NKT is set to produce the HVDC power cables for the Dogger Bank C offshore wind project using low-carbon copper, representing the world’s first. The initiative is expected to reduce the carbon footprint of the cables by more than 35 per cent. The low-carbon copper cathodes are sourced from the Boliden Aitik mine in Northern... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Exxon boosts Guyana oil output, undecided on future auction bid
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is uncertain whether it will bid for new offshore areas Guyana wants to explore, a person close to the matter said, as the oil major ramps up production faster than expected and the South American country wrestles with fixing terms of new oil leases. An Exxon-led consortium discovered oil in the... Continue Reading →
Brazil to export record volume of ethanol to Europe this year -S&P Global
(Reuters) - Brazil's ethanol exports to Europe are set to reach a record high this year, as foreign markets look more appealing than domestic, according to an analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights. This year through August, Brazil shipped about 427 million liters of ethanol to Europe, 435% above the figures from the same period... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras to lower diesel prices from Tuesday
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Monday it will lower refinery gate diesel prices by 5.8% to an average 4.89 reais ($0.93) per liter starting on Tuesday, the lowest level in roughly four months. The move marks the third consecutive diesel price reduction since early August, while gasoline prices were kept at their... Continue Reading →
Equinor Releases “Energy Perpectives 2022”
Energy Perspectives 2022: Long-term development in the world’s energy markets and how politics, technologies, companies, and consumers can influence it, is an overarching theme of the energy transition. (OE) With inflation raging, geopolitical disruption and resultant energy security concerts, and continued logistics woes, the table is set for Equinor to deliver its insights on energy courtesy... Continue Reading →
H₂ Hype or Practical Reality?
Elaine Maslin, Contributor In the last few years, there’s been a proliferation of projects targeting the production of hydrogen. Its seen as one of the levers towards net zero and, more recently, a way to help underpin energy security, especially in Europe. Many think producing the stuff offshore is a big opportunity. (OE) Many are keen... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies launches offshore gas project in Argentina
French energy major TotalEnergies has approved the final investment decision for the Fenix gas development, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina. This development is said to be the world’s southernmost gas project. Through its Total Austral affiliate, TotalEnergies operates the project with a 37.5 per cent interest, in... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s Oldelval to invest $750 million in Vaca Muerta pipeline to boost exports
(Reuters) - Argentine oil pipeline operator Oleoductos del Valle (Oldelval) will invest $750 million to double its transport capacity from the Vaca Muerta shale formation, the country's energy ministry announced Friday, hoping to boost exports and dollar reserves. Oldelval aims to boost capacity to 72,000 per day from 36,000 cubic meters in two years, the... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Lower oil prices defy robust forecasts for global demand
(Reuters) - Oil prices have tumbled by around a quarter in the past three months, largely due to fears of a prolonged slump in global energy demand. But no major forecaster is actually predicting one. Two of the most closely followed predictors of global oil demand, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and... Continue Reading →
German firm secures major order for Mexico’s new deepwater gas pipeline
Germany-based EUROPIPE has received an order from the North American TC Energy (TCE) to supply the pipe for the Southeast Gateway Pipeline project in the Gulf of Mexico. TCE is building the $4.5 billion offshore gas pipeline in partnership with the Mexican state-owned power utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to secure the power supply... Continue Reading →