By Haley Zaremba for Oilprice.com Nearly 90% of Brazil's electricity comes from renewables, making it a prime location for energy-intensive AI infrastructure. Amazon, Microsoft, and other tech giants are investing billions in Brazilian data centers powered by clean energy. Brazil aims to prove that a renewable-focused energy grid can sustain large-scale AI growth, challenging the... Continue Reading →
As Brazilian president visits China, $1 billion sustainable fuel deal announced
(Reuters) - Brazil announced two Chinese partnerships on Monday, including a $1 billion investment by China's Envision Energy to produce sustainable aviation fuel, as the country's president visits China. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with energy companies as well as with automaker GAC, and Chinese defense company Norinco. Minister of Mines and Energy... Continue Reading →
Prosafe Takes $204M Petrobras Tender Win
(OE) Offshore accommodation firm Prosafe has been declared the winner of a bidding process for a four-year contract by Petrobras, for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. Contract award and timing are subject to a formal process during which Petrobras is under no formal obligation to... Continue Reading →
Britain increases wind farm incentives funding to $720 million
(Reuters) - Britain has more than doubled funding available under a scheme seeking to spur investment in offshore wind projects to 544 million pounds ($721.78 million), after higher than expected demand, the government said on Friday. The country has put offshore wind at the heart of its 2030 clean energy plan and hopes to boost... Continue Reading →
EDP Renovaveis Expects Core Recurring Profit in 2025
(Reuters) EDP Renovaveis, the world's fourth largest wind energy producer, said on Thursday it expects core recurring profit to grow 13% in 2025 on the back of a solid operational performance, despite a 24% drop in net income in the first quarter. The renewables arm of Portugal's EDP said earlier that its first-quarter net profit fell to... Continue Reading →
Ørsted Pulls Plug on 2.4 GW Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Project in UK
(offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted has discontinued the development of the UK’s Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm in its current form. The developer said the 2.4 GW project has faced rising supply chain costs, higher interest rates, and increased construction and delivery risks since the Contract for Difference (CfD) award in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) in September 2024.... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol plans cost cuts as lower oil prices bite
(Reuters) - Colombia's state oil firm Ecopetrol is planning to cut some 1 trillion pesos ($232 million) in costs and expenses and signaled more flexibility in its investment plan for this year, Chief Executive Ricardo Roa said on Wednesday. Roa spoke in call with analysts as the oil firm faces falling oil prices that ate into... Continue Reading →
PRIO | 1Q25 Earnings Release
PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3) announces its earnings for the first quarter of 2025. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR Click here for the Earnings Release.
Petrobras issues tender for 18 platform supply vessels
(OM) Petrobras has launched a large-scale tender to charter up to 18 platform supply vessels as part of the national oil company’s efforts to develop new frontiers and expand production over the next three years. The selection process will be in line with Petrobras’ usual closed-bid model, with the lowest price as the primary selection... Continue Reading →
Vestas Records First Quarter Profit Despite Predictions
(Reuters) Wind turbine maker Vestas on Tuesday reported an unexpected operating profit for the first quarter, contrary to analysts' predictions of a loss, and kept its outlook for the year unchanged despite geopolitical uncertainty. The Danish company reported an operating profit before special items of 14 million euros ($15.8 million) against a year-earlier loss of... Continue Reading →