(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN), opens new tab is analyzing its potential direct participation in the Andean country's first-ever offshore wind auction, the company said in a statement to Reuters. The government of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, has said it wants to wean the Andean country from its dependence on... Continue Reading →
New Jersey Launches Fourth Offshore Wind Call
(OE) The U.S. state of New Jersey has opened the fourth solicitation for offshore wind development, seeking to award up to 4 GW of new generation capacity. The application window for the fourth solicitation has been opened on April 30, and will accept application until July 10, 2024. The fourth solicitation seeks to award between 1.2 GW... Continue Reading →
BW Group to Separate BW Energy as Stand-Alone Oil and Gas Business
(OE) Global maritime company BW Group has unveiled plans to separate BW Energy as an oil and gas exploration business from its maritime businesses, as part of corporate restructuring process. BW Group currently owns 191,903,110 shares in BW Energy, corresponding to 74.38% of the issued and outstanding shares and voting rights in BW Energy. As... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Mandatory Assignment of Undivided Participating Interest in the PAPA TERRA Field
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. ("3R" or "Company") (B3: RRRP3), pursuant to article 157, paragraph 4, of Law No. 6,404 and CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, due to the default of the financial obligations of Nova Técnica Energy Ltda. ("Nova Técnica") established within the scope... Continue Reading →
California’s First Floating Wind Project Steps Closer to PPA
(OE) CADEMO Corporation, established by Floventis, and California Community Power (CC Power) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the development of the 60 MW floating wind project off the California coast. The MoU is intended to establish a collaborative engagement between CC Power, a joint powers authority that conducts joint power procurement... Continue Reading →
US proposes offshore wind auctions off Oregon and Maine coasts
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a plan to sell offshore wind leases in waters off the coasts of Maine and Oregon later this year, saying projects in those regions could one day power a total of 6 million homes. The proposed sales are part of a five-year schedule of offshore wind auctions... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs memorandum of understanding for offshore wind project in RN
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), which provides for studies on the feasibility of implementing an offshore wind pilot project in the state. The value of the investment and the generation capacity will be assessed... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has signed contracts for the assignment of mothballed fields in the Campos Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 17/04/2024, informs that it has signed today contracts for the assignment of its entire stake in the Cherne and Bagre fields, located in shallow waters in the Campos Basin, to Perenco Petróleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda (Perenco). Production from the two fields... Continue Reading →
Equinor upbeat about investor interest in US offshore wind farm
(Reuters) - Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab is confident of finding an investor for its planned Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in New York after a new power off-take agreement improved the project's economics, the company said on Thursday. New York State authorities in February awarded the project a new conditional power purchase contract, replacing a previous... Continue Reading →
US Finalizes Rule to Streamline Offshore Renewable Energy Development
(offshoreWIND.biz) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The final rule is said to increase certainty and reduce the costs related to the deployment of offshore wind projects by modernising... Continue Reading →