SLB Secures Integrated Services Deal for All of Petrobras’ Brazil Offshore Fields

(OE) Following a competitive tender process, energy technology company SLB has secured a new contract with Petrobras for providing integrated services across all of its offshore fields in Brazil. SLB will oversee the construction of more than 100 deepwater wells, utilizing advanced drilling, cementing and drilling fluids technologies on up to nine ultra-deepwater rigs. The... Continue Reading →

All Applicants Pre-Qualified for Colombia’s First Offshore Wind Tender

(offfshoreWIND.biz) All companies that submitted applications to participate in Colombia’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, meeting legal, financial, and technical requirements. The announcement was made on 9 December by Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). Among the companies included in the preliminary list of qualified bidders are energy giants from Belgium, the UK, Spain, and... Continue Reading →

Brazil – CNPE approves inclusion of seven blocks in the Permanent Production Sharing Offer

(TN) The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved the inclusion of the Cerussita, Aragonita, Rodocrosita, Malaquita, Opala, Quartzo and Calcedônia blocks in the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). The blocks are located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. Local Content At the meeting held today, the CNPE also approved a resolution that establishes... Continue Reading →

Offshore wind bill advances with “riders” in the Senate,  vote scheduled for the plenary session of the House this Wednesday.

(Reuters) - The bill that regulates offshore wind power generation in Brazil advanced in the Senate on Tuesday with approval in the Infrastructure Committee, with a vote scheduled for the plenary session of the House on Wednesday. Bill 576/2021, which is on the voting agenda, has been heavily criticized by the electricity sector due to... Continue Reading →

‘Great Sea’ Floating Wind Farm Files Key Consent Applications to Scottish Gov

Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm, developed by joint venture partners Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall, has submitted both offshore and onshore consent applications to Scottish authorities. The project is the first fully floating offshore wind farm from the ScotWind leasing process to reach the point of submitting both offshore and onshore consent applications for determination,... Continue Reading →

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