(offshoreWind.biz) Equinor could abandon the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project “in the coming days” if the stop-work order, issued by the US government soon after the project started offshore construction work, is not lifted, president of Equinor Renewables Americas, Molly Morris, recently shared in an interview. Morris told Politico that the standstill was costing the... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore’s Suriname-bound FPSO for TotalEnergies $12.2B oil project starts taking shape
(offshore-energy.biz) France’s energy giant TotalEnergies is making strides in the development of the first-ever offshore oil field in Suriname. Progress has also been achieved in the construction of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined for this project. Following a final investment decision (FID) for the 12.2-billion GranMorgu offshore oil field in Block 58, located around 150 kilometers off... Continue Reading →
Prosafe Takes $204M Petrobras Tender Win
(OE) Offshore accommodation firm Prosafe has been declared the winner of a bidding process for a four-year contract by Petrobras, for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. Contract award and timing are subject to a formal process during which Petrobras is under no formal obligation to... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Unigel approves deal with Petrobras on fertilizer plants, sources say
(Reuters) - The board of directors of Brazilian chemical firm Unigel on Friday approved a deal proposed by oil giant Petrobras to settle legal disputes over fertilizer plants in northeastern Brazil, two sources familiar with the matter said. The deal would allow state-run Petrobras to work on resuming operations of the two plants in the states of Sergipe and Bahia,... Continue Reading →
Pemex Considers Reactivating Old Wells to Boost Oil Output
(Reuters) Mexican state energy company Pemex plans to reopen old wells in a bid to squeeze more barrels out of them to boost declining oil production, according to two documents and four sources, as it struggles to reach an ambitious government target. Pemex said in a filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission... Continue Reading →
BP shares rise as FT reports more rivals looking at possible takeover
(Reuters) - Shares in BP edged higher on Friday after the Financial Times reported a number of rivals have "run the numbers" about a possible takeover of the London-listed oil company. Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies and Adnoc have all looked at the figures, the FT reported citing sources, while trading house Vitol might be interested in... Continue Reading →
Britain increases wind farm incentives funding to $720 million
(Reuters) - Britain has more than doubled funding available under a scheme seeking to spur investment in offshore wind projects to 544 million pounds ($721.78 million), after higher than expected demand, the government said on Friday. The country has put offshore wind at the heart of its 2030 clean energy plan and hopes to boost... Continue Reading →
EDP Renovaveis Expects Core Recurring Profit in 2025
(Reuters) EDP Renovaveis, the world's fourth largest wind energy producer, said on Thursday it expects core recurring profit to grow 13% in 2025 on the back of a solid operational performance, despite a 24% drop in net income in the first quarter. The renewables arm of Portugal's EDP said earlier that its first-quarter net profit fell to... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia terminates negotiations related to the divestment process onshore and shallow water assets in Bahia
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, further to the material facts disclosed on December 27, 2024, January 10, 2025, and March 6, 2025, hereby informs its investors and the general market that, today, the Company has decided to terminate the negotiations related to the divestment process onshore... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about new oil discovery in the Aram Block, Santos Basin.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has identified the presence of high-quality oil with no contaminants in the pre-salt of Santos Basin, in an exploratory well in Aram block. Well 3-BRSA-1396D-SPS is located 248 km from the city of Santos-SP, at a water depth of 1,952 meters. The drilling of this well has... Continue Reading →