Dec. 9 (offshoreWIND.biz) A federal judge has struck down the US President Donald Trump’s indefinite halt of all federal approvals and permitting for new wind energy projects. In a ruling on 8 December, Judge Patti Saris of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in favour of 17 US states and the... Continue Reading →
Lukoil’s international assets and potential buyers
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Russia's Lukoil has until December 13 to negotiate the sale of the bulk of its international assets after the U.S. imposed sanctions on the company and rejected its initial buyer, Swiss commodity trader Gunvor. Lukoil's international assets, spanning upstream oil and gas projects, refining, and more than 2,000 filling stations across Europe, Central Asia, the Middle... Continue Reading →
Suriname’s Gas-to-Shore Vision: What the Sloanea breakthrough really unlocks
Dec. 9 (oilnow.gy) Suriname’s long-discussed gas-to-shore ambitions are gaining new momentum following PETRONAS’ recent declaration of commerciality for the Sloanea field in Block 52. The Sloanea-1 discovery, drilled in 2020, is now confirmed as a commercially viable gas field following appraisal work and technical studies carried out over the past two years. PETRONAS holds an 80... Continue Reading →
YPF CEO sees green light for Argentina LNG project with Eni, XRG in mid-2026
Dec 4 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Argentina's state-controlled energy company YPF expects a final investment decision on a $20 billion, 12 million metric ton per year liquefied natural gas project around the middle of next year, he told Reuters on Thursday. Horacio Marin added that he expected YPF and its partners in the project,... Continue Reading →
Ørsted’s Largest German Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power
Dec. 4 (OE) The Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm, jointly owned by Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure, has started delivering power to the German grid. The 913 MW offshore wind farm delivered its first power to the grid on December 3, 2025. The renewable electricity from Borkum Riffgrund 3 will, through several long-term corporate power... Continue Reading →
Trump Administration Requests Remand of Federal Approval for Another Offshore Wind Farm
Dec. 3 (offshoreWIND.biz) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a federal court to remand the federal approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which issued it last year and now wants to conduct further review, according to a filing submitted on 2 December... Continue Reading →
Principle Power names new CEO
Dec. 2 (renews.biz) Principle Power has named João Amaral as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Julian Arrilaga Costa, who will stay on in an advisory role until the end of the year. Amaral joins the company from Voltalia, where he was group chief technology officer. He brings more than 20 years of renewable energy... Continue Reading →
Gunvor managers buy out CEO Tornqvist as company seeks ‘definitive reset’
Dec 1 (Reuters) - Global commodity trading house Gunvor's CEO Torbjorn Tornqvist will step down and sell his shareholding in a management buyout, weeks after the U.S. dubbed the firm the "Kremlin's puppet" over its past Russian links. The firm said on Monday that Americas head Gary Pedersen, hired by the company last year, will... Continue Reading →
BlueFloat’s Joint Venture Partner Acquires Full Ownership of 10 Floating Wind Projects in UK, Italy
Dec. 1 (offshoreWIND.biz) The joint venture (JV) between Nadara and BlueFloat Energy has confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz that Nadara will acquire BlueFloat’s stake in the JV’s floating offshore wind projects in the UK and Italy, and become their sole owner. “Nadara has reached an agreement with its joint venture partner BlueFloat Energy, to acquire its 50% stake... Continue Reading →
DNV Boosts Offshore Wind and Renewables Team
Dec. 1 (OE) DNV Inspection has appointed two new specialists to support its expanding offshore wind and low-carbon energy business as global demand rises for assurance and inspection services across renewables, the company said on Thursday. Iván Jaramillo González has joined as project manager to lead offshore wind inspection activities across multiple regions and the... Continue Reading →