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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, on April 30, 2022, it started producing oil and natural gas through FPSO Guanabara, the first definitive production system installed in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The platform, an FPSO (floating unit for the production, storage, and transfer of oil and gas) type, is capable... Continue Reading →
Whether we realize it or not, robotics and robotics systems are starting to impact our daily lives. From warehouse picking systems through to high-end medical devices through to your mowbot lawnmower. Each tends to be specialized to its own task and a similar trend is now starting to play out in the offshore wind space,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Spanish energy group Repsol is taking a "softer" approach to its search for a partner for its newly created renewables unit as oil and gas prices are helping the company generate cash, its chief executive said on Thursday. Along with major European energy companies like BP and TotalEnergies, Repsol has been investing in low-carbon... Continue Reading →
Craig Fleming (WO) With the havoc created by the war in Ukraine and the hard push to convert to renewables, operators are once again focusing on the high ROI that offshore prospects offer. There is an onslaught of good news and positive indicators that suggest operators are poised to significantly increase offshore development in 2022. ... Continue Reading →
Construction of the 16.8 megawatt Goto floating wind farm in Japan is expected to start in September 2022, with the commercial operations scheduler to begin in January 2024. A a sole bidder, the Japanese Goto Floating Wind Farm consortium, in June 2021, won a bid to build the floating wind farm in an area offshore Goto City, Nagasaki... Continue Reading →
Irish floating wind platform developer Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Austrian consulting firm Vienna Consulting Engineers ZT GmbH (VCE) to support its 2MW floating wind pilot project in the Canary Islands. VCE will provide design services—including load capacity determination, inspection planning, performance assessment, and more—as well as monitoring... Continue Reading →
DNV has presented Wison Offshore & Marine (WOM) with a Verification Letter for its "w.semi" floating wind foundation. The Verification Letter demonstrates the technical feasibility and commercial readiness of the technology. Wison Offshore & Marine's "w.semi" is a new concept that the company has been developing as a floating wind foundation/platform. , It is said to be... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, is looking at boosting oil purchases from Brazil, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday after a meeting with Brazilian Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque. Currently India imports only a fraction of its oil imports from Brazil. "We have expressed to the honourable minister... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC has been granted pilot approval from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to deploy its Subsea 2.0 equipment for the country’s oil and gas projects. As described, the Subsea 2.0 product, such as trees, manifolds and associated components, are smaller, lighter and use fewer parts than previous generations. The products were designed to... Continue Reading →
(WO) — The energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is increasing the world’s motivation to shift to low-carbon energy, but is also creating a near-term scramble for fossil fuels that will drive billions of dollars of new investment. The U.S. and European countries are planning liquefied natural gas terminals that will be in... Continue Reading →
