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(Reuters) The two largest U.S. oil companies - Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp - disclosed plans to increase outlays on energy projects next year amid high oil demand and prices. While spending more, it will be less than half the combined $84 billion they spent in 2013, when oil prices often traded above $100 per barrel... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Former Elliot Management activist fund manager Franck Tuil on Thursday told Wood Group to buy back some of its stock to avoid becoming a takeover target, sending shares in the oil services provider up by the most in six weeks. It is the first public campaign for his $600 million multi-strategy fund, Sparta Capital,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Thursday said it will raise spending next year closer to the top end of its $20 billion-$25 billion annual guidance and expand investments to curb carbon emissions. Exxon led record gains among oil majors in the second and third quarters this year, aided by its highly criticized decision during the COVID-19 pandemic to double... Continue Reading →
Five developers selected to build the first floating wind farms in U.S. federal waters (OE) To support the California Energy Commission’s planning goals of 2-5 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045 as well as a federal target to deploy 15 GW of floating wind by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (Company), continuing the notices released on October 31, 2022, and November 16, 2022, hereby informs that the public offering of real estate receivables certificates (CRI), in three (3) series, comprising the first (1st), second (2nd) and third (3rd) series of the (sixty-seventh) (67th) issuance of Opea Securitizadora S.A., backed by... Continue Reading →
(OED) Triton Anchor, a developer of an anchoring solution for the floating offshore wind industry, announced on Wednesday the closing of its initial funding round. The funds will be used to accelerate platform development as the company scales its products from prototype to general release, expands market outreach, and grows its team, Triton Anchor said.... Continue Reading →
Marine seismic data specialists TGS and PGS have jointly secured pre-funding for the Santos Sul Multi-client 3D project in the southwest Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The TGS/PGS collaboration combines the operational and technical strengths of both companies to provide high-quality multi-client data and timely delivery, which are critical to the exploration efforts in this area. The... Continue Reading →
“It is quite clear that liquid hydrogen is the cheapest option. It is much cheaper than ammonia when you look at the whole cycle of putting the hydrogen into the ammonia and taking the hydrogen out. If you can have liquid hydrogen which is stored without loss or very low loss, then liquid hydrogen is... Continue Reading →
(OED) UK-based offshore vessel operator North Star has secured a £140 million (currently around $171 million) financing package. The company, building a fleet of service operation vessels for offshore wind operations, said Tuesday it would use the funds to support the next phase of its ambitious offshore wind growth plan. The investment includes a £50... Continue Reading →
(OET) Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has decided to buy the Santorini ultra-deepwater drillship from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries to strengthen its offshore drilling fleet amid the growing demand in the market. The Santorini drillship was initially ordered from Samsung Heavy by Ocean Rig and it was slated for delivery in the second quarter of 2017. Come... Continue Reading →
