(Reuters) - Guyana wants Indian companies to invest in its oil and gas sector as the South American nation aims to expand its nascent energy sector, a senior Indian foreign ministry official said on Tuesday. Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Suriname's President Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi, who are visiting India, held discussions on Monday with... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy consortium receives 4-bln-euro wind power grid contract
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) and Spain's Dragados Offshore have been awarded a contract worth more than 4 billion euros ($4.29 billion) to build two converter systems for offshore wind energy grid connections in Germany, the German company said in a statement on Tuesday. Siemens Energy said the contract, which was awarded to the consortium of both... Continue Reading →
Brazil independent Enauta production up 5% in December
(PN) The production of the independent oil company Enauta in December reached the level of 18 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. The volume represents a growth of around 5% compared to the previous month, when the operator produced 17,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, Enauta's... Continue Reading →
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Awards Seabed Mapping Contracts for Offshore Wind
(OED) Fugro and Enviros have secured contracts with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for mapping of the shallowest strata under the seabed offshore Norway, with the objective of locating sites that are best suited for the installation of wind turbines. Fugro has won the contract for the Sørlig Nordsjø II area, while Enviros will map... Continue Reading →
All 50 Monopiles Completed for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle Wind Farm
Germany's EEW SPC has completed the construction of 50 monopiles for Iberdrola's second wind farm project in the German Baltic Sea, the Baltic Eagle. "In December 2022, as scheduled, the last monopile for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project left the production line at EEW Special Pipe Constructions’ Rostock site," EEW said Monday. EEW constructed... Continue Reading →
Odfjell Oceanwind, Partner to Take Part in Norway’s Floating Wind Seabed Lease
Norwegian floating wind technology developer Odfjell Oceanwind said Monday it would, together with its partner Source Galileo, participate in the competition for seabed lease for floating offshore wind on Utsira Nord west of Haugesund in Norway, with their UtsiraVIND project. The three 500 MW seabed leases are intended to stimulate technology and innovation with the... Continue Reading →
Asso.subsea to install export cable for Ostwind 3
(OET) Hellenic Cables has signed a contract with Asso.subsea for the transportation, installation, and protection of the 220 kV submarine export cable that will connect 50Hertz’s own transformer platform at the Windanker wind farm in the Baltic Sea to the national grid as part of the Ostwind 3 grid connection system. The overall system will... Continue Reading →
Partners get ready to demonstrate ‘renewables for subsea power’ solution
(OET) The partners in the innovative industry-led project that aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of renewable energy for powering subsea production systems and vehicles are getting ready to demonstrate the integrated system offshore Orkney in Scotland. The project, dubbed ‘Renewables for Subsea Power’, is being developed by Verlume, Baker Hughes, Mocean Energy, and Transmark Subsea. It will combine Verlume’s Halo seabed... Continue Reading →
Bilfinger UK, Sulzer Partner Up to Drive Down Offshore Wind O&M Cost
Industrial services provider Bilfinger UK said Monday it had teamed up with Sulzer to help wind farm operators and developers cut their operations and maintenance (O&M) costs. According to Bilfinger, the partnership will see Bilfinger UK provide the fluid engineering firm’s specialist services within its wider offering to the sector. Sulzer delivers overhaul and testing... Continue Reading →
Hitachi Energy Bags Major Offshore Wind Orders in Poland
Hitachi Energy said Monday it had secured two major orders from Equinor and Polenergia to provide an AC grid connection and power quality solution for their jointly owned MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III offshore wind projects in Poland. The wind farms, to be built in the Polish section of the Baltic Sea, will... Continue Reading →