(OE) DEME has been awarded a contract, worth up to $52 million, for the construction of an offshore wind terminal in the Port of Cuxhaven in Germany. The terminal will boost Cuxhaven’s position as a key offshore industrial hub to support the handling of heavy-duty loads, particularly components for offshore wind farms. Operated by Niedersachsen... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta region hits record oil production in Q3, Rystad says
(Reuters) - Argentina's massive Vaca Muerta shale formation produced a record 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil in the third quarter, consultancy Rystad said on Friday. The figure is a 35% year-on-year surge in production thanks to improved productivity and evacuation capacity, putting the formation on track to hit its target of 1 million... Continue Reading →
Mexico is working on various payment mechanisms for Pemex debt, president says
(Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that the debt burden accumulated by state energy company Pemex with suppliers would be reviewed and various payment mechanisms are being studied and refined. Despite efforts to reduce debt under Sheinbaum's predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the company remains one of the world's most indebted energy... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Dives Deeper into Cyber-Physical Modeling of FPSOs
(OE) Seatrium and the Technology Centre for Offshore & Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) have expanded the research agreement to explore cyber-physical modelling capabilities for predicting the behavior of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) platforms in high sea states. Seatrium and TCOMS have expanded Master Research Collaboration Agreement (MRCA) signed in April 2023, to advance methodologies... Continue Reading →
Vestas Gets Turbine Order for 900MW Offshore Wind Farm in Germany
(OE) Vestas has received a firm order for RWE’s 900 MW Nordseecluster B offshore wind project in Germany. The order includes 60 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines and Vestas is responsible for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines. Upon completion, Vestas will also service the asset under a five-year service agreement followed by a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs Heads of Agreement with European Energy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the announcement made on November 16, 2023, informs that it has signed today a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with the Danish company European Energy. This agreement is an important step in negotiations to structure a business partnership aimed at implementing a commercial-scale e-methanol plant in Brazil, to... Continue Reading →
Brazil, Argentina sign deal with Bolivia’s YPFB to transport Vaca Muerta gas
(Reuters) - Grupo Matrix Energia of Brazil and TotalEnergies of Argentina confirmed their first deal with Bolivia's state energy company, YPFB, to transport natural gas from the massive Vaca Muerta shale formation in Argentina as the region faces a supply shift. Under the contract signed on Nov. 22, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) will move... Continue Reading →
Germany’s KfW to provide $25 bln loan for hydrogen network
(Reuters) - KfW (KFW.UL) will provide a 24 billion euro ($25 billion) loan to help develop a future hydrogen network in Germany, the state lender told Reuters, at a time when companies have warned that the technology will take longer than expected to take off. Germany is betting on hydrogen, which can be used in... Continue Reading →
Aikido One Floating Wind Platform Takes Final Shape
(BusinessWire) Chet Morrison Contractors, on behalf of floating wind startup Aikido Technologies, has performed the final structural assembly of Aikido One floating wind platform in less than 40 working hours, establishing a new standard in the industrialization of floating platforms. The assembly operation, representing 10-time speed-up, demonstrates how Aikido can enable offshore wind project developers... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Grows Its Orange Basin Appetite
(Reuters) TotalEnergies is seeking environmental authorization to drill up to seven exploration wells in the southern part of its Deep Water Orange Basin (DWOB) block off the west coast of South Africa, documents from environmental consultants SLR showed on Tuesday. Oil companies including Shell are looking towards South Africa's west coast, close to the border... Continue Reading →