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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed to the market on 09/13/2023, informs that the request to start the environmental licensing process for ten areas in the Brazilian sea for the development of offshore wind energy projects aims to assess the technical-economic and environmental viability of areas with strong potential for... Continue Reading →
(OM) Azule Energy, the joint venture between BP and Eni, and Equinor have signed a production sharing agreement for block 31/21 offshore Angola with the country’s National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels. The award, related to Angola’s 2021/2022 Limited Offshore Licensing Round, covers a 4,500-sq km deepwater area in the Lower Congo basin, 170... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Shell has given financial approval for the development of the massive Manatee gas field offshore Trinidad and Tobago, the country's Prime Minister Keith Rowley said on Thursday. Trinidad is Latin America's largest LNG exporter, but its flagship Atlantic LNG project no longer receives enough gas supply to keep its four liquefaction units running. The government in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Guyana on Wednesday received bids for eight of 14 offshore oil and gas exploration blocks offered in its first auction, including from groups formed by Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), according to the government and documents seen by Reuters. The South American country wants to quickly expand its energy industry and recruit a wider range... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has submitted a request with Ibama to start the environmental licensing process for ten areas in the Brazilian sea intended for the development of offshore wind energy projects. Of this total, seven areas are in the Northeast (three in Rio Grande do Norte, three in Ceará and... Continue Reading →
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed the environmental review of the Empire Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farms, proposed to be built offshore New York by a joint venture of BP and Equinor, and plans to issue a Record of Decision (ROD) on whether to approve the project this autumn.... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobrás in final preparations to begin operating its newest platform, the FPSO Sepetiba. The unit arrived in Brazil last weekend and is expected to begin production in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin, during the fourth quarter of this year. The FPSO will have the capacity to produce up to 180 thousand barrels... Continue Reading →
(PN) Neoenergia and the Government of Rio Grande do Norte signed a memorandum of understanding to develop studies for the production of offshore wind generation in the coastal region of the state. The agreement also includes mutual cooperation and exchange actions that involve socioeconomic, environmental, technical and regulatory aspects. . The ceremony was attended by... Continue Reading →
(PN) The Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, said today that the government is working with the National Congress to approve the legal framework for the exploitation of offshore wind energy. The minister highlighted that it is necessary to take advantage of Brazil's great potential in generating energy from this source. “I have worked... Continue Reading →
(PN) Ocean Winds (OW), an international company dedicated to offshore wind energy and created as a 50-50 joint venture in 2020 by EDP Renewables and ENGIE global, and PRUMO LOGÍSTICA, one of the main players in the logistics and infrastructure sector in Brazil, joined forces through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that reinforces the two... Continue Reading →
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