(Reuters) - Industry insiders are worried Chile is falling behind the global green hydrogen race despite having a head-start due to its strong renewable energy matrix and geographic advantage to export to Asian markets. In a panel about energy transition in Santiago, companies betting billions on green hydrogen in the Andean nation said lengthy permitting... Continue Reading →
EDP’s profit rises 14% to beat estimates, helped by rainfall, Brazil
(Reuters) - Portugal's largest utility EDP posted on Thursday a stronger-than-expected 14% rise in nine-month net consolidated profit, benefiting from strong rainfall in Iberia and additional earnings from its Brazilian unit after a full takeover. EDP pocketed a net 1.08 billion euros ($1.17 billion), beating the average analysts' forecast of 993 million euros in an... Continue Reading →
FPSO Prosperity Purchase by ExxonMobil Guyana Completed
SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Prosperity, ahead of the maximum lease term, which would have expired in November 2025. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit while SBM Offshore will continue to operate and... Continue Reading →
Brazil-bound FPSO Bacalhau prepares for sailaway after christening at Seatrium’s yard
(offshore-enegy.biz) Singapore’s Seatrium has hosted a naming ceremony for a floating storage, production, and offloading (FPSO) unit constructed by Japanese giant MODEC destined to work off the coast of Brazil. On October 21, 2024, Seatrium’s Tuas Boulevard Yard witnessed the naming ceremony of FPSO Bacalhau, described as the largest vessel of its kind to be delivered to Brazil.... Continue Reading →
Angola Outlines Plans for Multi-Year Oil and Gas License Rounds from 2026
(Reuters) Angola intends to replicate its maiden multi-year licensing round for oil and gas acreage from 2026, a senior government energy official said on Thursday, as the country looks to boost production and investment. The first multi-year auction for 50 onshore and offshore blocks was for 2019-2025, as Angola strives to arrest a steep decline... Continue Reading →
US sides with Argentina in dispute over $16 billion YPF judgment
(Reuters) - The U.S. government sided with Argentina in urging a federal judge not to force the cash-strapped country to give up its 51% stake in oil and gas company YP to partially satisfy a $16.1 billion court judgment. In a Wednesday night letter, known as a statement of interest, to U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska... Continue Reading →
Halliburton misses profit estimates on weak North America, cyberattack impact
(Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Halliburton missed analysts' estimates for third-quarter profit on Thursday, weighed down by a slowdown in drilling activity in North America and the impact of a previously disclosed hack. The company's shares slipped 1.5% to $30.05 in premarket trading. Halliburton in August disclosed a cyberattack where an unauthorized third party accessed and removed data... Continue Reading →
UK Rethinks Environmental Consenting for Offshore Wind
(OE) The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has published a report that lays out a new approach to environmental monitoring and consenting within the UK offshore wind sector. With the UK Government looking to radically increasing offshore wind deployment, there is a clear need for changes to the environmental consenting process, says ORE as it... Continue Reading →
BlueFloat, Plenitude, and Sener Deploy Floating LiDAR at Spanish Floating Wind Project Site
(offshoreWIND.biz) A Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLiDAR) buoy has been deployed at the Parque Nordés offshore wind project site in Spain, which is being developed jointly by BlueFloat Energy, Plenitude, and Sener. A FLiDAR detection buoy was installed in the area where the Parque Nordés floating wind project is expected to be located off... Continue Reading →
Communication on Petrobras Biocombustível (PBio)
Petrobras informs that its Executive Board has approved today the end of the divestment project of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBio), which will remain in the Company’s portfolio. This decision is in line with Petrobras’s current strategic guidelines that takes into account the Company’s low-carbon businesses, profitably diversifying its portfolio and ensuring its... Continue Reading →