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(OE) Nauticus Robotics, a U.S. developer of autonomous vehicles and robots for data collection and intervention services for offshore industries, has secured fresh funding for its operations and appointed new executive management team. The new investment was secured before the close of 2023 and eliminated many of the dilutive warrants and ratchet provisions of the... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured approximately $1.14 billion in new contracts and contract extensions for its drillships and jack-up rigs across the Americas, Europe and Australia. The $1.14 billion worth contracts were awarded in the last two months of 2023, with the backlog excluding lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements. These... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Utility firm Eversource Energy (ES.N) said on Monday it would record an after-tax impairment charge, other than temporary, of $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter related to some wind projects. Shares of the company fell nearly 3% in trading after the bell. Eversource said it would incur a charge of about $800... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil's write-down of about $2.5 billion of troubled California properties aims to end five decades of offshore oil production in the state, but a full exit from those assets could take some time. Sable Offshore, a company created in 2020, agreed more than a year ago to pay $643 million for Exxon's... Continue Reading →
(OW) Iberdrola and the World Bank, through its private sector investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have signed a EUR 300 million loan agreement to develop renewable energy projects in countries dependent on fossil fuels, including Morocco, Poland and Vietnam. IFC has already allocated a first tranche of EUR 170 million for the support... Continue Reading →
Offshore staff (OM) Last year was a record for offshore wind investments worldwide, according to a report by TGS - 4C Offshore, with projects totaling 12.3 GW in capacity reaching closure. Up to 13 GW of further projects could go forward in 2024. The 2023 intake included FID on eight European projects total, concluding with Hornsea... Continue Reading →
(OM) AFRY will support the Colombian government to develop offtake mechanisms for commercialization of offshore wind energy, according to a late December announcement. In 2022 the government established the regulatory framework for the country’s first seabed leasing process. Definition of mechanisms for trading offshore wind energy will help provide financial stability and certainty for the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) on Monday flagged impairment charges of about $2.5 billion to $4.5 billion for the fourth quarter, mainly related to the Singapore refining and chemicals hub the oil major is looking to sell. The assets include a 237,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery and a one million metric ton per year (tpy) ethylene plant... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft has signed contracts with J.P. Morgan Asset Management for offshore wind Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) newbuilds. In 2023, Bernhard Schulte Offshore ordered the design and construction of two such vessels from Ulstein under a contract which included options for two plus two vessels. These options have been transferred to institutional investors... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp warned on Thursday it would write down about $2.5 billion of California assets in the fourth quarter, and said lower energy prices reduced operating profits. The snapshot by the largest U.S. oil producer showed operating results could drop to about $8.9 billion, down 30% from the $12.7 billion net profit a year earlier, and 3% weaker... Continue Reading →
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