Weak quarterly results and mixed 2022 guidance overshadowed a new business plan from Saipem on Thursday, sending shares in the Italian energy services group down more than 8%. In his first strategy plan, Chief Executive Francesco Caio said Saipem expected to start growing again next year as its offshore business and drilling bounce back from... Continue Reading →
A Seismic Shift
(OE) Despite oil prices recently edging past $80 a barrel, scars from two recent oil industry downturns in five years have forced offshore seismic surveyors to look at ways to diversify. Marine seismic survey companies provide essential data to offshore oil and gas explorers to make better-informed drilling decisions. However, with every oil industry downturn,... Continue Reading →
China CNOOC’s Q3 revenue soars 64%, reaffirms green investment
(Reuters) - CNOOC Ltd's(0883.HK) unaudited third-quarter revenue grew 64% to 59.7 billion yuan ($9.33 billion) on higher prices and output, the Chinese offshore oil and gas major said on Thursday. The state oil firm said it is mapping out a emission-cutting roadmap together with parent company China National Offshore Oil Company under the broad national framework... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies says high gas prices could last into spring as profits surge
(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said high gas prices in Europe and Asia could last into spring as the French energy group reported a sharp rise in third quarter earnings on Thursday on surging power prices. The company's third-quarter adjusted net profit soared to $4.8 billion, from just $848 million last year, from core earnings that more than... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola’s Net Profit Falls 10% on High Energy Costs, Taxes
Global wind power leader Iberdrola reported a 10% fall in net profit on Wednesday but beat market expectations for a turbulent nine months on energy markets which saw its home government in Spain swoop on utilities' earnings. Power and gas prices have soared to record highs around the world as economies fired up after the... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola to Splash $8.24B on Giant Offshore Wind Farm Project in North Sea
Global wind power leader Iberdrola will pour six billion pounds ($8.24 billion) into a wind farm complex in the North Sea off the east coast of Britain, in its biggest project investment worldwide, it said on Monday. Iberdrola said in a statement it would foot the bill for the East Anglia Hub site, whose soaring... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions, DeepOcean, and Solstad Offshore in Offshore Wind Services Pact
Offshore energy industry service providers Aker Solutions, DeepOcean, and Solstad Offshore have formed Windstaller Alliance, focused on offshore wind services. "The new partnership aims to provide the world’s most cost-efficient and complete product supply, fabrication, and marine services offering within offshore wind. The alliance will also pursue other offshore renewables segments," the companies said Thursday.The... Continue Reading →
US Aims to Hold Up to Seven Offshore Wind Auctions by 2025
The United States plans to hold up to seven offshore wind auctions in the next four years and will extend its ambitions to areas that have yet to be developed such as off the coast of California and in the Gulf of Mexico, a Biden administration official said on Wednesday. The announcement comes as the... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Government studying creating auction of areas for offshore wind
(epbr) The regulatory framework for offshore wind farms must be done by decree and create rules to define, by auction, who will have the right to explore maritime areas for energy generation. The auction would solve the dilemma of overlapping projects currently in the licensing process with Ibama, for example. -- The Minister of Mines... Continue Reading →
Repsol raises low-carbon targets to speed up energy transition
(Reuters) - Spain's Repsol (REP.MC) raised its targets for building new renewable generation capacity and cutting emissions from its oil and gas business on Tuesday as part of a bid many in its sector in Europe are making to stave off global warming. The company said it now plans to have installed wind, solar and hydro plants... Continue Reading →