(TN) The FPSO Anna Nery left the BrasFELS shipyard, in the city of Angra dos Reis (RJ), and headed for its final destination, the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The vessel has the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 4 million m³ of gas per... Continue Reading →
Energy trader Gunvor expands leadership team
(Reuters) - Geneva-based energy trader Gunvor Group has widened its executive committee to 14 people including its chief executive, reflecting the growing importance of gas trading for the firm, the company’s website showed on Thursday. The new members are Benoit Roulon, the new global head of crude oil trading; Richard Brockmeyer, head of North American... Continue Reading →
U.S. prepared to authorize Chevron to boost Venezuela’s oil output
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp could win U.S. approval to vastly expand operations in Venezuela as soon as Saturday once the Venezuelan government and its opposition resume political talks, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. A U.S. authorization for Chevron to help rebuild the country's sagging oil production was one of the biggest... Continue Reading →
Ocean Winds, Bord na Móna Want to Build Offshore Wind Farms in Ireland
(OE) Renewable energy firm Ocean Winds has partnered up with the Irish company Bord na Móna to jointly identify, co-own, and develop offshore wind energy opportunities around the coast of Ireland. The joint venture initially incorporates two potential projects, Réalt na Mara, off the coast of Dublin and Wicklow, and Celtic Horizon, off the coast... Continue Reading →
Celtic Sea Cluster Launches Strategy to Maximize Floating Wind Tech Benefits for Wales and South West England
(OE) The Celtic Sea Cluster, formed last year Welsh Government and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership to help drive market creation for floating wind, has now launched its new Regional Strategy, outlining how Wales and South West England can maximise the economic benefits of floating offshore wind technology, in line with the... Continue Reading →
Pryme Group Launches Specialist Tooling Systems for Offshore Wind Installation
(OE) Engineering firm Pryme Group said Wedneday it had launched two specialist tooling systems - Pile Fixation Tool (PFT) and PileProp - for offshore wind installations, via Caley Ocean Systems. The company said the tools were designed to support the installation of monopile and jacket foundations for offshore wind, by providing a localized, rigid deflection... Continue Reading →
France’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Fully Operational
(Reuters) France's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm started operating on Wednesday, adding 480 megawatts of capacity to the grid at a time when Europe is scrambling to secure energy supplies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Saint-Nazaire wind farm, situated off the coast of Brittany in northwestern France, consists of 80 turbines and will provide... Continue Reading →
CIMC Nets 3-Year Extensions for Jack-up Rig Duo in Mexico
China-based CIMC’s Asset Management Company has secured three-year contract extensions for two jack-up drilling rigs in Mexico. The rigs, Gulf Driller VI and Gulf Driller VIII , will continue working for the Mexican national oil company Pemex. Financial details were not disclosed. Equipped with Aker MH Wirth the Gulf Driller VI and Gulf Driller VIII... Continue Reading →
Fugro Nets Two Offshore Wind Geotechnical Survey Contracts in The Netherlands
(OE) Dutch offshore survey firm Fugro has won two geotechnical survey contracts for the development of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver Site V-VI, Nederwiek (zuid) Site I and Hollandse Kust (west) Site VIII offshore wind zones. This is the Netherlands Enterprise Agency's (RVO) largest campaign to date and part of the Dutch government's Offshore Wind Energy... Continue Reading →
All 38 Turbines Installed at RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm in Germany
(OE) The last turbine at RWE’s Kaskasi wind farm has now been installed 35 kilometers north of the German island of Heligoland, the German company said Tuesday. Kaskasi is RWE’s sixth wind farm off the German coast. According to the company, more than two thirds of the Kaskasi wind farm’s 38 turbines are already feeding... Continue Reading →