Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Riograndense Petroleum Refinery (RPR) has reached a historic milestone by processing 100% soybean oil in an industrial refining unit for the first time. The test, carried out between the end of October and the beginning of November, opens a new world frontier for biorefining. The technology, developed... Continue Reading →
Two Massive Floating Wind Farms Planned to Power North Sea Oil Platforms
(OE) Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have signed exclusivity agreements for two floating offshore wind developments with up to a total of 1.9 gigawatt (GW) capacity under Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. "When completed, the wind farms will provide renewable electricity... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil industry gets support from new congressional caucus
(Reuters) - Brazilian lawmakers have set up a congressional caucus to represent Brazil's oil and gas industry, led by state-run producer Petrobras (PETR4.SA), and to back the company's plans to explore offshore fields near the mouth of the Amazon River. "Petrobras has to do that. We have to explore for oil off-shore from Para to Amapa... Continue Reading →
Ecopetrol CEO says oil industry’s future not threatened by energy transition
(Reuters) - Colombia's oil and gas industry is not coming to an end due to the transition to cleaner energy, Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) CEO Ricardo Roa said on Tuesday, in response to a union statement which alleged executive decision-making is threatening the majority state-owned company's future. The government of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, has set... Continue Reading →
Netherlands Overshoots 2023 Offshore Wind Target
(OW) The Netherlands will reach, and exceed, the target set in its Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2023 by the end of this year. The country’s first offshore wind roadmap, created following the Dutch Energy Agreement signed ten years ago, sets a goal of 4.5 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2023 – and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras begins wind measuring tests with unprecedented technology
Petrobras began a new sequence of wind energy measurements on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), with version 2.0 of the equipment called Bravo - Remote Offshore Wind Assessment Buoy , an improvement in technology that has never been seen in Brazil, developed by its Research and Development Center (Cenpes). The result of... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Partners with Corio and Rise for 3GW Attentive Energy Offshore Wind Project
French energy major TotalEnergies said Monday it had partnered with Corio Generation (Corio), an offshore wind developer, and Rise Light & Power (Rise), a New York-based electricity producer, for the joint development of the Attentive Energy offshore wind project off the coast of New York and New Jersey. Corio and Rise took respective stakes of... Continue Reading →
World’s Deepest Fixed-Bottom Wind Farm Fully Operational
(OE) TotalEnergies and its partner SSE Renewables said Tuesday that their Seagreen offshore wind farm, Scotland's largest and the world’s deepest fixed-bottom wind farm, is now fully operational and running at its design capacity of 1,075 MW. Seagreen is a joint venture between TotalEnergies (51%) and SSE Renewables (49%). It is located in the North... Continue Reading →
Can Floating Wind Farms Exist in Harmony with Marine Life, Other Industries? RWE Launches Competition to Find Out
(OE) German energy firm RWE has launched its first global “Floating Wind Co-use Competition”, as it is looking for solutions to promote the co-existence of floating wind farms with other sea users and biodiversity enhancement. Sven Utermöhlen, CEO RWE Offshore Wind: “We are one of the world leaders in offshore wind and are diligently working on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and Norway Partner for Energy Transition
(YP) Petrobras is looking to strengthen its partnership with Norwegian companies on energy transition. The move comes as Brazil seeks to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. In a recent announcement during the event "The Role of Norway and Brazil in the Energy Transition" organized by the Brazil-Norway Chamber of... Continue Reading →