(OED) Latin America's offshore wind capacity could reach 34 GW by 2050, driven by off-grid green hydrogen projects, according to energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk subsidiary. Currently, there are no commercial offshore wind farms in operation in the region. According to Wood Mackenzie, offshore wind activity will correspond to a 15.4% compound annual... Continue Reading →
Sembcorp Marine: Update on Extension of Time for Payment of Receivables from Borr Drilling
Sembcorp Marine Ltd (the “Company”) refers to its announcements dated 28 December 2021 and 18 August 2022 concerning its wholly-owned subsidiary, PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd (“PPLS”), reaching in-principle agreement with Borr Drilling Limited (“Borr Drilling”) to defer PPLS’ receivables from Borr Drilling from 2023 to 2025 (“Deferment”). The Company would like to update that PPLS... Continue Reading →
API, Offshore Operators Committee to develop offshore wind energy standards
(OM) The American Petroleum Institute (API) and Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop standards and guidance for offshore wind energy development. “The natural gas and oil industry has decades of offshore operating experience under highly technical and complex conditions,” said API Senior Vice President of Global Industry Services... Continue Reading →
Biden Administration Reinstates Bids From 2021 Gulf of Mexico Oil Auction
(Reuters) The Biden administration on Wednesday said it had reinstated bids from a November 2021 Gulf of Mexico sale of offshore oil and gas drilling rights, a requirement buried in U.S. President Joe Biden’s new climate change and drug pricing law. The move comes after a federal judge in January vacated the sale’s results, saying... Continue Reading →
GE Can’t Make, Sell Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbines in U.S. Over Patent Infringement
A Boston federal judge barred General Electric Co on Wednesday from making and selling its Haliade-X wind turbines in the United States, after a jury found in June that the turbines infringed a patent owned by rival Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S. U.S. District Judge William Young said Siemens Gamesa was entitled to the ban because it... Continue Reading →
API: American oil & gas as ‘reliable and realistic partners’ of renewables and energy security
As the global energy crisis grips the world in its clutches, taking it by storm, the American Petroleum Institute (API), a trade association representing the oil and gas industry, is advocating for a ramp-up of the U.S. oil and gas production not only as a solution to the energy security concerns plaguing the world at large... Continue Reading →
Chevron applies for Venezuela license renewal, proposes wider business
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp has asked the U.S. government to expand its license to operate in Venezuela after the oil major agreed with state-run PDVSA to revamp joint ventures in the sanctioned country, six people close to the matter said. Chevron's authorization request is the California-based company's latest attempt to have a greater say in... Continue Reading →
Analysis: BlackRock too green for Texas; rest of Wall Street okay – for now
(Reuters) - Most big Wall Street firms passed a test for business as usual in Texas last week when state Comptroller Glenn Hegar kept all but BlackRock Inc.(BLK.N) off a list of companies whose stance on boycotting oil and gas stocks could trigger divestment by public agencies. But top banks like Wells Fargo (WFC.N) and JPMorgan Chase &... Continue Reading →
Ecuador’s state oil firm warns Trafigura to stop Russian diesel imports
(Reuters) - Ecuadoran state oil company Petroecuador has asked global commodities trader Trafigura to stop importing Russian diesel in an effort to comply with sanctions targeting Russia's energy exports, Petroecuador said in a statement late on Sunday. Petroecuador's public warning to Trafigura follows European Union and United States sanctions imposed on Russian energy supplies after... Continue Reading →
Mexico continues to block Trafigura fuel imports despite regaining permits
(Reuters) - Trafigura has been prevented from bringing fuel to Mexico months after the lifting of import restrictions on the global commodities trader, federal court documents showed, underscoring the roadblocks that foreign energy companies continue to face. The Geneva-based company in April convinced a federal court judge in Mexico City to lift the suspensions, according... Continue Reading →