(OE) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have released a final joint strategy to protect and promote the recovery of endangered North Atlantic right whales while responsibly developing offshore wind energy. The strategy builds on existing mitigation measures to protect North Atlantic right whales... Continue Reading →
Lhyfe Meets Its Green Hydrogen Objectives with First Offshore Demonstrator
(OE) French green hydrogen production specialist Lhyfe has announced the operating results of its offshore hydrogen production pilot platform, Sealhyfe, confirming the initial objectives have been met with valuable insights gathered for the large-scale HOPE project. After 14 months of testing, including in particularly tough conditions, Sealhyfe was brought back with its full production capacity... Continue Reading →
Following alterations, US monetary penalties for oil & gas players get bigger
(OET) The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made modifications to monetary penalties for oil and gas companies, implementing the 2024 inflation adjustments for the maximum daily civil monetary penalties contained in BOEM regulations per Federal law. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management made the final rule announcement on Thursday, January 25, 2024,... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind industry turns out for NY auction as BP and Equinor split
(Reuters) - Offshore wind developers submitted revised bids to supply power to New York state on Thursday to cope with soaring costs, with industry heavyweights Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab and BP (BP.L), opens new tab saying they would no longer develop projects together. The closely watched New York solicitation, which allows companies to exit old contracts and re-offer... Continue Reading →
Colombia renewable energy could see $2.2 billion in investment this year
(Reuters) - Colombia's renewable energy sector could get investment of up to $2.2 billion in 2024 across 66 projects that are soon to enter production or waiting to complete paperwork, renewable energy association SER Colombia said on Thursday. Colombia has set its sights on developing renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind and geothermal, as... Continue Reading →
Californian Port Gets $427M Boost for New Offshore Wind Infrastructure
(OE) The U.S. government has awarded a major grant to the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District for the construction of a new marine terminal to be primarily used for floating offshore wind-related activities. The grant for the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind MVP (Minimum Viable Port) project comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s... Continue Reading →
Petrobras expresses interest in area under the Production Sharing regime
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it expressed today to the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) its interest in the right of first refusal in a block to be tendered in the Permanent Offer System, under the Production Sharing Regime, under the terms of Law 12,351/2010 and Federal Decree 9,041/2017. The Company will disclose... Continue Reading →
Ørsted to Acquire 100% of Sunrise Wind
(OE) Ørsted has signed an agreement with Eversource to acquire Eversource’s 50% share of Sunrise Wind, a 924 MW offshore wind farm which would deliver power to New York. The acquisition is subject to the successful award of Sunrise Wind in the ongoing New York 4 solicitation for offshore wind capacity, signing of an Offshore... Continue Reading →
New York Offshore Wind Power Auction Set for Big Turnout
(Reuters)Several offshore wind developers will likely bid in New York's fourth offshore wind solicitation by the Thursday deadline, including units of European energy firms Orsted, Equinor and BP. The development of the U.S. offshore wind industry took a major blow last year when companies working in several states said they could no longer complete projects... Continue Reading →
NJ okays two offshore wind power projects proposed by Attentive and Invenergy
(Reuters) - New Jersey's utility regulator on Wednesday approved two offshore wind power projects proposed by units of Attentive Energy and Invenergy. The approvals were part of the state's third solicitation for offshore wind seeking 1,200-4,000 megawatts (MW) of power capacity. In total New Jersey is looking to achieve about 11,000 MW of offshore wind... Continue Reading →