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JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and service provider, part of the TFKable Group, has been awarded a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. JDR's comprehensive scope of work covers 176 wind turbines and three offshore substations. It includes pull—in, termination,... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Chile’s state-owned company Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (Enap) and harbor towage services provider SAAM have launched Latin America’s first electric tug at Sanmar shipyard in Tuzla Bay, Turkey. The vessel with electric propulsion that does not emit greenhouse gases (GHG) and reduces environmental and underwater noise will operate in Puerto Chacabuco, Aysén region, in... Continue Reading →
(OE) McDermott has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Repsol Exploración México for the Polok and Chinwol field development project in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the contract scope, McDermott will provide comprehensive FEED services for the project's engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of subsea, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF). "Our... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors asked state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab to do more studies before drilling off the coast of the Amazon rainforest, citing potential effects of extreme weather on tides, according to documents filed on Monday to environmental agency Ibama. An oceanographer's technical assessment commissioned by the Federal Prosecutor's Office and dated Oct.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden senior advisor for international climate policy John Podesta said. The administration hopes the spending milestone will help to continue the deployment of clean energy even after President-elect Donald Trump, a climate change skeptic who has... Continue Reading →
Ocean Winds has extended its Operations & Maintenance (O&M) long-term contract with Principle Power for the 25 MW WindFloat Atlantic Project, which validates Principle Power’s service excellence and O&M capabilities. This extension further affirms the operational success of the world’s first semi-submersible floating wind farm and first floating wind project to secure bank financing. Since... Continue Reading →
Inyanga Marine Energy Group has announced that it has set up a new office in Canada to help drive the development of offshore renewable energy in the country. The new company is called Inyanga Maritime Services Nova Scotia Limited, based in Halifax Nova Scotia. Kiley Sampson has been appointed as Vice President of the Canadian... Continue Reading →
(offshore technology) Ecopetrol’s board of directors has approved the 2025 investment budget ranging from 24trn to 28trn pesos, with more than half allocated to crude and gas exploration and production. Approximately 20.3trn pesos, 76% of the 2025 budget, are expected to be allotted for profitable production levels between 740,000 and 745,000 barrels of oil equivalent... Continue Reading →
(OE) In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today issued a Record of Decision identifying environmental measures expected to be applied to future wind energy development of the six lease areas offshore New York and New... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Argentina's government has green lit a key $500 million private sector gas pipeline expansion project, the energy secretariat said on Monday, a key signal of state support to boost transport capacity as it ramps up domestic energy production. The project, proposed by major private local operator Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS), would... Continue Reading →
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