Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has kicked off production from a well located on a field offshore Brazil, with first production rates surpassing expectations. In addition, the second well at this field is expected to come online by the end of the month. Back in April 2021, Karoon hired a rig to perform well... Continue Reading →
Floating Wind Specialist BW Ideol Secures Investment from ADEME Investissement
(OE) Floating wind farm and technology developer BW Ideol has entered into exclusive negotiations with ADEME Investissement, a state-owned French financier of innovative infrastructure projects, for ADEME Investissement to invest €40 million in BW Ideol’s project development activities. Under the agreed terms, BW Ideol will transfer its co-development project portfolio to a newly created subsidiary... Continue Reading →
New Consortium Pursues Floating Offshore Wind Development in Australia
Offshore installation firm Subsea 7, Australian company Spark Renewables, and international floating wind farm developer Simply Blue Group have created a consortium to pursue floating offshore wind development offshore New South Wales (NSW), Australia, in the Hunter and Illawarra regions. According to the consortium, the recently declared Hunter-Central Coast and Illawarra Renewable Energy Zones offer good opportunities to... Continue Reading →
What are key areas the U.S. needs to jump-start on the road to net-zero by 2050? Wood Mac
(OEM) While energy and climate crises take their toll on countries worldwide, occasionally pulling them in different directions, the energy transition takes root, steadily gaining ground in pursuit of the low-carbon and green shift. As it is estimated that investments amounting to a whopping $10 trillion are needed for the U.S. to reach its net-zero by... Continue Reading →
Brazil environment agency frustrates Petrobras plan to drill at the Foz do Amazonas
(Reuters) - Brazil's environmental regulator Ibama has asked oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) for additional information on its plan to drill at the mouth of the Amazon river before authorizing Petrobras to test its emergency oil spill response, the agency's president Rodrigo Agostinho told Reuters. The request frustrated the hopes of Petrobras to start the drilling test as... Continue Reading →
The Netherlands chooses site for world’s largest offshore wind-to-hydrogen project
(OEM) The Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. That area is Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden (the North of the Wadden Islands), identified earlier for offshore wind development and deemed most suitable for providing 500 MW of electrolysis capacity and for the transport of hydrogen to land.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the Divestment Processes
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on March 1, 2023, informs that its Executive Board has forwarded for the appreciation of the Board of Directors the following proposal for response to Letter 166/2023/GM-MME from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME): we carried out a preliminary study on the divestment... Continue Reading →
Ibama issues operating license for the FPSO Ana Nery
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) issued the operating license for the FPSO Anna Nery, which will be installed in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The document is valid for eight years. The vessel has the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 4... Continue Reading →
After Delay, BW Energy Expects Closing of Petrobras’ Oil Field Acquisition in Q2 2023
Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Thursday the process to acquire Petrobras' interests in working interest in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater oil fields and the related FPSO from Saipem was about to resume. In June 2022, BW Energy signed an agreement to acquire 100% working interest (WI) in the Golfinho and Camarupim Clusters and 65%... Continue Reading →
Louisiana’s Request to Oversee Carbon Storage Projects Moving Ahead, EPA says
(Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by May should complete a review of Louisiana's request to take on oversight of carbon capture projects, according to a letter to the state, which wants to speed up approvals. Louisiana is seeking to permit and monitor so-called Class VI wells, which bury carbon dioxide and other climate-warming... Continue Reading →