General Electric recently filed a plan to build two new offshore wind manufacturing facilities in New York if it wins enough orders from companies in the state’s ongoing solicitation for up to 4.6 GW of offshore wind.GE proposed building the factories with Carver Companies at their Port of Coeymans site. The company said that, should... Continue Reading →
Portugal’s First Offshore Wind Auction Set for 3Q as German, Nordic Firms Show Interest
(Reuters) Portugal's first offshore wind power auction is drawing interest from large utility companies, especially those in northern Europe, the economy minister said on Friday, adding that the government would speed up the process, aiming for a third quarter launch. The government last week launched a public hearing regarding proposals for the delimitation of areas... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on CARF judgment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. –Petrobras informs that, in a session held today, the First Panel of the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF), a body of the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF), rejected the appeals filed by the Company and decided that IRPJ and CSLL taxes are due on the profits of its foreign subsidiary ... Continue Reading →
Delta-shaped Foundation for Giant Floating Wind Turbines Gets ABS Approval
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has approved in principle the Bassoe D-Floater, a floating offshore wind turbine foundation. It is said that the Bassoe D-Floater foundations will be able to handle 15 megawatt offshore turbines, which will be among the world's largest. Apart from prototypes being tested onshore, there are no 15 MW turbines... Continue Reading →
Germany’s North Sea Offshore Wind Capacity Up 5.3% in ’22
(Reuters) Germany boosted its offshore wind power capacity by 357 megawatts (MW) to 7,036 MW last year, inching towards a planned 30,000 MW by 2030, power grid operator TenneT said. The German arm of the Dutch transmission group will play a key role in achieving the target, linking the majority of new wind farms to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on receiving earnout from Sépia
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it received today, up front, the amount of R$ 1.3 billion, regarding the complement of the firm compensation (earnout) for fiscal year 2022, related to the Sépia block. The amount already includes the amount of the gross-up of taxes related to TotalEnergies' 28 %, Petronas’21 % and QP... Continue Reading →
Leading Light Wind Bids for New York Offshore Wind Contract
(OE) Leading Light Wind submitted its bid for an offshore wind power contract to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of New York's third competitive offshore wind solicitation. Leading Light Wind, led by Chicago-based Invenergy and New York-based energyRe, proposes delivering up to 2,1 GW of electricity to the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Proved Reserves in 2022
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras discloses its proved reserves of oil, condensate and natural gas, according to SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) regulation, estimated at 10.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), as of December 31, 2022. Oil and condensate, and natural gas correspond to 85% and 15% of this total, respectively. In 2022,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of the Albacora Leste field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 01/26/2023 and 04/27/2022, informs that it has finalized today, after the fulfillment of all the preceding conditions, the sale of its total interest in the Albacora Leste production field, located in the Campos Basin, to the company Petro Rio Jaguar Petróleo LTDA. (PetroRio),... Continue Reading →
PRIO Acquisition of Albacora Leste Field
Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PRIO") (B3: PRIO3), following the Material Fact released on April 28, 2022, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on this date, the payment regarding the acquisition of 90% interest and operation of the Albacora Leste Field ("Field" or "Albacora Leste") with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ("Petrobras") was made.... Continue Reading →