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 →
Would permitting reform get rid of the red tape for U.S. energy infrastructure projects?
While proposals to expedite infrastructure projects are making the rounds in Congress, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, believes permitting reform could be part of the solution to the strains created by rapid growth in renewables, as this could help ease U.S. grid bottlenecks. In these turbulent times, marked by a global energy crisis, which... Continue Reading →
Exxon poised to invest $15 billion in Angolan oil exploration and discoveries
(Bloomberg) – Exxon Mobil Corp. could invest $15 billion through 2030 if it makes commercial oil discoveries in the Namibe Basin, Paulino Jeronimo, chairman for the Angola National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels, said in Luanda. ANPG, Exxon and state-owned Sonangol signed an addendum to blocks 30, 44, and 45 in the Namibe Basin... Continue Reading →
Global increase in offshore wind leases, report finds
(OM) More countries plan to stage their first offshore wind lease rounds in 2023, according to the latest Global Market Overview from TGS subsidiary 4C Offshore. At the same time, project development and FIDs will slow offshore wind expansion in the short term. The report cites slow permitting, delays in offtake auctions, supply chain issues... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on CARF judgment result
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today it obtained an unfavorable decision by the Third Panel of the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF), a body of the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF), as the Panel dismissed, by majority, the special appeals filed by the Company and ruled that CIDE and PIS/COFINS Import... Continue Reading →
Ørsted, Eversource Bid to Build 884MW Offshore Wind Farm in Rhode Island
Offshore wind developers Ørsted and Eversource said Monday they had submitted a joint proposal in response to Rhode Island's offshore wind solicitation. Ørsted said that the proposed project, named Revolution Wind 2, would, if selected, create "hundreds of local jobs and unprecedented investments in port improvements and shipbuilding." The project is designed to have a capacity... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Bahia Terra Cluster sale and production
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news released in the media, informs that the divestment process of the Bahia Terra Cluster is in the negotiation phase with the consortium of companies Petrorecôncavo and Eneva, and no decision has been taken by the Executive Board and the Board of Directors concerning these assets,... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind Hub Planned at Avondale Global Gateway in Louisiana
(OE) An offshore wind hub is coming to the site of the former Avondale Shipyard in Louisiana as the region ramps up to service the growing renewable energy industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. New Orleans-based Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) announced Monday it is collaborating with energy supermajor Shell to establish a research, training... Continue Reading →
GEM: Latin America has 319 GW of renewables announced by 2030; Brazil leads
(epbr) Global Energy Monitor (GEM) report shows that Latin America has the potential to increase its solar and wind energy capacity by more than 460% by 2030 if all 319 gigawatts (GW) of large-scale new projects announced, in pre- construction or under construction come into operation. This represents an increase of almost 70% in relation... Continue Reading →