Japan’s electricity utility Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is set to acquire the Scottish floating wind specialist Flotation Energy. This is TEPCO's first investment in overseas wind power. Floation Energy founders Allan MacAskill and Lord Nicol Stephen developed Kincardine, the world’s largest floating windfarm in operation. Flotation Energy currently has interests in Morecambe in the... Continue Reading →
Saipem Completes GBS Installation Works on Fecamp Offshore Wind Farm
Italian energy industry services firm Saipem said Wednesday it had, in consortium with Bouygues Travaux Publics and Boskalis (BSB), installed and ballasted the Gravity-Based Structures (GBS) foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France. In 2020, the BSB Consortium was awarded the contract for the design, construction, and installation works of the GBS.... Continue Reading →
Vestas Cuts Outlook as Third Quarter Lags Forecast
(Reuters) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas reported on Wednesday a wider-than-expected operating loss for the third quarter, cutting its full-year outlook due to continued cost inflation and supply chain instability. Vestas cut its 2022 profit margin outlook to minus 5% from previously between minus 5% and 0%, and narrowed its full-year revenue forecast to between... Continue Reading →
BP joins rivals with bumper $8.2 bln profit
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) more than doubled its third-quarter profit from a year earlier to $8.15 billion and expanded its share buybacks by $2.5 billion, joining rivals in reporting bumper profits that have sparked renewed calls for energy companies to pay more taxes. London-based BP joins rivals including Shell (SHEL.L), Exxon Mobil and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) which also reported bumper profits last week... Continue Reading →
Offshore rig market fundamentals show strong signs of recovery
(OM) Vast opportunities—and inevitably challenges too—face the offshore global EPC and rig markets, according to analysts presenting at the recent Westwood Global Energy Group Offshore Breakfast Briefing event in Houston. The following is a recap of their presented findings and forecasts for the offshore oil and gas sector. Global offshore EPC outlook Westwood reports that... Continue Reading →
A new European energy powerhouse emerges, Rystad says
(OM) Iberia is well positioned to compete with—or even replace—Northern Europe’s existing energy industrial hub as sectors in Spain and Portugal can call on abundant sunshine, strong winds and mature gas infrastructure as well as a wealth of industry and managerial expertise. With reliable gas supply from North Africa, lower power prices compared to the... Continue Reading →
Spanish Firm X1 Wind Installs Floating Wind Platform in Canary Islands
Barcelona-based floating wind technology developer X1 Wind said Friday its floating platform had been successfully installed at the PLOCAN test site in the Canary Islands. "As summer trade-winds abated, a suitable weather window allowed X1 Wind and partners from the EU-backed PivotBuoy Project to complete the installation process, connecting the fully-functional floating wind prototype to... Continue Reading →
Boosted by Gas Business Italy’s Eni’s Beats Expectations
Italian energy group Eni said profits in the third quarter beat expectations thanks to a strong performance from its Global Gas and LNG portfolio division (GGP). Adjusted net profit in the period came in at 3.73 billion euros ($3.72 billion), soaring from 1.43 billion euros a year ago, and beating a 3.21 billion euro consensus.... Continue Reading →
Equinor Reports Record Profit Boosted by Soaring Gas Prices
(Reuters) Equinor on Friday posted forecast-beating record profits for the third quarter driven by all-time-high European gas prices amid the Ukraine war, and said it would raise its dividend payment while reducing full-year output guidance. The oil and gas producer's adjusted earnings before tax for July-September rose to $24.3 billion from $9.77 billion a year... Continue Reading →
High subsea activity lifts DOF’s figures up
DOF Group has reported that its fleet achieved an average utilization of 88% in the third quarter of 2022, an increase from 83% in the same period last year, backed by “continued high activity and good performance” in subsea regions. In Q3 2022, DOF’s revenue totaled NOK 2,862 million, an increase from NOK 2,052 million in Q3... Continue Reading →