Aker Solutions reported an order intake of NOK 12.2 billion in the second quarter of 2021, said to be the strongest in several years, of which about 60% is related to energy transition work. Aker Solutions saw its orderbook go up almost 30% in Q2 2021 compared to the same period last year, equaling 1.8... Continue Reading →
Looming loss piles pressure on turbine maker Siemens Gamesa
(Reuters) - Shares in Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) fell more than 18% on Thursday after the wind turbine maker's second profit warning in less than three months due to spiralling raw materials prices and the cost of delivering its new onshore platform. The warning of a possible loss this year had a knock-on effect on parent Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE),... Continue Reading →
BEHYOND project developing new offshore wind-to-hydrogen system
EDP and TechnipFMC, together with research partners, have launched a joint project to develop a conceptual engineering and economic feasibility study for a new offshore system for green hydrogen production from offshore wind power. The goal of the project – called BEHYOND and supported by the Blue Growth Programme of the European Economic Area Financial... Continue Reading →
Saipem Closes Purchase of Naval Energies’ Floating Wind Business
Italian energy industry services provider Saipem is set to complete the acquisition of the French Naval Energies' floating wind business. The two companies first announced the agreement on June 4, and now all the necessary conditions for the completion of the deal have been fulfilled. Saipem acquired from Naval Energies the activities in the floating... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Big Oil keeps brakes on spending even with crude rally windfall
(Reuters) - Leading international energy companies are resisting the temptation to rush and spend an unexpected windfall from rallying oil and natural gas prices as they focus on longer-term energy transition challenges, executives and analysts said. Benchmark crude oil prices more than doubled in the second quarter of 2021 from a year earlier and have... Continue Reading →
French group Qair announces new investment in green hydrogen and offshore wind energy in Brazil
The French alternative energy company Qair has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian state of Ceará for an investment of 5.85 billion euros for the production of green hydrogen and offshore wind energy. In a statement, the Government of Ceará and Qair Brasil indicated that both projects will generate 2,600 jobs and increase... Continue Reading →
No Environmental Damage from Gulf of Mexico Fire, Pemex Says
Just days after a video of a massive ocean surface blaze near a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico went viral, Mexico's national oil company has declared that environmental damage was avoided due to quick action by its workers. The July 2 blaze, caught on video apparently from a nearby helicopter, showed bright... Continue Reading →
Oil Price Heads to Three-year High after OPEC+ Fails to Agree on Output Plan
Oil prices were heading towards three-year highs on Tuesday, towing petrocurrencies and bond yields with them, after the world's main oil producers failed to agree on production plans. Europe's stocks spluttered at the prospect of faster inflation. China had spooked its tech sector too with another high-profile clamp down, but the main action was all... Continue Reading →
FPSO Carioca sets sail for Petrobras’ Sépia field. Production start in August
The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Carioca MV30 has set sail from the Brasfels shipyard in Angra dos Reis towards Petrobras’ Sépia field in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The vessel will be the largest FPSO-type unit to operate in Brazil, with a daily capacity to process 180,000 barrels of oil (bpd) and 6... Continue Reading →
Colombia anticipates new offshore oil exploration to reverse crude output decline
(Bloomberg) --Oil majors are gearing up to explore off the coast of Colombia, offering hope to a country struggling to reverse declines in reserves and output of its biggest export. Royal Dutch Shell Plc is planning to drill this year in the Caribbean, while Exxon Mobil Corp., Repsol SA and state-controlled Ecopetrol SA will follow... Continue Reading →