(Reuters) Exxon Mobil wants to preserve its right of first refusal in Hess Corp's sale of its Guyana oil production assets because of the work it has put into developing the country's offshore fields, two of its top executives said on Wednesday. A three-person panel in May is to decide whether Hess's deal to sell itself... Continue Reading →
Nordex wants to define the location of its concrete wind tower factory in RS in 2025
(DJC) After signing a memorandum of understanding with the state government in April to build a concrete wind tower factory in Rio Grande do Sul, the European company Nordex expects to confirm the location of the unit next year. The company's sales manager, Robertison Brito, says that the schedule is open, but reinforces that the... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies extends helicopter firm’s gig at field offshore Brazil
(offshore-energy.bi) French-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has renewed the contract with Brazil-based Omni Táxi Aéreo, an affiliate of Latin America’s provider of air mobility and delivery solutions Omni Helicopters International Group, to operate its field in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil. The contract relating to the Lapa field has been prolonged by an additional five... Continue Reading →
Canadian Oil Firm Looks for Ways to Keep Guyana’s Offshore Block
(Reuters) Toronto-listed Frontera Energy and partner CGX Energy are seeking alternatives to resolve a dispute with Guyana over rights to retain an offshore block where they found oil, but should they fail to reach an agreement, the matter is set to go to an arbitration court, the vice president said. Guyanese Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Sells Share of Windanker Offshore Wind Farm to Kansai
(OE) Japan’s Kansai Electric Power has signed a share purchase agreement with Iberdrola to take part of 315 MW Windanker offshore wind project, being built in the German Baltic Sea. The Japanese electric company will co-invest in the asset through its subsidiary Windanker Investco, reaching a 49% stake, while Iberdrola will retain control with the... Continue Reading →
Brazil Senate approves the draft legal framework, with “riders”, for offshore wind power
On Thursday (12), the Senate approved the draft legal framework for the use of offshore wind power (in the open sea). The bill was approved with “riders” that benefit coal and natural gas thermoelectric plants. The text must now be submitted for presidential approval. The majority of senators rejected, by 40 votes to 28, a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contracts for the construction and chartering of 12 support vessels
Petrobras has signed contracts worth R$16.5 billion for the construction and chartering of 12 Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). Of the total value of the contracts, R$5.2 billion are earmarked for investments in shipbuilding in Brazil. These vessels will be essential for the company's Exploration and Production logistics operations until 2028. The contracts, signed with the... Continue Reading →
BOEM Advances Leasing for GoM Offshore Wind Energy
(OE) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it is issuing a Determination of Competitive Interest in two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. The determination comes after an unsolicited request from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC expressing interest in acquiring a commercial wind energy lease for WEA options... Continue Reading →
SLB OneSubsea to Deliver Production-Boosting Systems for Petrobras’ Búzios Field
(OE) Global energy technology company SLB, through its OneSubsea joint venture, has secured a contract with Petrobras for the delivery of two subsea raw seawater injection (RWI) systems to increase production at the Búzios field, offshore Brazil. Under the contract, SLB OneSubsea will provide two complete subsea RWI systems to support Petrobras’ floating production storage... Continue Reading →
Mingyang’s 16.6 MW Dual-Turbine Floating Wind Platform Enters Operation in China
(offshoreWIND.biz) Mingyang Smart Energy’s OceanX, which the company says is the world’s largest single-capacity floating wind power platform, has started operating at the Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm in Yangjiang, China, where it was installed this summer. The dual-turbine, V-shaped floater operates autonomously, starting up with its own power systems, and has been tested for off-grid... Continue Reading →