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Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, has resumed, this month, the docking of offshore supply vessels at its shipyards in Guarujá, in the Port of Santos (São Paulo), the largest port facility in Latin America. The PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) Zarapito, owned by Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore (WSUT, a joint... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) While the search for hydrocarbons has been ongoing in certain parts of Africa for decades with varying degrees of success, a slew of new oil and gas discoveries has pushed the continent to the forefront of global exploration hotspots. Given its string of recent discoveries, one of the countries in West Africa, Cote d’Ivoire,... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWind.biz) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking ideas for baseline environmental and socioeconomic studies to inform its decisions on potential offshore wind energy activities in the US territories. To formally request ideas for baseline environmental and socioeconomic studies, the bureau has issued a request for Letters of Interest (LOI). In addition,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) technology company Strohm has secured $21.4 million ($20 million) investment from SENCO Hydrogen Capital, aimed at boosting its growth trajectory focused on hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) applications. The partnership between the two companies also seeks to reduce carbon footprint in the pipeline infrastructure for conventional... Continue Reading →
(OE) RWE has selected Argeo, a subsea service provider, to perform the site investigation work for Canopy offshore wind farm, a 1.6 GW floating wind project located off the coast of Northern California. The site investigation survey is a key milestone in the development of RWE’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind farm. The planned... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that it has published its 2023 Sustainability Report today. The document reports on progress in the company's sustainability commitments and consolidates indicators related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. This year, an ESG Panel was also published, which brings together quantitative data, including the performance of indicators following... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's Eletrobras, Latin America's largest utility, signed a memorandum of understanding with infrastructure company Prumo to produce green hydrogen in a port in Rio de Janeiro, which could lead to development of a pilot plant, the two firms said. The memorandum, signed on Wednesday at an event in Rio, also opens the door... Continue Reading →
Four new challenges, which aim to push the boundaries of innovation in floating offshore wind, have been launched in the NOW Accelerator programme. Presented by industry players Vattenfall and Seagust, Equinor, Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables, and Å Energi and Corio, the four new challenges are part of the NOW Accelerator programme by Norwegian... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) While global efforts to break away from emission-intensive fossil fuels and pivot to low-carbon and renewable energy alternatives have grown by leaps and bounds since the Paris Agreement came onto the scene, concerns over energy security, rising demand, and population growth have enabled coal, oil, and gas to spread their wings further, with over... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is laying the groundwork to put 14 new floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels into production mode over the next five years. As the Brazilian energy heavyweight is also determined to raise its emissions reduction bar, the new FPSOs and solutions are expected to come with decarbonization... Continue Reading →
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