Brought to you by Quest Offshore & Southern Cone Consultants
(PN) Petrobras has requested authorization from Ibama to begin moving the ODN II drillship towards the Foz do Amazonas Basin, on the Equatorial Margin. The vessel's presence in the region is essential for carrying out the so-called Pre-Operational Assessment (APO), which is an oil spill simulation required as part of the environmental licensing process for... Continue Reading →
(OE) Cerulean Winds, the lead developer of the Aspen, Beech and Cedar floating offshore wind farms, has completed Digital Aerial Surveys (DAS) for the projects planned to be built in the Central North Sea. The ecological data has been collected across an area of 2,784 km2, following 72 DAS for the its Aspen, Beech and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A dispute between state-run oil company Petrobras and steelmaker Gerdau will delay the first dismantling of an oil production vessel in Brazil by at least a year, people familiar with the matter said, in a setback for local shipyards. The operation had been hailed as a chance to reinvent Brazil's struggling shipbuilders as industrial recyclers,... Continue Reading →
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) revealed today the blocks that will be part of the 5th Cycle of the Permanent Concession Offer (OPC), which will take place on June 17. In all, 16 blocks will be offered, in five sedimentary basins – four offshore and one onshore. One of the new features is the inclusion... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Ireland will go ahead with at least three more offshore wind auctions by the end of this decade, its marine minister told Reuters on Thursday, adding that it was unlikely the country would meet its target of 80% of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030. The commitment to offshore wind comes despite... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Petrobras has completed work on a veterinary center in the Amazon region that is required for it to obtain an environmental permit for an offshore drilling project, the company said on Saturday. The animal care center in the town of Oiapoque, Amapa state, is designed to assist animals in the event of an oil... Continue Reading →
(OE) Nexif Ratch Energy has been granted Pre-Development Environmental Compliance Certificate (Pre-Dev ECC) for its 500MW San Miguel Bay offshore wind project in the Philippines. The certificate was granted by the Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in accordance with its administrative order and the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System (PEISS). The Pre-Dev... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil firm Petrobras needs to be granted an environmental license to drill in the sensitive Foz do Amazonas region by the end of April or it will run out of time before the contract with a drilling vessel ends in October, according to a document presented by the government. The document, which... Continue Reading →
South Korea’s major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has clinched a ‘major’ contract worth KRW 1.9 trillion (approximately $1.34 billion) for the construction of nine environmentally friendly DP2 Suezmax shuttle tankers. As disclosed in a stock exchange filing by SHI, the newbuilds are due for delivery by the end of 2028. In a separate statement, Greek... Continue Reading →
(rivieramm.com) Japan’s cabinet has approved a bill amendment that will allow offshore wind projects to be built in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said the legislative procedure for the bill is "progressing smoothly" and now moves to the Diet for further deliberation. If approved during the ordinary Diet... Continue Reading →
Brazil Energy Insight 