Aker Solutions and NOV have signed a long-term technology cooperation agreement to optimize subsea system solutions, expected to enable sustainable oil and gas, low carbon, and renewable solutions. According to the parties, the joint effort will combine the technology strengths of NOV and Aker Solutions to optimize system solutions, allowing for greater flexibility and value... Continue Reading →
Drilling vs returns. U.S. oil producers’ tradeoff as windfall tax threatens – Long read
(Reuters) - U.S. oil producers profiting from sky-high prices are doling out billions to shareholders and building cash reserves, a strategy irking lawmakers and voters struggling with record fuel prices while winning over Wall Street. Soaring fuel prices have boosted inflation to a 40-year record and are expected to drive up U.S. gasoline by more... Continue Reading →
CTO in Focus: Henrik Stiesdal, Wind Power Pioneer – Long read
By: Elaine Maslin (OE) Wind power pioneer Henrik Stiesdal built his first wind turbine in 1978. It was one of Denmark’s first step towards becoming a wind energy powerhouse, with Stiesdal regularly at the helm. He’s now got wider climate initiatives in his sights, including industrializing floating offshore wind. He reflected with OE’s Elaine Maslin.... Continue Reading →
Seaway 7, Subsea 7 Revise Guidance on Offshore Wind Project Issues
Seaway 7, a fixed-bottom offshore wind installation affiliate of Subsea 7, on Monday revised its adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2022, citing issues with offshore wind projects in the Netherlands and Taiwan. The company said its revenue is expected to be in line with previous guidance towards $1 billion, with an Adjusted EBITDA... Continue Reading →
Energy security adds to green transition drive
(Reuters) - Energy security concerns raised by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have provided even more impetus for adopting a range of low-carbon technologies to meet the Paris climate accord goals, industry executives told the Reuters Global Markets Forum (GMF). "Renewables in and of themselves aren't enough to solve this problem," Standard Chartered (STAN.L) Chief Executive Bill Winters... Continue Reading →
Corio Generation Wants to Build 2.5 GW Wind Farm Offshore Victoria, Australia
Corio Generation, a recently established offshore wind branch of Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG), is planning a major new offshore wind project in Australia, named Great Eastern Offshore Wind. If approved for construction following ongoing feasibility studies and consultation with local stakeholders, the 2.5 GW project could be among the first tranche of offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Multi-Turbine Floating Wind Catcher Attracts Strategic Partner
(OW) Wind Catching Systems AS (WCS), the Norwegian developer of a floating wind system using multiple turbines, has completed a Series A investment round of up to USD 10 million led by the venture capital arm of an undisclosed global industrial company. The proceeds from the Series A financing will be used to fund the... Continue Reading →
Floating Offshore Wind Project Attracts Major Backers
(OW) KfW IPEX-Bank, together with Crédit Agricole CIB, Banco Santander, S.A., Mizuho Bank, European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF), has decided to finance the 30 MW Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind project offshore France. KfW IPEX-Bank is the first German bank to finance a floating offshore wind farm,... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Venezuela demands prepayment on spot oil sales after buyer defaults
(Reuters) - Venezuela's state-run PDVSA last month began switching most oil sales to prepayment, requiring spot cargo buyers pay in full before tankers can set sail after several recent defaults, three people close to the decision said. The new payment terms, first communicated in April to companies intermediating in the oil sales, sharply reduced May... Continue Reading →
High energy prices fuel investor interest in Brazil’s idle biofuel capacity
(Reuters) - High ethanol and sugar prices have investors looking into merger deals in Brazil, where a lot of idle biofuel capacity could be put to work to help boost tight global fuel and food supplies. "Brazil is the Saudi Arabia of sugarcane, there is inexpensive unused capacity. That is the investor dream," said Craig... Continue Reading →