(OE) Petrobras has awarded contracts to Techdof, a joint venture between DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC, for two of its pipelay support vessel (PLSVs). Petrobras extended the existing contract for PLSV Skandi Açu to mid-2026. This extension will be followed by the new three-year contract ending mid-2029, DOF informed. Skandi Açu is designed to achieve a... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s New Government Plots Reform to Boost Oil Reserves Amid Soaring Debt
(Reuters) Mexico's incoming government will encourage state oil producer Pemex to seek equity partnerships with private oil companies, a model out of favor with the current president, in a bid to boost reserves amid towering debt, according to four sources familiar with the matter. These partnerships would be similar to past Pemex joint ventures with... Continue Reading →
Newly Established Consortium Unveils Plans for 960 MW Floating Wind Project in Chile
(offshoreWind.biz) A recently launched UK-based renewable energy developer 17 Energy and a Chilean company SC Power have established a consortium with a plan to build a floating offshore wind farm with an installed capacity of 960 MW. The floating wind farm is proposed to be built off the coast of Chile’s Biobío Region. The consortium... Continue Reading →
Atlantic Shores seeks first offshore wind role in New Jersey
(Reuters) - Atlantic Shores, a joint venture of Shell and France's EDF , on Wednesday submitted a proposal to be the initial provider of offshore wind energy to the state of New Jersey in the Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation. The project proposed involves Atlantic Shores Projects 1 and 2, which can generate more than 2,800 megawatt of electricity,... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore and Technip Energies Launch Floating Wind Joint Venture
(O) SBM Offshore and Technip Energies have formally launched Ekwil, a 50-50 joint venture dedicated to floating offshore wind. Ekwil is a pure player delivery partner offering a diversified range of ‘series production’ floating offshore wind solutions to meet the growing and demanding needs of energy customers around the world. The joint venture brings together... Continue Reading →
Turning Guyana block’s oil promise into reality: Two players proclaim potential commercial interest
(Offshore-energy.biz) Joint venture (JV) partners, Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy, are seeking to undertake additional action to tap into and unleash the hydrocarbon resources on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, given the potential for a standalone shallow oil resource development across the block, which their exploration results highlighted. As a result, the JV has... Continue Reading →
DOF Scoops Two Vessel Contracts with Petrobras
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two long-term contracts with Petrobras for its Pipelay Support Vessel (PLSV) and the Anchor Handling Support vessel (AHTS). The Brazilian built and flagged PLSV Skandi Niterói is awarded a three-year firm plus option contract, starting in 2025. The vessel is owned by DOFCON Navegação, a joint... Continue Reading →
BP to buy out Bunge’s stake in Brazilian biofuels JV in $1.4 bln deal
(Reuters) - BP has agreed to buy grain trader Bunge's 50% stake in Brazilian sugar and ethanol joint venture BP Bunge Bioenergia for $1.4 billion in a bet on growing demand for low-carbon biofuels. Following the completion of the deal, expected by end-2024, BP will take full ownership of Bioenergia which has production capacity of around 50,000... Continue Reading →
Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim Wants to Join Pemex in Deepwater Natural Gas Project
(Reuters) Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that businessman Carlos Slim is interested in participating in the country's first deepwater natural gas project, working alongside state energy company Pemex. In March, Reuters reported that Pemex officials and the billionaire tycoon's team were discussing ways to revive development of the Lakach field in... Continue Reading →
Shearwater Kicks Off Pelotas Basin 3D Survey Off Brazil
(OE) Shearwater GeoServices has ramped up its multi-client activity by starting the Pelotas Basin 3D survey, offshore Brazil. The survey represents the fifth multi-client 3D acquisition project so far for Shearwater, the company said. The Pelotas Basin 3D is adding to Shearwater’s existing library in the conjugate Orange Basin of Namibia and is a continuation... Continue Reading →