Brazil National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) Establishes Guidelines for Regulating the Use of Offshore Energy Potential

April 1 (MME) The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (April 1st), the resolution establishing the Guidelines for regulating Law No. 15,097/2025, on Offshore Wind Energy. The approval complies with the legal framework sanctioned in January 2025 and the deadlines established for the activities of the Offshore Wind Energy Working Group (GT-EO), instituted... Continue Reading →

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Renewable energy producers downsize operations in Brazil due to operational restrictions

March 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's renewable energy sector is facing severe headwinds, with major power generators scaling back operations and cutting jobs due to generation restrictions that the national grid ‌operator imposed on wind and solar plants in 2023, companies told Reuters. Atlas Renewable Energy, owned by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) under BlackRock, Newave Energia,... Continue Reading →

March 31, 2026 0

Virginia Passes Bill to Advance Offshore Wind Workforce Development

March 31 (offshoreWIND.biz) Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill to advance workforce development in the offshore wind industry. The bill (HB67), which passed both the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate in March and is now awaiting the Governor’s signature, introduces a measure focused on assessing workforce and training needs for the offshore... Continue Reading →

March 31, 2026 0

Petrobras Taps Fugro for Brazil’s First Licensed Offshore Wind Survey

March 31 (OE) Petrobras has selected Fugro to carry out a geotechnical site investigation for its Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project, the first offshore wind development in South America to advance under a formal environmental licensing process. The 18 MW pilot project marks an early step in the region’s offshore wind development, as... Continue Reading →

March 31, 2026 1

Qatar Energy and Chevron acquire Shell’s offshore assets in Uruguay.

March 29 (ANCAP) On March 25, new companies formally joined Areas OFF-2 and OFF-7, operated by Shell, within the framework of the existing hydrocarbon exploration and production contracts. QatarEnergy entered Areas OFF-2 and OFF-7, while Chevron also joined Area OFF-7, as non-operating partners in all cases. As a result, in Area OFF-2, Shell now holds... Continue Reading →

March 30, 2026 0

ExxonMobil’s Haimara gas field to form anchor for ninth offshore Guyana project

March 30 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana is advancing plans for its next development offshore Guyana, with the Haimara discovery expected to serve as the anchor for the project in the southeast section of the Stabroek Block. Company President Alistair Routledge said at a recent press briefing that the development concept for that area groups discoveries from Longtail through... Continue Reading →

March 30, 2026 0

Petrobras Announces Ibama License to Drill Mãe de Ouro Well in the Potiguar Basin

March 27 - Petrobras announced the renewal of the operating license from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) for drilling the Mãe de Ouro well, which is located in deep waters in the Potiguar Basin. The license allows the drilling of three wells: Mãe de Ouro, Inhame, and Taianga. The wells... Continue Reading →

March 28, 2026 0

ANP Approves New Version of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer Tender

March 27 - The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved a new version of the tender for the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). The update includes 15 new exploration blocks, which are added to the eight already foreseen, totaling 23 areas available for the next OPP cycles. The technical-economic parameters were also revised.... Continue Reading →

March 27, 2026 0

UK Continues Offshore Wind Expansion with 6 GW Leasing Round Planned for Early 2027

March 27 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Crown Estate has unveiled plans for the UK’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6 to be held in the first half of 2027, targeting the development of at least 6 GW of new capacity. The upcoming leasing process will focus on areas primarily located in the northeast of England. The sites are... Continue Reading →

March 27, 2026 0

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado pushes for energy investment security, transparency

March 24 (Reuters) - Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told Reuters on Tuesday that early interest in Venezuela's oil sector is positive but she called for more transparency and contract security, including a new oil law, to further increase crude and ‌gas output in the South American country. In January, Venezuela's National Assembly approved... Continue Reading →

March 25, 2026 0

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