(OE) SBM Offshore has held a steel strike ceremony for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) Jaguar, marking a significant step forward in the development of ExxonMobil's Whiptail project, located in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana. The steel strike ceremony took place on November 12 at Guyana Shore Base Incorporated (GYSBI), kicking off the production... Continue Reading →
Beam’s AI-Driven AUV to Hit Offshore Wind Market in 2025
(OE) Beam, a provider of high-technology offshore wind services, has unveiled Scout, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Scout, a concept expected to enter the market in 2025, will put the power of subsea inspection directly in the hands of wind farm operators. This is an important step in Beam’s journey... Continue Reading →
Gazelle Wind Power Scoops $12M to Advance Floating Wind Technology
(OE) Gazelle Wind Power, a Dublin-based developer of foundations for floating offshore wind farms, has secured investment of $12.1 million to accelerate the development of its floating wind technology. The funding round for Gazelle Wind Power was led by Indico Capital Partners, a premier investor in ocean related sustainable technologies. Other investors in the round... Continue Reading →
Rosneft Denies Reports of a Russian Oil Industry Mega-Merger
(oilprice.com) Rosneft has denied reports that there were plans to consolidate the country’s biggest oil companies into one entity, the company said in a statement. Rosneft cited an “unprecedented amount of coverage in foreign media alleging imminent consolidation of assets in the Russian oil industry with a direct hint on Rosneft's intention to take over the... Continue Reading →
Exxon Warns Trump Against Leaving Paris Agreement
(oilprice.com) Exxon’s chief executive has warned president-elect Donald Trump it would be a bad idea to leave the Paris Agreement on climate change, saying it would create uncertainty for the business world. “I don’t think the stops and starts are the right thing for businesses,” Darren Woods told the Wall Street Journal in an interview. “It is... Continue Reading →
Siemens Gamesa Bags GBP 1 Billion Turbine Contract for East Anglia Two
(offshoreWIND.biz) ScottishPower has awarded Siemens Gamesa a turbine contract worth more than GBP 1 billion for its 960 MW East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, Siemens Gamesa will supply 64 of its flagship SG 14-236 DD wind turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 236 metres, for ScottishPower’s third... Continue Reading →
Entrion Secures US Patent for Monopile that Can Be Installed in Water Depths of Up to 100 Metres
(offshoreWIND.biz) Norwegian company Entrion Wind has been issued a US patent for its Fully Restrained Platform (FRP) monopile, which combines fixed and floating platform technologies. The technology can extend the water depths for monopile foundations to up to 100 metres, according to the company. Entrion Wind plans to commercially roll out the FRP monopile in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras will launch, by the end of the year, the bidding processes for the Sergipe Aguas Profundas and Albacora FPSOs
(PN) According to the company's Director of Engineering, Technology and Innovation, Renata Baruzzi, the bidding processes for the contracting of two FPSOs for the Sergipe Aguas Profundas project (SEAP 1 and 2) will be launched by the end of this year. Petrobras is currently discussing with the other companies in the SEAP consortium the best... Continue Reading →
BOEM Completes SouthCoast Wind Environmental Review
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind Project available. If approved, the project could generate up to 2.4GW of offshore wind energy, enough to power more than 800,000 homes. The SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC proposal includes up to 147 wind turbine... Continue Reading →
Swiss asset manager EIP lifts stake in Eni’s Plenitude to 10%
(Reuters) - Swiss asset manager Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) will raise its stake in Eni's Plenitude unit to 10%, in a deal that values the group's retail and renewable business at more than 10 billion euros ($11 billion) including debt. The Italian energy group said in a statement on Monday that EIP had agreed to subscribe... Continue Reading →