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(Reuters) Inpex, Japan's largest oil and gas exploration and production company, said on Thursday it had bought a 16.7% stake in the Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland from Mitsubishi to expand further into renewable energy. The Moray East offshore wind farm, launched last April, has capacity of 950 megawatts from 100 turbines, with... Continue Reading →
N-Sea Group has finished a series of benthic and geophysical surveys for Llŷr 1 and Llŷr 2 floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea. N-Sea conducted the offshore surveys using its N-Sea Spirit vessel, establishing a baseline ground model which will be developed as the project matures, Floventis Energy said, the developer of the projects. The... Continue Reading →
RWE and Northland Power have selected wind turbine maker Vestas as the preferred supplier for their up to 1.6-gigawatt (GW) cluster consisting of four offshore wind farm sites in the German North Sea. A minimum of 104 15 MW Vestas offshore wind turbines (Type: V236-15.0 MW) are planned to be installed north of the island... Continue Reading →
Offshore energy clients have been spoiled over the last 7-8 years with all types of vessels being always available at a low price, however, this could quickly change, Solstad Offshore’s CEO Lars Peder Solstad stated as the company had reported its highest-ever quarterly order intake for the fourth quarter of 2022. The fourth quarter of... Continue Reading →
(OE) Dutch marine and offshore services firm Boskalis said Tuesday it had secured a multidisciplinary role in the development of the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. On behalf of its client, Ocean Winds, Boskalis said it would carry out "a large number of the activities" contributing to the development of the offshore wind... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Renewables investor Octopus Energy Generation plans a rapid increase in investment in offshore wind power after spending $1 billion in less than a year. The firm, part of Octopus Energy Group, said it has raised its stake in the 270 megawatt Lincs offshore wind farm off the east coast of England to 31%... Continue Reading →
Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the offshore substation topside on a four-legged steel jacket foundation at Iberdrola's Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm site in Germany, using its Thialf semi-submersible crane vessel. The offshore substation, built by Iemants-Fabricom, will collect the electricity generated by the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm turbines and transform the supply voltage... Continue Reading →
(OE) Greencoat Renewables has completed the acquisition of a 22.5% stake in the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany from Marguerite Pantheon. Developed by wpd, the Butendiek offshore wind farm is located in Germany’s exclusive economic zone in the North Sea. It sits 32 kilometers west of the island of Sylt, and consists of 80... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Italian energy group Eni (ENI.MI) said on Thursday its adjusted net profit rose to 13.3 billion euros ($14.12 billion) in 2022, the largest in over a decade, but its shares fell as markets focused on a weaker exploration and production performance in Q4. The state-controlled group's 2022 performance was boosted by a heightened focus on... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas producer Wintershall Dea swung to a loss last year, hit by significant impairments and losses related to Russia's war in Ukraine, it said on Thursday. Wintershall reported a group net loss of 4.8 billion euros ($5.1 billion), including 7 billion euros in one-off, non-cash losses related to its Russian upstream and associated midstream... Continue Reading →
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