(Reuters) New York's utility regulator on Thursday granted a unit of Norwegian energy firm Equinor permission to build and operate transmission facilities for the company's Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm under construction off the state coast. The transmission line for the project runs about 17.5 miles (28.2 kilometers) from the boundary of New York State... Continue Reading →
Brazil nixes BRICS currency, eyes less reliance on ‘mighty’ dollar
(Reuters) - Brazil's BRICS presidency this year will not advance a common currency for the group of major developing economies this year, four government officials said, but its agenda may pave the way for less reliance on the U.S. dollar in global trade. That agenda could draw the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump, who... Continue Reading →
Trinidad sees revenue increase from LNG sales after contract revamp
(Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago, the largest producer of liquefied natural gas in Latin America and the Caribbean, is seeing an increase in government revenue from LNG exports by selling cargoes at between 15% and 55% above Henry Hub prices, energy minister Stuart Young said on Monday. The increase follows a contract revamp in late... Continue Reading →
Half of Global Operational Offshore Wind Capacity in China
The global capacity of fully operational offshore wind farms has reached 80.9 GW, according to RenewableUK, whose new report also shows China is leading in total operational capacity, new capacity installed in 2024, as well as in the capacity of the project pipeline. The global operational offshore wind capacity increased by 15 per cent from... Continue Reading →
Colombian President Cancels Oil Joint Venture With U.S. Company
(oilprice) Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has canceled a joint venture between state energy company Ecopetrol and Occidental Petroleum on environmental concerns regarding hydraulic fracturing. Bloomberg reported that Petro had shared his concern on national TV, saying he was against a recent expansion of the deal between Ecopetrol and Oxy because it involved fracking, going counter... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes rolls out all-electric subsea system to advance offshore electrification
(offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has launched an all-electric subsea production system, marking a step towards full electrification in offshore operations. According to Baker Hughes, the system delivers a fully electric topside-to-downhole solution, designed to integrate with existing subsea tree designs or retrofit electro-hydraulic trees. The move aims to slash costs, installation time,... Continue Reading →
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Stays on Track with Cost Update
Rhonda Moniz, Contributor Dominion Energy, Inc. provided updates on the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The fully permitted project is now approximately 50% complete and remains on track for on-time completion by the end of 2026. CVOW continues to achieve construction milestones, including successfully installing the first 16 transition pieces, which connect the foundation and tower... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol renews joint venture with Occidental Petroleum in Permian basin
(Reuters) - Colombian energy company Ecopetrol said on Monday it has reached an agreement to renew its oil joint venture with Occidental Petroleum in the U.S. Permian basin in Texas. There had been uncertainty over the future of the joint venture after Ecopetrol, which is majority state owned, backed out of a separate deal last August to acquire $3.6... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Mexico’s Pemex, billionaire Slim renegotiate deepwater gas project
(Reuters) - Mexican billionaire investor Carlos Slim's team and state energy company Pemex are discussing substantial changes to a deal to develop the country's first deepwater natural gas field, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Slim's Mexican holding company Grupo Carso signed a deal last year to partner with Pemex to develop the Lakach field... Continue Reading →
Atlantic Shores Confirms Plan to Continue Progressing US Project as Shell Writes It Off
(offshoreWIND.biz) Shell has decided to pause its involvement in the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project in the US, which received federal approval in October 2024, the company’s CFO said during a press call after Shell posted its Q4 2024 financial results on 30 January. In its report for the fourth quarter, Shell included impairment charges... Continue Reading →