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(U) Brazilian logistics player Prumo and local energy distribution company Neoenergia have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop studies for the production of green hydrogen and offshore wind generation in the Acu Port area of Rio de Janeiro state. The announcement involving Prumo — a partnership between EIG Global Energy Partners and Mubadala Investment... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Russia's top spy said on Friday that Moscow had intelligence indicating that the West was behind what he said was a "terrorist act" against the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea. A sharp drop in pressure on both pipelines was registered on Sept. 26, and seismologists detected explosions, triggering a wave of speculation about who... Continue Reading →
Heerema Marine Contractors has awarded Huisman a contract to deliver a Motion Compensated Pile Gripper. The Motion Compensation Pile Gripper will enable Heerema to install offshore wind monopiles up to 12.5 meters in diameter, with a length of up to 115 meters and a weight of 3,200 metric tons. The Gripper is designed specifically for... Continue Reading →
Scheduled to form part of Petrobras' 5th production module in the Búzios field, the Modec unit will be submitted to Brazilian authorities' clearance procedures. Afterwards, it will go to the Brasfels shipyard, in Angra dos Reis (RJ), where it will undergo the final commissioning activities. The first oil from the FPSO Almirante Barroso is expected... Continue Reading →
BOURBON has formed a new division dedicated to offshore wind. The company aims to become a major player in this industry, providing pre-studies, transport and installation services, field maintenance, floaters repair and personnel transport, supporting projects from 250 MW to 1 GW by 2030. Bourbon Wind will coordinate all the group's activities in this field, creating... Continue Reading →
(OED) Swedish firm Vattenfall has obtained the right to develop the N-7.2 offshore wind power project off the German North Sea coast. The project is expected to generate enough electricity to power the equivalent oif more than one million German households. As part of the tender process for the construction of a large wind farm... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Capricorn Energy said on Thursday it was ditching its plan to merge with Africa-focused Tullow Oil in favour of a combination with Israel's NewMed Energy, following shareholders' opposition to deal . Under the proposed combination, NewMed unitholders will receive 2.337344 new Capricorn shares for each unit held, the companies said in a joint statement A special... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Petrobras is set to present its new strategic plan for the coming years in November, an executive for Brazil's state-run company said on Wednesday, hinting it should be "consistent" with the current focus on offshore oil formation known as pre-salt. During an oil and gas event in Rio de Janeiro, Petrobras' executive director... Continue Reading →
Italian contractor Rosetti Marino has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies for the construction of the Fenix project platform, which will be installed 60 km off the coast of Terra del Fuego in southern Argentina. This comes days after TotalEnergies announced a final investment decision for the Fenix gas development, the world’s southernmost gas project. TotalEnergies and... Continue Reading →
Italian oilfield services giant Saipem has won two new contracts in Ivory Coast worth around one billion euros in total. The contracts have been assigned by ENI Cote d’Ivoire-Petroci consortium for the Baleine Phase 1 Project, for the development of the oil and gas field offshore Ivory Coast located at a 1,200 m water depth.... Continue Reading →
