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(OE) Leading Light Wind submitted its bid for an offshore wind power contract to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of New York's third competitive offshore wind solicitation. Leading Light Wind, led by Chicago-based Invenergy and New York-based energyRe, proposes delivering up to 2,1 GW of electricity to the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Vestas (VWS.CO) on Friday warned of a slower year ahead after the wind turbine maker posted disappointing 2022 sales hurt by project delays and impairments. The company said slow permitting processes in Europe and dampened U.S. activity before the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act kicks in will mean fewer wind turbine installations this year.... Continue Reading →
(TN) Oil States Brasil signed a contract with Petrobras for maintenance services with the supply of parts and pieces, storage and preservation of equipment and tools for lifting, drilling and well safety, including BOPS, catarina, hook, swivel, mud, valves, etc. With a duration of 3 years, this new contract emphasizes the expertise in equipment maintenance,... Continue Reading →
(PN) Ocyan signed an operating contract with PRIO (formerly PetroRio) for the use of the West Capricorn rig for 730 days. Activities are expected to start in August 2023. For the execution of this contract, 160 jobs are planned for Ocyan members, all in offshore positions. At the moment, the rig is in Trinidad &... Continue Reading →
(OET) As rig activity stood out in multiple regions during 2022, Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, believes that there is no reason to expect anything different in 2023 while forecasting global marketed offshore rig utilisation to average 95 per cent this year with day rates getting a further increase. Westwood outlined... Continue Reading →
Norwegian marine geophysical company PGS has been awarded its first ultra-high resolution wind farm site characterization project, marking its entry into what the company described as ”a strategically important new energy market.” The survey will cover two European wind farm sites, both of which are in the development phase. PGS will mobilize a 3D vessel for... Continue Reading →
Danish offshore vessel owner Maersk Supply Service said Thursday it had signed an assignment agreement with TechnipFMC for work in Brazil. The scope covers the pre-installation of the mooring system and hook-up of the FPSO P-78. The FPSO P-78 will be the seventh FPSO in the Búzios field, located in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.... Continue Reading →
U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil has made a significant new oil discovery at the Stabroek block, which boosts the block’s hydrocarbon resources, fortifying the oil major’s existing portfolio of extensive development opportunities offshore Guyana. The new oil discovery, made at the Fangtooth SE-1 well on the Stabroek block, was disclosed on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, by ExxonMobil’s partner... Continue Reading →
(OE) The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has given METCentre the concession to test SeaTwirl´s vertical-axis floating wind turbine. The concession comes after the Norwegian authority Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat (NVE) rejected an appeal to overturn SeaTwirl’s S2x concession in Norway. The decision can therefore no longer be appealed, and SeaTwirl can now move... Continue Reading →
The Italian steel company Acciaierie d’Italia has signed a letter of intent with the Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy´s partnership on strategic collaboration for the development of renewable energy projects. The parties have established a technical working group which will focus on four areas. The Taranto-based company could provide steel and other materials for the... Continue Reading →
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