April 24 (OE) Helix Energy Solutions and Hornbeck Offshore Services have agreed to combine in an all-stock transaction to create an integrated offshore services company. Under the agreement, Hornbeck shareholders will own about 55% of the combined company, while Helix shareholders will hold around 45%. The combined company will operate under the Hornbeck Offshore Services... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs new Braskem Shareholders’ Agreement
April 23, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the announcement of April 20, 2026, informs that it has sent a notification to Novonor S.A. – Em Recuperação Judicial (“Novonor”), formally stating its decision not to exercise the Preemptive and Tag Along Rights provided for in the current Braskem S.A. (“Braskem”) Shareholders’ Agreement.... Continue Reading →
Repowering Existing Offshore Wind Farms Part of New EU Strategy ‘to Protect Europeans from Fossil Energy Crisis’
April 23 (offshoreWIND.biz) The European Commission has identified offshore wind repowering as one of the key measures to strengthen energy security and reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports, as part of its newly unveiled AccelerateEU strategy. Announcing the strategy on 22 April, the Commission highlighted the rapid repowering of large renewable assets, including offshore wind farms,... Continue Reading →
US Judge Blocks Trump’s Efforts to Hinder Renewable Energy Projects
April 22 (Reuters) A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a series of permitting policies that wind and solar energy industry groups say have stymied the development of new energy generation projects. Chief U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston issued a preliminary injunction sought by nine advocacy groups and industry trade associations that... Continue Reading →
Court Orders GE Vernova to Stay on Vineyard Wind’s Offshore Wind Farm
April 20 (Reuters) A Massachusetts judge on Friday blocked GE Vernova from abandoning work on the largest offshore wind farm in New England after developer Vineyard Wind refused to pay over $300 million the turbine supplier says it is owed for the $4.5 billion project. Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Peter Krupp in Boston issued... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about Braskem
Rio de Janeiro, April 20, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the announcements of December 15, 2025, and February 12, 2026, informs that it has been notified by Novonor S.A. – Em Recuperação Judicial (“Novonor”), by NSP Investimentos S.A. (“NSP Inv.”), a subsidiary of Novonor, and by “Shine I Fundo de... Continue Reading →
US will punish fraud, insider trading, derivatives regulator tells Congress
April 16 (Reuters) - Washington's top derivatives regulator is due on Thursday to reassure lawmakers that the United States will punish fraud as concern mounts on Capitol Hill that oil, stock and prediction market players are illicitly trading on inside information from the White House, according to prepared remarks seen by Reuters. The first congressional testimony by the current chair of... Continue Reading →
Venezuela’s Rodriguez calls for US sanction removal, says licenses are not enough
April 14 (Reuters) - Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Tuesday called again for U.S. sanctions on the South American country to be removed and said the licenses Washington has been issuing to authorize transactions in the industry do not provide long-term legal security. Rodriguez, who met U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Kyle Haustveit on... Continue Reading →
Vineyard Wind sues GE Vernova to block it from abandoning work on wind farm
April 10 (Reuters) - Vineyard Wind has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a wind turbine-supplying unit of GE Vernova from terminating agreements and abandoning work on a $4.5 billion offshore wind farm in Massachusetts on the eve of completion. Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Spain's Iberdrola and Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, filed a lawsuit this week in... Continue Reading →
ConocoPhillips Assessing Oil Opportunities in Venezuela
April 10 (Reuters) ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it is sending a small evaluation team to Venezuela this week to evaluate oil and gas opportunities. The U.S. oil producer left the South American country in 2007 after its assets there were nationalized. The company is owed about $12 billion with interest following arbitration awards stemming from... Continue Reading →