Nov 10 (Reuters) - Venezuelan lawmakers approved a reform on Tuesday to the country's electricity law, opening the unreliable power sector to private investment after nearly two decades of state control. The reform is the latest pushed by interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who wants to foster private investment in oil, gas and mining following the... Continue Reading →
BW Offshore gets Norwegian funding boost for floating wind ambitions
Nov. 3 (splash247.com) Norwegian floater specialist BW Offshore is planning to deploy two of the world’s largest floating wind turbines on its BW Ideol foundations after its Fram Wind Solutions joint venture secured NOK1.94bn ($210m) in state funding support. The 37 MW project will feature two 18.5MW turbines installed on BW Ideol’s patented Damping Pool... Continue Reading →
Ørsted’s First UK Offshore Wind Farm Marks 20 Years of Operation
Sept. 30 (offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted’s Barrow Offshore Wind Farm off the UK’s Cumbrian coast has been in commercial operation for 20 years. Located 7 kilometres south-west of Walney Island in the Irish Sea, Barrow comprises 30 Vestas V90-3.0 MW turbines with a combined capacity of 90 MW. The wind farm became commercially operational in 2006. Barrow... Continue Reading →
All 65 Turbines Installed at US Revolution Wind Offshore Wind Farm
Sept. 21 (OE) The 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind project has completed installation of all 65 turbines, with full energization expected by the end of 2026. The project, a 50-50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners' Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted, began delivering electricity to the New England grid on March 14. Revolution Wind, located... Continue Reading →
Saipem Secures $350M Subsea Job at Azule Energy’s Angola Oil Project
Sept. 14 (OE) Saipem has been awarded a contract worth about $350 million for subsea work on Azule Energy's West Hub Tails oil project offshore Angola, part of the wider Agogo Integrated West Hub Development. The project is located about 180 kilometers offshore Angola in water depths of up to 1,750 meters. Under the contract... Continue Reading →
SLB, Shearwater Launch Multi-Client 3D Seismic Survey off Brazil
Sept. 9 (OE) SLB and Shearwater GeoServices have launched a 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Amapá in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, targeting an underexplored area that has attracted increased interest following the recent Morpho hydrocarbon discovery. The Amapá 3D survey area is located about 130 kilometers from the Morpho exploration well and is designed to provide... Continue Reading →
Italy’s Eni doubles down in Venezuela with rising hope of recovering debt
Sept 4 (Reuters) - Italian oil company Eni has improved its chances of recovering more than $2.3 billion owed by Venezuela with the signing this week of a new oil project deal in the country, analysts said on Friday. After nearly three decades in Venezuela, Eni has accumulated those receivables from state-owned oil group PDVSA. As Washington and... Continue Reading →
Colombia Revives Oil And Gas After Four-Year Renewable Energy Push
Aug. 13 (oilprice.com) Over the past couple of years, Colombia’s clean energy transition has shifted into overdrive under President Gustavo Petro’s "Just Energy Transition" agenda, with the country pivoting away from fossil fuels towards wind and solar energy. Petro, Colombia’s first ever left-wing president, instituted a strict ban on signing new oil, gas and coal exploration contracts... Continue Reading →
Borr Drilling Q2 Hit by Rig Transitions, Refinancing Charge
Aug. 12 (OE) Borr Drilling reported lower revenue and adjusted earnings for the second quarter of 2026 as rig transitions, higher operating costs and delays getting the Odin to work weighed on results. The jack-up drilling contractor reported Q2 operating revenue of $232.3 million, down 6% from $247 million in the first quarter. Adjusted EBITDA... Continue Reading →
Huisman to Deliver Equipment for Solstad-SBM Offshore Installation Vessel
Aug. 3 (OE) Dutch lifting equipment specialist Huisman has secured a contract from CIMC Raffles Offshore to supply lifting and handling systems for a next-generation deepwater offshore installation vessel being built for a joint venture between Solstad Offshore and SBM Offshore. The contract covers an integrated equipment package comprising a 350-tonne A-frame, a 500-tonne knuckle... Continue Reading →