(Reuters) Brazilian oil firm Petrobras will have a drill ship ready to make the trip to the northern state of Amapa by the end of the month, three sources close to the matter told Reuters, as the company rushes for a drilling license for the Foz do Amazonas Basin. According to the sources, work to... Continue Reading →
Trelleborg market research reveals sizeable untapped operational value in FPSO hose operations
– Trelleborg Fluid Handling Solutions a global leader in the supply of field-proven large-bore flexible bonded hoses for crude oil and chemicals, has published a report that reveals significant opportunities for Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) owners to reevaluate their reeling hose selection and unlock greater operational value. Based on substantiative interviews with some of the leading... Continue Reading →
Denmark Targets This Autumn for Offshore Wind Tender Reboot with State Support
(offshoreWIND.biz) The Danish government will launch a 3 GW offshore wind tender this autumn, providing support through two-sided Contracts for Difference (CfD), following the suspension of the previous auction round earlier this year. The tender will open in autumn 2025 and will cover three areas, two in the Danish North Sea and one separating Denmark... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about the payment of remuneration to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on Communications published on 02/26/2025, 04/16/2025 and 05/14/2025, informs that it will make today the payment of the first installment of shareholder remuneration relating to the balance sheet of December 31, 2024. The gross amount to be distributed today corresponds to R$ 0.37183274 per common and preferred share,... Continue Reading →
Californian Floating Wind Demonstrator to Be Tested in Norway
(OE) California-based Aikido Technologies has signed an agreement with Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Haugesund, Norway, to deploy a first-of-its-kind 15MW demo project, called AO60. Once installed in 2027, the platform will be one of the largest floating wind platforms constructed and deployed to date. The METCentre has a long history of supporting innovative... Continue Reading →
DOF Scoops $480M in New Vessel Contracts with Petrobras
(OE) Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured four long-term charter and service contracts with Petrobras for its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, worth approximately $480 million. As part of the new contracts, Skandi Iguaçu, one of the biggest AHTS vessels ever built in Brazil with over 350 mt bollard pull (BP)... Continue Reading →
Petrobras closer to environmental license to drill in Foz do Amazonas basin
(Reuters) - Brazilian environmental agency Ibama said on Monday it approved Petrobras' concept of an emergency plan to assist local fauna in case of an oil spill in the Foz do Amazonas basin, putting the firm closer to a license to drill in the area. The move allows Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab to conduct a simulation... Continue Reading →
Stop work order lifted, Empire Wind project resumes construction – Equinor
Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, has been informed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the stop work order has been lifted for the Empire Wind project, allowing construction activities to resume. "We appreciate the fact that construction can now resume on Empire Wind,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs R$8.4 billion contract with Subsea7 for subsea interconnection of the Buzios 11 Project
Petrobras has signed an engineering, acquisition, construction and subsea installation (EPCI) contract for the Buzios 11 Project with the company Subsea7, worth R$8.4 billion, as a result of a competitive contracting process. The agreement is expected to generate more than a thousand direct and indirect employees. The contract establishes a minimum requirement of 40% local... Continue Reading →
Lawsuits Are Piling Up as Trump Upends U.S. Energy Regulation
(oilprice.com) United States President Donald Trump has spent just over 100 days in office, and, in that time, he has attracted a wide range of lawsuits in response to his energy and climate policies. Several states and organizations have recently launched legal action against the Trump administration for energy deregulation, restricting renewable energy development, cutting... Continue Reading →