French firm, Vallourec, enters deal for bioenergy with CCS projects in Brazil

May 28 (offshore-energt.biz) French tubular solutions provider Vallourec and Syngular Solutions, a Brazilian engineering and consulting company specialized in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on carbon capture and geological storage initiatives in Brazil. The MoU establishes a... Continue Reading →

May 28, 2026 0

Floating Solar Could Be a Lifeline for Land-Scarce Nations Facing Energy Crises

May 28 (oilprice.com) Floating solar farms could be significantly more efficient than solar farms on land thanks to the natural cooling effects of seawater, according to new findings from a comparative study conducted by researchers from the National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) in Taiwan. The floating solar panels used in the study produced 12... Continue Reading →

May 28, 2026 0

Colombia clears exploratory phase of Ecopetrol-led geothermal project

May 20 (Reuters) - Colombia's environment ministry said on Wednesday it had approved the environmental viability of the exploratory phase of the Nereidas geothermal project, ‌led by state oil company Ecopetrol , Baker Hughes and utility CHEC, in a step that could help open a new source of round-the-clock renewable power in the Andean country. The... Continue Reading →

May 21, 2026 0

Brazil to start tests for diesel blend containing 20% biofuel in May

April 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian researchers at the Maua Institute of Technology will begin tests to investigate the viability of raising the blend of biodiesel in diesel to 20% in May, Renato Romio, manager of the institute's ‌vehicles division, said on Thursday. Brazil is a powerhouse producer of biofuels from raw materials soy and sugarcane,... Continue Reading →

April 24, 2026 0

Study Maps Regions with Greatest Potential for Green Hydrogen Production and Use in Brazil

April 6 (TN) A study analyzing data from thousands of Brazilian municipalities identified regions with the greatest potential for the production and use of green hydrogen – a fuel considered strategic for the decarbonization of emission-intensive industrial sectors. The research shows that the country has favorable conditions for developing this new energy chain, but also... Continue Reading →

April 6, 2026 0

ExxonMobil’s Haimara gas field to form anchor for ninth offshore Guyana project

March 30 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana is advancing plans for its next development offshore Guyana, with the Haimara discovery expected to serve as the anchor for the project in the southeast section of the Stabroek Block. Company President Alistair Routledge said at a recent press briefing that the development concept for that area groups discoveries from Longtail through... Continue Reading →

March 30, 2026 0

Brazilian city trials new biofuel aimed at replacing diesel entirely

March 20 (Reuters) - As widening conflict in the Middle East roils global energy markets, one city in southern Brazil is planning to run more of its municipal fleet on an innovative homegrown biofuel designed to replace diesel entirely. Nestled among rolling expanses of soybean farms in the ‌state of Rio Grande do Sul, the... Continue Reading →

March 22, 2026 0

Sumitomo Corporation do Brasil and Cemvita Partner to Integrate production of Bio-Methane and Bio-Oil, a precursor of SAF in Brazil

March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumitomo Corporation do Brasil and Cemvita, Inc. today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on integrated bio-methane (Renewable Natural Gas, RNG) and renewable bio-oil (FermOil™) projects in Brazil. The partnership is focused on accelerating the deployment of low-carbon, waste-based fuels and strengthening Brazil's position as a... Continue Reading →

March 19, 2026 0

MODEC Partners with Eld Energy, Delta to Advance FPSO Decarbonization

Jan. 30 (OE) MODEC has signed a statement of strategic intent with Eld Energy and Delta Electronics to collaborate on the development of a solid oxide fuel cell power generation system for offshore and maritime applications, including floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units. The agreement, signed on January 29, 2026, sets out plans to... Continue Reading →

January 30, 2026 0

‘World’s First’ 20 MW Wind Turbine Installed Offshore

Jan. 15 (offshoreWIND.biz) A 20 MW wind turbine was installed in the waters off southern Fujian, China, on 13 January as part of a research project. This is the first time a wind turbine with this output was installed at sea, both in China and in the world, according to China Three Gorges (CTG), which... Continue Reading →

January 15, 2026 0

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