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Siemens Energy said Friday it had won a contract with Malaysian MISC to deliver eight complete topside modules for an FPSO MISC is building for deployment in South America. According to Siemens Energy, its topside modules "will provide sustainable, efficient, and environmentally friendly power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as gas processing and compression"... Continue Reading →
There has been much talk about natural gas as a transition fuel, primarily in helping to lower emissions and pollution by displacing coal in power generation, but also in complementing intermittent renewables, and targeting the (blue) hydrogen economy in the longer term. Forecasters of energy demand, such as the IEA, tend to project gas demand... Continue Reading →
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black & Veatch will undertake feasibility studies central to the development of the world’s largest green hydrogen plant. When operational, Enegix Energy’s Base One facility in Ceará, Brazil, will produce more than 600 million kilogrammes of green hydrogen annually. The highly ambitious new-build electrolysis facility will be powered entirely by renewable energy, initially 3.4... Continue Reading →
This initiative seeks to promote innovation and development in the Brazilian port and maritime sector Wilson Sons, the largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator in Brazil, acquired a minority equity participation at Docktech, an Israeli startup. The deal also contemplates a commercial exclusivity agreement to install Docktech's technology throughout Brazilian ports. This new investment is... Continue Reading →
U.S.-based oilfield products supplier Forum Energy Technologies (FET) said it has entered into a partnership with Deepsea Technologies Equipamentos Industriais Ltda to represent its operations in Brazil as part of the business’ long-term growth strategy in South America. Deepsea Technologies provides engineered products and services to the oil and gas industry globally, with a key... Continue Reading →
(BUSINESS WIRE)--EIG, a leading institutional investor to the global energy sector, and Prumo Logística S.A. (“Prumo”), a private Brazilian company controlled by EIG, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) between Prumo’s subsidiary, Porto do Açu Operações S.A. (“Port of Açu” or the “Port”), and Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (“FFI”). FFI... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Planned investment in clean energy must increase by 30% to a total of $131 trillion by 2050 to avert catastrophic climate change, with the need to massively scale up hydrogen production particularly acute, according to a study here published on Tuesday. In its annual flagship report, the International Renewable Energy Agency underscored the scale and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp on Tuesday outlined a plan to expand oil and gas production through 2025, but without spending significantly more, and pledged to limit the pace of growth of its carbon emissions. Falling energy demand due to pandemic-driven lockdowns sent the industry into a tailspin in 2020 and led Chevron to a $5.54... Continue Reading →
Fugro is carrying out seep survey and geochemical campaign for Petronas in Block 48, offshore Suriname. Petronas hired the Dutch-based surveyor in order to optimise future exploration activities in this frontier area. The work, conducted from the survey vessel MV Fugro Brasilis, involves geophysical data collection; heat flow measurements; core sampling as well as onboard geochemical... Continue Reading →
ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting) has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement to offer an innovative ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) solution that supports expanded use of composite materials on offshore assets to extend service life. Developed to test the heat shield on the Orion space capsule, this is the first proven nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technology... Continue Reading →
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