. Dominion said it would retain full control of the construction and operation of the project, with Stonepeak to pay for... Continue Reading →
By Tina Casey (CT) Just a few months ago the US offshore wind industry seemed to be headed for the rocks, accompanied by much cheering on the part of groups opposed to renewable energy. Well, that was then. The industry is on track to replace all the contracts that faltered last year, and then some,... Continue Reading →
Today Hexicon AB (publ.) signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) to take full ownershipof MunmuBaram Co., Ltd. from its joint venture partner Shell Overseas Investments B.V. Underthe agreement, Hexicon AB will increase its stake in the project from 20 % to 100 %, increasingthe project portfolio by 900 MW. Completion of the transaction is... Continue Reading →
(PN) A new giant of the Brazilian seas is taking shape. Equinor announced that it has completed the installation of the topside of the FPSO Bacalhau, which will be installed in the field of the same name, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The topside is the structure at the top of the ship's... Continue Reading →
