In what has been described as a "world's first" a spider-like robot recently achieved its first blade walk an offshore wind turbine in the UK, opening door to significant offshore inspection cost cuts. Developed by BladeBUG, with support of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the six-legged inspect-and-repair robot last month repeatedly scaled blades at... Continue Reading →
Report: BP Selling London HQ for $324M
(Reuters) British oil major BP is close to selling its central London headquarters for about 250 million pounds [around $324,4 million] as the coronavirus pandemic has forced the company to cut costs, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The office, located at St James' Square, which houses about 500 employees is under offer to Lifestyle... Continue Reading →
Ibama concludes terms of reference for offshore wind licensing
The term of reference (TR) for offshore wind farms is now available to interested companies, according to Ibama's environmental licensing coordinator, Roberta Cox. The official release of the document is scheduled for November. The TR presents reference information and guidelines for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Study and the Environmental Impact Report (EIA /... Continue Reading →
Energy group Equinor aims for net zero emissions by 2050
(Reuters) - Norwegian energy company Equinor EQNR.OL aims to become a net zero emitter of greenhouse gases by 2050, including emissions from the production and final consumption of oil and gas, its new chief executive said as he took office on Monday. Anders Opedal, the first engineer to lead state-controlled Equinor, plans to expand the acquisition... Continue Reading →
Total Keeps Dividend But Cuts Investment Target
Total trimmed its 2020 investment target on Friday after a sharp drop in third-quarter net profit, though the French oil and gas producer maintained its dividend. The company cut its investment target to $13 billion from $14 billion and said it was keeping a lid on operating costs too, even as it strives to grow... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Offshore Wind to Become UK’s Largest Renewable Energy Source in 2026
Installed offshore wind capacity will surpass onshore wind in the UK by 2026, and the UK will meet its goal to double its renewable energy capacity by 2030 four years early. This is according to the Norwegian energy intelligence company Rystad Energy, which says the targets will be met by a wave of mostly wind... Continue Reading →
Green energy to draw $11 trillion in investments by 2050
(Bloomberg) - Green power is set to draw around $11 trillion of investment in the coming decades as the cost of renewables plummets and more of the world’s energy comes from electricity. That’s the latest analysis from BloombergNEF in its annual New Energy Outlook report. It’s further evidence of how cheap renewable power sources will... Continue Reading →
Saipem Expects ‘Brighter’ Year End After Q3 Loss
Italian energy services group Saipem expects no major delay to projects and predicted brisker business in the last part of the year after swinging to a loss in the third quarter. "We are not out of the woods yet ... (but) the picture starts to get brighter," Chief Executive Stefano Cao said in a conference call. Saipem... Continue Reading →
Cosan makes offer to buy control of Gaspetro
Cosan presented a proposal to buy the 51% stake in Gaspetro, a Petrobras subsidiary, which operates in the natural gas distribution market. The offer will be made through Compass, a company created by Cosan to concentrate investments in the gas and power generation market. Gaspetro holds stakes in 19 gas distributors, which exclusively operate local... Continue Reading →
Spanish Renewables Giant Iberdrola Pledges More Growth
Spanish green energy company Iberdrola reported 4.7% net profit growth for the first nine months on Wednesday and said it still expected that metric to rise at a mid to high-single digit rate this year. Boasting more than 32GW of renewable generation capacity in markets including Spain, the United States, Brazil and Britain, Iberdrola is capitalizing on... Continue Reading →