(offshoreWIND.biz) Norway’s Deep Wind Offshore has submitted an application for an area lease to develop one floating and one fixed-bottom offshore wind project along the Chilean coastline. The Chilean government has set a target of 60 per cent of the country’s electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2030. By 2040, the annual electricity... Continue Reading →
RWE Gets Clearance for 100MW Electrolyzer for OW-to-Hydrogen Production
(OE) RWE has secured the necessary construction and environmental permits to build a 100 MW electrolyzer that would enable green hydrogen production as part of system integration plans associated with the 795 MW OranjeWind offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea. The 100 MW electrolyzer is planned to be built at Eemshaven, near the... Continue Reading →
RWE Cleared to Begin Construction on Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm in Spring 2025
(offshoreWIND.biz) The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has granted RWE the offshore construction permit for its Thor offshore wind farm, enabling RWE to begin construction at sea in spring 2025. RWE said that good progress is already being made on land, with the laying of cables and the construction of an onshore substation in the municipality... Continue Reading →
Petrobras drills well in the Buzios Field in a water depth of 1,939 meters
(PN) Recently, Petrobras began drilling a new well in the Buzios Field, in a water depth of 1,939 meters, using the Carolina drillship. The information was made available by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The new well was given the technical name 9-BUZ-99D-RJS. The nomenclature beginning with the number 9 indicates that this is a... Continue Reading →
Chevron confirmed as new operator of offshore Uruguay block
(OM) Challenger Energy has completed the transfer of a 60% interest in the AREA OFF-1 block offshore Uruguay to Chevron subsidiary Chevron Mexico Finance LLC, Sucursal Uruguay. All approvals for the transaction have come through from the Uruguayan regulatory authorities. Challenger has received a cash payment of $12.5 million and retains a 40% interest in the block, with Chevron... Continue Reading →
BOEM Links Up with US Department of Defense on Offshore Wind
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the coordinated development of offshore wind on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The agreement calls for DOD and BOEM to find mutual solutions that support renewable energy in a manner compatible... Continue Reading →
Avangrid, Invenergy Winners of First Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Auction
(offshoreWIND.biz) Avangrid and Invenergy have each secured two lease areas in the Gulf of Maine auction, where total bids exceeded USD 21.9 million (approximately EUR 20 million), marking the first lease sale in the region and the first for floating offshore wind on the US Atlantic coast. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)... Continue Reading →
Colombian ministry says 9 companies interested in offshore wind project
(Reuters) - Colombia's energy ministry said on Tuesday it had received interest from seven foreign and two local companies in an offshore wind power project and that it expected formal bids within the first six months of 2025. The companies include Colombian state oil firm Ecopetrol and power firm Celsia, Spain's BlueFloat Energy, Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners,... Continue Reading →
US Gulf of Maine offshore wind auction poses test for beleaguered industry
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday will kick off a sale of offshore wind development rights for eight areas off the coasts of northern New England, a key test of industry appetite for new investment after a year of high-profile setbacks. The auction of nearly 1 million acres (404,680 hectares) in the Gulf... Continue Reading →
Moody’s upgrades Suriname’s credit rating amid offshore oil boom expectations
(oilnow.gy) Moody’s Ratings has upgraded Suriname’s long-term local and foreign-currency issuer ratings from Caa3 to Caa1. The outlook is now positive, reflecting the anticipated economic benefits from a significant offshore oil project. This change is driven by TotalEnergies’ recent decision to proceed with the GranMorgu oil project in Block 58, which holds 750 million barrels of recoverable reserves. The... Continue Reading →