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April 9th, 2026 – OMS Group and Exail today announced the acquisition of a second Exail DriX O-16 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), accelerating OMS Group’s deployment of autonomous survey capabilities to support the growing demand for subsea cable infrastructure worldwide. The first DriX O-16, purchased last year and to be named USV Elite, is scheduled... Continue Reading →
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 (Reuters) France announced tenders for seven offshore wind projects totalling 10 gigawatts on Thursday as well as smaller solar and onshore wind tenders, adding the country will favour homegrown technologies in its bid to achieve energy sovereignty. The tenders are two years late due to political gridlock over financing renewables as France struggles... Continue Reading →
March 31 (Reuters) - Renewable power made up almost 50% of the world’s electricity capacity last year after a record increase in solar installations, data from the International Renewable Energy Agency shared exclusively with Reuters showed on Tuesday. As the Middle Eastern conflict has led to record monthly gains on oil markets, some in industry have lobbied... Continue Reading →
March 30 (OE) Yinson Production has started operating a pilot carbon capture and storage (CCS) unit on the Agogo floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Angola, which is deemed the world’s first post-combustion CO2 capture plant installed on an offshore facility. The system has been developed in collaboration with Azule Energy and Norway-based... Continue Reading →
March 26 (Reuters) - The world will not be able to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 as outlined in the Paris Agreement, French oil major TotalEnergies said on Thursday, and the company will have to adapt its own climate ambitions as a result. Total had previously said it had an ambition to be carbon neutral... Continue Reading →
March 23 (oilnow.gy) Guyana will remain a net carbon sink through 2030 even as it expands oil production with multiple offshore projects, according to an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for ExxonMobil’s proposed Longtail development. The assessment, prepared by ExxonMobil consultant Acorn International, found that cumulative greenhouse gas emissions from existing activities, the Longtail project and associated... Continue Reading →
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 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 16 (Reuters) - The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is a lesson on the risks of relying on fossil fuels which should drive governments to wean their economies off oil and gas faster, the U.N. climate secretary told Reuters on Monday. "If there was ever a moment to accelerate that... Continue Reading →
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