Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has received Official Letter nr. 299/2023/GM-MME, by means of which the Ministry of Mines and Energy has requested information, based on Article 26, item II, of Decree-Law nr. 200, to assist the Civil House in the preparation of the new Growth Acceleration Program. Thus, in response to... Continue Reading →
Scandinavian trio form offshore wind O&M partnership
(OM) ProCon Wind Energy, IWS Fleet and IWS Services have teamed up to offer a one-stop operations and maintenance service for offshore wind turbine foundations and substations. The package encompasses IWS Fleet’s new service vessels, IWS Services’ supply chain management and ProCon’s maintenance offering, avoiding a requirement for multiple sub-suppliers and interfaces. IWS Fleet’s hybrid vessels are... Continue Reading →
North Sea countries to pledge massive ramp up of wind energy – draft
(Reuters) - Energy ministers from European countries surrounding the North Sea are set to pledge to quadruple offshore wind energy capacity by the end of the decade as they aim to turn the region into an engine of renewable power. Seven European Union countries, including Germany, France and the Netherlands, alongside non-EU countries the United... Continue Reading →
Woodside’s Sangomar Offshore Oil Project in Senegal 82% Complete
(OE) On Friday, Australian oil and gas giant Woodside said that its Sangomar development project offshore Senegal was 82% complete and on target for first oil later this year. Once online, this will be Senegal's first offshore oil project in production. Woodside, the operator of Sangomar, said in its first quarter report that the development... Continue Reading →
RWE to Use Lower-carbon Steel Towers at Denmark’s Largest Wind Farm
(OE) German renewable energy firm RWE said Thursday it would be the first developer in the world to utilize Siemens Gamesa’s GreenerTower at its Danish offshore wind farm Thor. The tower steel plates are made of greener steel that produces at least 63 percent less CO2 emissions compared to conventional steel. According to RWE, 36 of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the expansion of RNEST capacity
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a contract to expand and modernize units already in operation at Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), in Pernambuco. After the completion of the works, expected for the fourth quarter of 2024, the refinery will have an increase in the total processing capacity of Train 1:... Continue Reading →
Column: N America wind power sector needs cost cuts & supply chain revamp: Maguire
(Reuters) - Wind power may generate roughly 40% of North America's electricity by 2050, and solar power another 32%, if current and projected capacity development plans proceed as expected, data from risk assessment firm DNV shows. With hydropower expected to generate an additional 11.5% and nuclear a further 7.3%, over 90% of the region's electricity... Continue Reading →
Remazel Engineering secures contract for mooring connecting system
(OM) Remazel Engineering, with work and support from Remazel Asia, has been awarded a contract for the design and manufacturing of a permanent mooring connecting system for floating offshore wind and fish farm integration application by the Chinese company LONGYUAN ZPMC, part of China Longyuan Power. This pilot project is an integrated system of a floating wind turbine and marine aquaculture, and it will be... Continue Reading →
HSI Consortium Wins EPCI Contract for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea
(OE) The HSI consortium comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv-Offshore & Energy has won a contract to deliver substations and jackets for the largest offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, the Gennaker. Under the contract, awarded by 50Hertz, the consortium will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of the... Continue Reading →
Transocean’s Big Move: Adapting Offshore Drilling Vessels to Install Wind Foundations
Transocean, best known for its deepwater drilling services in the oil and gas space, is looking to expand into the offshore wind sector and is planning to convert some of its offshore drilling vessels into wind foundation installation vessels. The company said Wednesday it had executed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with offshore wind installation... Continue Reading →