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(OEM) The geophysical and environmental survey works for the Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland have been completed, marking a significant milestone for the 100 MW project that is planned to be progressed through of the Scottish Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The survey activities commenced on 7 August and... Continue Reading →
(OE) A consortium between the offshore engineering firm DORIS and the Korean shipbuilding and offshore engineering giant Hyundai Heavy Industries has won a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for a floating wind project in South Korea. The contract has been awarded by Corio Generation and TotalEnergies for their Ulsan Gray Whale 3 Offshore Wind Farm... Continue Reading →
(OM) TC Energy has contracted Allseas to install a 36-inch offshore pipeline delivering gas to southeast Mexico. The Southeast Gateway line will run about 700 km south along the coast from Tuxpan connecting the ports of Coatzacoalcos and Dos Bocas. This is also the first major natural gas infrastructure project commissioned by the alliance between TC Energy... Continue Reading →
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the revision of the Development Plan for the Baúna field, presented by Australian Karoon – operator of the area. With the actions proposed in the plan, the oil company intends to invest around US$ 378 million in the field, increasing the oil reserves and the recovery factor in... Continue Reading →
(U) Norwegian energy giant Equinor believes that floating offshore wind can be cost comparable with bottom-fixed wind arrays within around a decade. “We believe that cost parity with fixed bottom wind can be achieved in the early 2030s, but you really need to go at scale – that’s the way to go with floating wind... Continue Reading →
SSE Renewables and Equinor are looking into building what would be the fourth part of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, whose three phases (A, B and C) are currently under construction. Surveys are now underway at an offshore site where the partners want to develop Dogger Bank D, which would... Continue Reading →
French offshore cable-making and installation company Nexans has signed a firm contract to supply offshore wind export cables for phase one of the Empire Wind offshore wind project in the U.S., being developed by a 50-50 partnership between Equinor and BP. "This contract signature follows the Preferred Supplier Agreement signed in March 2021, which prompted several... Continue Reading →
U.S offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has selected wind turbine maker Vestas as the preferred supplier for its 1.5 GW offshore wind project in New Jersey, USA. Atlantic Shores is a 50:50 partnership between Shell New Energies and EDF Renewables. Vestas will provide its V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines, with installation expected in 2027. Once... Continue Reading →
(OED) German renewable energy firm RWE has submitted a bid for the up to 1.5-gigawatts (GW) offshore wind site in the Polish section of the Baltic Sea, located around 75 kilometers off the coast of Ustka, as part of a competitive process for an offshore wind seabed permit within 53.E1 area. "Based on RWE’s expertise in offshore wind development, efficient project... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“PRIO”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of September. Obs:(1) The MUP3A well, in the Frade Field, had its production temporarily interrupted due to a failure in the completion equipment, and will be repaired during the fourth quarter. (2) Manati... Continue Reading →
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