(Reuters) State-run oil firm Petrobras has begun studies for the implementation of a new oil platform in Brazil's Buzios field, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Each Buzios platform has an average cost of $3.5 billion, said a source, adding that the one under study would be a FPSO (floating production storage... Continue Reading →
Exxon signals intention to buy Liza Destiny, Prosperity FPSOs from SBM Offshore
(oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil intends to purchase the Liza Destiny and Prosperity floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) from SBM Offshore, the shipbuilder reported in its half-year earnings. SBM Offshore said both purchases are expected in the “second half of 2024, ahead of the end of the maximum lease terms in November 2025 and December 2029... Continue Reading →
Subsea spending on upward track for next four years – Rystad Energy.
(offshore-mag.com) Global expenditure on subsea facilities is set for a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2024 to 2027, according to research by Rystad Energy. The consultants project a total capex spend for the period of more than $42 billion. Some of the biggest investments are taking place in South America and Europe. In... Continue Reading →
New drilling technology to put billions of barrels of oil in reach, analysts say
(Reuters) - An oil production breakthrough that producers say can safely tap ultra-high pressure fields could put up to 5 billion barrels of previously inaccessible crude into production, analysts said. Chevron on Monday disclosed it had pumped first oil from a field at 20,000 pounds per square inch pressures, a third greater than any prior well. Its... Continue Reading →
BOEM’s Environmental Analysis Sees No Significant Impacts of Wind Leases Off Oregon
(OE) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has concluded that leases for potential offshore wind energy development off the Oregon coast would have no significant impacts to people or environment. BOEM has made available its final Environmental Assessment (EA) of the possible impacts from issuing leases for potential offshore wind energy development off the... Continue Reading →
Corio Teams Up with Brazilian Shipyard to Assess Its Offshore Wind Hub Potential
(OE) Offshore wind developer Corio Generation, a Macquarie Group company, and Brazilian shipyard and marine construction company Estaleiros do Brasil (EBR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore how EBR’s facilities could support future offshore wind projects off Brazil’s south coast. Corio and EBR will look at how EBR’s existing infrastructure, located close... Continue Reading →
Port of Açu signs first contract for hydrogen hub with Norwegian company Fuella
(epbr) The Port of Açu, located in the north of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and controlled by Prumo Logística, announced the closing of the first contract to reserve an area for the hydrogen hub of the Port of Açu. The agreement was signed with the Norwegian company Fuella, specialized in the development and operation of... Continue Reading →
RWE, Luxcara Winners of German 5.5 GW Offshore Wind Tender
(offshoreWind.wind) RWE and Luxcara have been selected as winners of the latest German tender, offering a total of 5.5 GW of capacity across three sites, N-9.1, N-9.2, and N-9.3, all located in the German North Sea. RWE has secured the sites N-9.1 and N-9.2, where the company plans to build two offshore wind farms with... Continue Reading →
Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, Eni, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips ride oil & gas demand wave, cashing in close to $32 billion in total profit
(offshore-energy.biz) With oil, gas, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) still running the global energy show as the crown jewels within the ebbs and flows in the worldwide energy demand, the European and U.S. oil majors – the UK’s duo Shell and BP, France’s TotalEnergies, and Italy’s Eni alongside U.S.-based trio: ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips –... Continue Reading →
Brazil Environmental Workers Agree to Stop Strike Affecting Oil Permits
(Reuters) A union representing Brazil's federal environment workers said it had signed an agreement with the government to end a strike affecting oil and gas licenses in Latin America's largest economy, according to a press release on Monday. The union Ascema, which represents workers from federal environmental agencies Ibama and ICMBio, as well as from... Continue Reading →