(Reuters) - Oil producers Chevron Corp (CVX.N), opens new tab and Hess Corp (HES.N), opens new tab expect the U.S. Federal Trade Commission will review their proposed merger in the third quarter, the companies said in a statement on Thursday. Bloomberg News reported earlier on Thursday the FTC planned to delay its decision on whether to block Chevron's $53-billion... Continue Reading →
Ørsted Assumes Full Ownership of Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Farm
(OE) Ørsted has completed the acquisition of Eversource’s 50 % share of Sunrise Wind, a 924 MW offshore wind farm located off the coast of New York. The purchase price at closing to acquire Eversource’s share of Sunrise Wind is $152 million. At signing in January 2024, the transaction was valued at $230 million, and... Continue Reading →
BP Energy Outlook: Both Main Scenarios See 2025 Oil Peak, Rapid Renewables Growth
(Reuters) BP expects oil demand to peak next year and wind and solar capacity to grow rapidly in both of the two main scenarios in its annual Energy Outlook, a study of the evolution of the global energy system to 2050 it published on Wednesday. Carbon emissions, caused predominantly by the burning of fossil fuels,... Continue Reading →
Shell Greenlights Manate Gas Field Development Off Trinidad and Tobago
(OE) Shell Trinidad and Tobago, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Manatee project, an undeveloped gas field in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) in Trinidad and Tobago. Manatee will allow Shell to competitively grow its Integrated Gas business by building on development efforts in the ECMA, one of... Continue Reading →
Global hydro rebound will curb fossil fuel growth in 2024: Kemp
(Reuters) - Global hydroelectric generation slumped to a five-year low last year as a result of lower-than-average rainfall across China, North America and India, contributing to record fossil fuel combustion and emissions in 2023. Global hydro generation amounted to 4,240 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2023 down from a record 4,359 billion kWh in 2020, according... Continue Reading →
British Renewable Industry Pushes Government to Boost Auction Budget
(Reuters) Britain's renewables industry has called on the new Labour government to increase the country’s renewable auction budget by hundreds of millions of pounds to help meet its offshore wind target and wider goal to decarbonize the power grid. Labour swept to victory in Britain’s election last week and the party has pledged to expand... Continue Reading →
Uncertainty Clouds US Offshore Wind in the Near Term
Philip Lewis, Contributor (OE) U.S. offshore wind aspirations, both federal and state, have resulted in excitement about the potential opportunity of a large U.S. offshore wind market. But uncertainty, initially financially driven and increasingly a result of political uncertainty, is leading us into a challenging period, which will undoubtedly impact short-term activity, according to the latest... Continue Reading →
Prysmian Performs Record Deep HVDC Subsea Cable Installation
(OE) Italian cable maker and installation services provider Prysmian has completed sea trial tests for ultra-deep installation of High Voltage Direct Current Mass Impregnated (HVDC MI) subsea cable at water depth of 2,150 meters. This is an industry record breaking installation, as it is the first time an HVDC cable is laid at such a... Continue Reading →
UK’s first offshore hydrogen production trials kick off in South Wales
(Offshore-energy.biz) After six years of development, sustainability consultancy ERM has launched offshore trials to test its Dolphyn Hydrogen process which combines electrolysis, desalination, and hydrogen production on a floating wind platform, marking the first time hydrogen has been produced from seawater in a marine environment in the UK. The trials conducted in Pembroke Port, South... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s biggest FPSO by target production to set sail in H1 2025
(Oil Now) Guyana is set to welcome a trailblazing new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel next year. The ONE GUYANA vessel, being constructed by SBM Offshore, is targeting the highest initial oil production observed in the industry for an FPSO—250,000 barrels per day (b/d). The FPSO is destined for the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block.... Continue Reading →