(OET) Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has awarded Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) with a contract worth approximately $11.7 million to deliver a multi-client survey offshore Brazil. The contract represents EMGS’ first acquisition project offshore Brazil in almost ten years. The fully pre-funded multi-client survey is expected to start in late March or early April.... Continue Reading →
Equinor, Orsted bid for better contract in NY offshore wind auction
(Reuters) - New York State said on Friday it received bids to supply power from three offshore wind projects in its expedited fourth solicitation that allowed developers to exit old contracts and re-offer projects at higher prices. Companies that submitted bids included units of Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab, Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab, and a joint... Continue Reading →
Colombia renewable energy could see $2.2 billion in investment this year
(Reuters) - Colombia's renewable energy sector could get investment of up to $2.2 billion in 2024 across 66 projects that are soon to enter production or waiting to complete paperwork, renewable energy association SER Colombia said on Thursday. Colombia has set its sights on developing renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind and geothermal, as... Continue Reading →
New York Offshore Wind Power Auction Set for Big Turnout
(Reuters)Several offshore wind developers will likely bid in New York's fourth offshore wind solicitation by the Thursday deadline, including units of European energy firms Orsted, Equinor and BP. The development of the U.S. offshore wind industry took a major blow last year when companies working in several states said they could no longer complete projects... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Petrobras expects to buy domestic wind, solar stakes this year, CEO says
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab will this year start buying stakes in domestic onshore wind and solar projects to create a roughly 2 gigawatts (GW) renewable energy portfolio, the firm's chief executive told Reuters. Petroleo Brasileiro is looking to buy stakes in assets that are already operational, Jean Paul Prates said... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and partner companies advance in wind studies in the Pre-Salt region
(PN) Petrobras, Shell Brasil, TotalEnergies, CNPC and CNOOC and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) kicked off a series of studies that aim to map the offshore wind potential of the pre-salt region. The first data relating to the study is being collected in the Buzios field, and the work will soon... Continue Reading →
Petrobras rules out investing in solar, wind projects outside Brazil
(Reuters) - Brazil's state run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA) has ruled out investing in wind and solar power abroad, deciding instead to focus on building a portfolio of local greenfield projects, energy transition head Mauricio Tolmasquim told Reuters on Wednesday. Last year, Petrobras CEO Jean Paul Prates said the company was analyzing the potential purchase of a... Continue Reading →
Prumo Logística plans unprecedented investment of R$15 billion to build one of the largest green hydrogen hub on the world
Porto do Açu, operated by Prumo Logística, celebrates a decade of operations in 2024. Located on the north coast of Rio de Janeiro, close to Petrobras' rich pre-salt oil reserves, Porto do Açu stands out as the largest port-industry complex private sector in Brazil. Recently the complex has been venturing into new territories, with substantial... Continue Reading →
While strengthening hydrocarbon ties, Guyana and India also pooling resources for green energy
(OET)Thanks to multiple discoveries, Guyana has quickly emerged as a global oil and gas exploration hotspot. In recognition of this, India recently greenlighted the inking of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between its Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources to join forces in the hydrocarbon sector. The two countries... Continue Reading →
Electrification: Key to unlocking untapped oil & gas reserves and augmenting production – Long read
(OET) The oil and gas industry is always on the lookout for ways to boost production levels at offshore fields and gain access to stranded and untapped reserves that are not easy to bring online. Electrification of subsea production systems (SPS) offers the solution to these long-standing issues and constraints while also enabling decarbonization and... Continue Reading →