(Reuters) Australia's Macquarie has engaged advisors for a potential sale of its subsidiary Corio Generation, one of the world's largest offshore-wind developers, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Corio oversees a 30-gigawatt pipeline of offshore wind projects spanning Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. It includes 5 GW of projects across the... Continue Reading →
Vestas Books Conditional Turbine Order for 1.1 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Project
(OE) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has signed a conditional turbine order agreement with Inch Cape Offshore, an equal joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland. The agreement is for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 72 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the... Continue Reading →
Vattenfall Launches 344MW Danish Offshore Wind Farms
(OE)The Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farms, developed by Vattenfall with a combined capacity of 344 MW, have been officially inaugurated offshore Denmark. The two, almost identical wind farms, are located off the Danish west coast and consists in total of 41 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 8.4 MW. The capacity... Continue Reading →
China CNPC’s global oil, gas investment
(Reuters) - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Asia's largest oil and gas producer, has over the past three decades built a global portfolio with assets in 33 countries. The company's overseas production exceeded 100 million metric tons, or 2 million barrels per day of oil equivalent, for the first time in 2019 and has since... Continue Reading →
Norway sovereign wealth fund commits $1 bln to renewable energy fund
(Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund said on Monday it will commit 900 million euros ($1.01 billion) to the latest renewable energy fund of investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) committed the sum to CIP's fifth flagship fund CI V, which invests in offshore and onshore wind, solar farms, grid... Continue Reading →
JDR’s Chief Strategy Officer: ‘Look at floating wind’
(offshore-energy.biz) JDR Cable Systems is already at the forefront of the production and supply of dynamic subsea cables to the floating wind market and will become a leader as the market expands, JDR’s Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer said in an interview with our sibling news site offshoreWIND.biz. The UK-based offshore wind cable supplier has already... Continue Reading →
Orsted Might Consider Chinese Turbines
(Reuters) Offshore wind farm developer Orsted has no Chinese turbines in its current project pipeline, its CEO said on Thursday, but did not rule out buying turbines or technology from China in the future. The European wind turbine market is dominated by local players such as Vestas and Siemens Gamesa, but Chinese turbine makers have... Continue Reading →
Subsea spending on upward track for next four years – Rystad Energy.
(offshore-mag.com) Global expenditure on subsea facilities is set for a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2024 to 2027, according to research by Rystad Energy. The consultants project a total capex spend for the period of more than $42 billion. Some of the biggest investments are taking place in South America and Europe. In... Continue Reading →
Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, Eni, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips ride oil & gas demand wave, cashing in close to $32 billion in total profit
(offshore-energy.biz) With oil, gas, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) still running the global energy show as the crown jewels within the ebbs and flows in the worldwide energy demand, the European and U.S. oil majors – the UK’s duo Shell and BP, France’s TotalEnergies, and Italy’s Eni alongside U.S.-based trio: ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips –... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy raises cash flow outlook as turnaround gains momentum
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy on Wednesday raised its free cash flow outlook for the second time in three months, citing stronger demand for its power grid equipment and gas turbines as the group recovers from a crisis at its wind division. The company, which supplies the utility sector with components and services, had to seek help from the... Continue Reading →