Barry Parker, Contributor of bdp1 Consulting Ltd (OE) Early 2024 saw a group of financial deals that have implications, in a broad sense, for how offshore wind projects may be financed. While offshore wind projects might be thought of as being in the ‘utility finance’ basket, they are ultimately high-risk deals that might better suit the... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons, for the second year running, is one of the most innovative companies in Brazil, in 2024, according to a PwC survey
Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, was recognized, for the second year running, as one of Brazil’s most innovative companies. According to the Valor Inovação Brasil 2024 Yearbook survey, released this Tuesday, August 6th, Wilson Sons is one of the Top-5 Transport and Logistics companies, and is part of the... Continue Reading →
Brazil Analysts Lift 2025 Interest Rate Forecast as Currency Tumbles
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil analysts lifted their key rate forecast for the end of next year as the biggest currency rout in emerging markets fans concerns of more persistent inflation going forward. The benchmark Selic will hit 9.75% in December of next year, up from the prior estimate of 9.5%, according to a weekly central bank... Continue Reading →
Occidental Petroleum and Ecopetrol to Drill World’s Deepest Offshore Oil Well
(Oilprice.com)U.S. shale producer Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:OXY) and Colombia's integrated energy company Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) are planning to drill an offshore oil well off Colombia's waters in seas roughly 3,900 meters (close to 13,000 feet) deep before the year is out, Bloomberg has reported. Dubbed Komodo-1, the ultra-deepwater well will qualify as the deepest offshore oil well in the world, beating... Continue Reading →
Subsea7 anticipates billion-dollar contract for Suriname Block 58 project
(Oil Now) Subsea7 is closely watching Suriname’s offshore oil sector, with hopes of winning a massive subsea contract to support TotalEnergies’ Block 58 project. In a Q2 earnings presentation, Subsea7 listed the Suriname project among a selection of Invitations to Tender (ITT) in-house or expected in the next 12 months. It expects the contract to... Continue Reading →
Tokyo Gas Makes First Investment in Overseas Floating Wind Project
Tokyo Gas has acquired a 21.2 per cent stake in WindFloat Atlantic, the 25.2 MW floating offshore wind farm in Portugal. WindFloat Atlantic, operated by Windplus, a majority-owned subsidiary of Ocean Winds, has been operational since 2020. According to the Japanese company, this is Tokyo Gas’s first direct investment in an overseas floating offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Law assigns ANP to regulate low-carbon hydrogen in Brazil
Law No. 14,948/2024, which establishes the legal framework for low-carbon hydrogen, was published August 2, 2024, in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union. The law assigns ANP the powers to regulate, authorize and monitor the exercise of hydrogen exploration and production activities in Brazil. According to the new legal framework, ANP... Continue Reading →
Camorim announces new contract with Petrobras to operate floating hotel vessel, in consortium with GranEnergia
Camorim announces the July 2024 contract with Petrobras, in partnership with GranEnergia, for the operation of the Sayan Polaris vessel. The contract, worth approximately USD 60 million, will last for 2 years, where the Sayan Polaris vessel will act as an accommodation and personnel transfer unit for the Petrobras units that will be served during... Continue Reading →
Newly Established Consortium Unveils Plans for 960 MW Floating Wind Project in Chile
(offshoreWind.biz) A recently launched UK-based renewable energy developer 17 Energy and a Chilean company SC Power have established a consortium with a plan to build a floating offshore wind farm with an installed capacity of 960 MW. The floating wind farm is proposed to be built off the coast of Chile’s Biobío Region. The consortium... Continue Reading →
Fugro Concludes Four-Year US Offshore Wind Survey
(OE) Fugro has completed four years of continuous survey operations in New Jersey and New York for US-based offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind. Supporting the site assessment of five projects across three lease areas totaling 1,000 km², Fugro worked with Atlantic Shores to pioneer a new data collection and management approach. According to... Continue Reading →