Aug. 17 (splash247.com) Turkiye is set to launch its first offshore wind tender in the first quarter of 2027, marking a starting point to install 5GW of offshore capacity by 2035 and diversify the country’s renewable energy mix. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said that four zones have been identified for development –... Continue Reading →
Corvus Energy expands service support for Brazil’s growing offshore sector with Belga Marine
August 17, 2026 Bergen, Norway and Rio de Janeiro - Corvus Energy, global market leader in marine energy storage systems, has entered into a strategic partnership with Belga Marine, a distinguished maritime and offshore service provider based in Brazil, to deliver specialized local support, expert aftermarket battery system services, and on-the-ground spare parts storage to... Continue Reading →
Guyana oil output declined in May and June, mostly at Liza field
Aug. 14 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s oil production fell in May and again in June, according to government data. ExxonMobil leads a consortium that has invested more than US$50 billion to explore and develop the resource offshore. Production averaged 869,000 barrels per day (b/d) in June. This was down from 895,000 b/d in May and 902,000 b/d... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s YPF seeks RIGI investment scheme for $51 billion LNG project
Aug 13 (Reuters) - Argentina LNG on Thursday submitted an application to participate in the country's investment scheme to develop its integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) project with a total investment of $51 billion, state oil firm YPF said in a statement. The project is backed by YPF along with energy firms Eni and XRG,... Continue Reading →
Ethanol emerges as a marine fuel with big name backing
Aug. 14 (splash247.com) As shipowners place their first investments in ethanol-fuelled ships, engine technology is well prepared for growing uptake of the biofuel, writes Andrea Lazzaro, head of business intelligence at WinGD. When one of the world’s biggest dry bulk charterers backs a new alternative fuel type, the industry takes notice. But to anyone paying... Continue Reading →
Tupi asset reaches cumulative production of 4 billion barrels
Aug. 14 - The Tupi asset, in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, has reached cumulative production of 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), becoming the first in the company's 73-year history to achieve this production volume. The first pre-salt system to begin commercial production, in 2010, it required the development of a new exploration model and pioneering... Continue Reading →
Brazil Advances Low-Carbon Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Regulation
Aug. 13 - The government also signed significant decrees for the energy industry. The first regulates the implementation of the National Low-Carbon Hydrogen Policy. The decree puts into practice mechanisms for governance, certification, tax incentives, and investment promotion, laying the groundwork for the National Hydrogen Program (PNH2) and the Low-Carbon Hydrogen Development Program (PHBC). It... Continue Reading →
Seatrium views Brazil as an offshore wind market opportunity but awaits rules to unlock projects
Aug. 13 (Estadao) Seatrium, a marine engineering multinational expanding its global offshore wind operations, sees Brazil as a market ripe for development and hopes to leverage its local infrastructure to manufacture substations and vessels dedicated to the sector. However, the company is making any planning contingent on the maturation of the legal framework. It has... Continue Reading →
Colombia Revives Oil And Gas After Four-Year Renewable Energy Push
Aug. 13 (oilprice.com) Over the past couple of years, Colombia’s clean energy transition has shifted into overdrive under President Gustavo Petro’s "Just Energy Transition" agenda, with the country pivoting away from fossil fuels towards wind and solar energy. Petro, Colombia’s first ever left-wing president, instituted a strict ban on signing new oil, gas and coal exploration contracts... Continue Reading →
Guyana: The 13-kilometer link giving Hammerhead gas three potential destinations
Aug. 12 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s Hammerhead development, the country’s seventh sanctioned offshore oil project, is expected to begin production in 2029 with capacity of about 150,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d). Its associated gas could first fuel Hammerhead’s own operations, with remaining volumes potentially sent through the Gas-to-Energy (GtE) pipeline to shore, connected to future infrastructure... Continue Reading →