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(OE) Norway’s offshore wind association Norwegian Offshore Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ANEV, the Italian National Wind Association to increase offshore wind cooperation. The signing of the MoU sets a framework for extensive cooperation between the two organizations and is a natural next step for the offshore wind cooperation between these... Continue Reading →
Saipem and Divento, a partnership between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP, through the “flagship” fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V), GreenIT, a joint venture between Plenitude (a Company controlled by Eni) and CDP Equity (CDP Group), 7 Seas Wind Power and NiceTechnology, have signed a collaboration agreement involving the application of STAR 1, Saipem's proprietary technology for floating wind, in favour... Continue Reading →
(gfmag.com) With US investment in Latin America shrinking, China and India are seizing the opportunity to expand their economic reach in the region. The US remains the largest foreign investor, but its stake dropped nearly 10% in 2023 alone, to 38% of the $224.6 billion total, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Colombia’s state-owned oil and gas company Ecopetrol has handed out a contract to compatriot Puertos, Inversiones y Obras (PIO) to provide regasification services in the country’s Pacific Coast area. The new infrastructure will entail receipt and storage facilities in Buenaventura and a regasification facility with a 60 million cubic feet per day (mcfd) capacity... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) According to research from Norway-headquartered Rystad Energy, the global offshore wind industry is set for a rebound in 2025, with capacity additions expected to reach 19 GW and sector-wide expenditure projected to hit USD 80 billion (approximately EUR 76 billion). A record wave of lease auctions is driving the resurgence, said Rystad Energy, with... Continue Reading →
Yunneng Wind Power joint venture partners have inaugurated the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, which is now fully operational and generating renewable electricity at its planned capacity of 640 MW. Yunneng Wind Power joint venture consists of TotalEnergies with 29.46% stake, Skyborn Renewables with 31.98%, EGCO Group with 26.56%, and Sojitz with 12%. The... Continue Reading →
(OE) Energy industry services firm EnerMech has been selected to carry out pre-commissioning work on the ONE Guyana FPSO for Guyana Deepwater Operations, SBM Offshore’s subsidiary in Guyana. The FPSO is currently on its way to Guyana, having departed Singapore in February, and is set to arrive to its destination later in 2025. It will... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) Petrobras is beefing up its offshore game, throwing four more support vessels into the mix by 2026—bringing the grand total to 48. Brazil’s state-run oil company is gearing up to boost production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) at the Buzios field by 2030, cementing Brazil’s status as an offshore oil heavyweight. Petrobras... Continue Reading →
(evwind.es) Colombia announced that it managed to obtain 69 areas for the first round of wind energy in the Colombian sea, an initiative led by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the General Maritime Directorate (DIMAR) and the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the deadline established for the... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The European Union has unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal, a transformational business plan outlining concrete actions to turn decarbonisation into ‘a driver of growth‘ for European industries by supporting renewable energy sources. Specifically, the plan aims to lower energy prices, create ‘quality’ jobs and the ‘right’ conditions for companies to thrive, accelerating decarbonisation while at... Continue Reading →
