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 →
Half of US Offshore Wind Pipeline at Risk of Delays Beyond 2030 – Report
(OWB) Half of the US offshore wind energy projects in the pipeline are at risk of being delayed beyond 2030 because of limited port and vessel infrastructure and domestic manufacturing, according to a new report co-authored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Business Network for Offshore Wind. The US has set the... Continue Reading →
PGS, Marine Seismic Player, Enters Offshore Wind Market
(OE) Norwegian company PGS, best known for its seismic survey services in the offshore oil and gas sector, said Wednesday it had scored its first offshore wind contract. The company said it had secured its first ultra-high resolution offshore wind farm site characterization project, marking its debut in "a strategically important new energy market." "PGS... Continue Reading →
EU leaders to back new funding for green industry in Feb -draft
(Reuters) - European Union leaders will give clearance in February for work on new EU funding for the green tech industry to counterbalance subsidies in the United States and China, as well as more flexible use of existing funds and looser state aid rules. The draft conclusions for the Feb 9-10 EU leaders' summit, seen... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Unigel to invest up to $1.5 billion in ‘green hydrogen’ production
(Reuters) - Brazilian chemical maker Unigel said on Wednesday it will invest up to $1.5 billion in its complex in the state of Bahia to produce so-called green hydrogen, the first in the country to do so on an industrial scale. The plant, located in the city of Camaçari, should have the first of three... Continue Reading →
One third of TotalEnergies’ investments now in renewable energy and clean fuels
TotalEnergies is investing massively in renewable energy and clean and sustainable fuels, with one third of its investments now being made in these sectors as the company, most of whose currently operational projects are still in the oil & gas sector, moves towards a goal of having 50 per cent of its energy mix in... Continue Reading →
Shell unveils five energy sector trends to watch in 2023
(OET) UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has highlighted five trends in its energy sector outlook for 2023 observed through the prism of energy security, economics and transition to low-carbon sources. Shell’s energy outlook for 2023, which was published earlier this week, points out that the energy transition is not something that can stand on its own, as... Continue Reading →
Oil majors’ ‘big bet’ on hydrogen is not so big in reality as they invest 8 times more in biofuels, T&E says
While European oil majors are taking a gamble on hydrogen as the transport fuel for the future, this ‘big bet’ is not so big in reality, according to a new study on behalf of Transport & Environment (T&E), which shows that investments in biofuels refining are eight times bigger. Ricardo Energy & Environment, a global... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth Klein Named BOEM Director
(Reuters) The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday named Elizabeth Klein, a lawyer who worked in the Obama and Clinton administrations, to head the bureau that oversees offshore oil, gas and wind development. Klein will take over for the current head of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Amanda Lefton, who has resigned from the post... Continue Reading →
2022 is a wrap: Highlights from the offshore energy industry
(OET) With the lessening of restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, expectations of the oil and gas market’s recovery dominated at the start of 2022 prior to the Ukraine crisis. In the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, many industries, including the offshore energy industry, were thrown for a loop, which caused a lot... Continue Reading →