May 22 (oilprice.com) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has explicitly linked oil exploration and rare-earth mining to Brazil's national sovereignty, declaring that the country’s subsoil resources must be used to drive domestic industrialization rather than enrich foreign nations. Speaking at Petrobras’(NYSE:PBR) giant refinery, Refinaria de Paulínia (Replan), in São Paulo, Lula emphasized that Brazil must actively... Continue Reading →
Consortium Behind 1.14 GW Sicily South Floating Wind Project Submits EIA to Italian Gov’t
May 22 (offshoreWIND.biz;) The consortium comprising Oxan Energy, Ingka Investments, and Avapa Energy has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 1.14 GW Sicily South floating wind project to Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. The filing of the EIA officially launches the public consultation phase. Now renamed Dentice, the floating wind farm... Continue Reading →
Petrobras strengthens strategic partnership with Lightsource bp in renewable energy in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, May 20, 2026 –Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”), further to its release dated December 16, 2025, announces that it has completed the acquisition of a 49.99% equity interest in Lightsource bp’s subsidiaries in Brazil, establishing a strategic partnership in onshore renewable energy in the country, including energy storage. The partnership is... Continue Reading →
Colombia clears exploratory phase of Ecopetrol-led geothermal project
May 20 (Reuters) - Colombia's environment ministry said on Wednesday it had approved the environmental viability of the exploratory phase of the Nereidas geothermal project, led by state oil company Ecopetrol , Baker Hughes and utility CHEC, in a step that could help open a new source of round-the-clock renewable power in the Andean country. The... Continue Reading →
China activates world’s first offshore wind-powered underwater data center
May 20 (interestingengineering) China’s offshore wind-powered underwater data center, said to be the world’s first of its kind, has entered full commercial operation off the coast of Shanghai’s Lingang Special Area. The $226M project was officially launched in June 2025 through a cooperation agreement signed between the Lingang Special Area administrative committee, Shanghai Lingang Special... Continue Reading →
Trinidad to negotiate Venezuela gas terms as focus grows on easing supply constraints
May 20 (oilnow.gy) Trinidad and Tobago will negotiate the commercial terms for cross-border natural gas projects with Venezuela in what officials say must serve the country’s national interest, as policymakers seek to ease tightening domestic gas supply, according to a May 18 Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago report. Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo told Parliament recently... Continue Reading →
Cadeler’s First Quarter Revenue Jumps on Offshore Wind Fleet Expansion
May 20 (OE) Cadeler has reported higher first-quarter revenue and earnings, supported by expanded offshore wind installation activity following growth in its operating fleet. The Danish offshore wind vessel operator posted revenue $145.2 million (€125 million) for the first quarter of 2026, up from $75.5 million (€65 million) in the same period last year, while EBITDA rose... Continue Reading →
Staatsolie says investor confidence supported GranMorgu funding deal
May 19, (oilnow.gy) Staatsolie secured more than US$2 billion in financing in 2025 to fund its 20% participation in Suriname’s GranMorgu offshore oil development, according to Managing Director Annand Jagesar. In a message published in the company’s 2025 Annual Report released on May 15, Jagesar said Staatsolie raised US$516 million through the Staatsolie Bond 2025-2033 and secured... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Omnia, Casa dos Ventos sign $2 billion energy deal for TikTok data center
May 18 (Reuters) - Omnia, the data center platform of Brazil's Patria Investments, has signed a $2 billion, 20-year energy supply agreement with renewable generator Casa dos Ventos to power a data center it is building for TikTok-owner ByteDance, the companies told Reuters. The data center, located at the Pecem port complex in the northeastern... Continue Reading →
NextEra Energy strikes $66.8 billion deal for Dominion in bets on AI power demand
May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced a plan to merge on Monday in a $66.8 billion deal that will form one of the world's largest electric utilities during an expansion of energy-intensive data centers to support artificial intelligence. The all-stock transaction, which is pending regulatory approvals, is one... Continue Reading →