(OE) CADEMO Corporation, established by Floventis, and California Community Power (CC Power) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the development of the 60 MW floating wind project off the California coast. The MoU is intended to establish a collaborative engagement between CC Power, a joint powers authority that conducts joint power procurement... Continue Reading →
Vestas posts surprise Q1 loss as wind turbine deliveries fall
(Reuters) - Vestas (VWS.CO), opens new tab, the world's largest maker of wind turbines, reported on Thursday a surprise adjusted operating loss for the first quarter, hit by lower project deliveries, but stuck to its earnings guidance for the year. It reported an operating loss before special items of 68 million euros ($73 million) against a... Continue Reading →
Wind farm developer Orsted confident about strategy after Q1 profit rises
(Reuters) - Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind farm developer, reported on Thursday a rise in first-quarter operating profit thanks to higher earnings from its offshore wind farms, and confirmed its full-year guidance. The offshore wind industry has been struggling with rising inflation, interest rate hikes and supply chain delays. Following a strategic review of... Continue Reading →
Chouest Acquires ROV Company ROVOP to Expand Subsea Capabilities
May 2, 2024 – The Chouest group is pleased to announce its acquisition of ROVOP, a leading remotely operated vehicle (ROV) company. With this acquisition, Chouest, alongside its subsea service company, C-Innovation, will now control a fleet of over 100 ROVs and 6 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).Bringing ROVOP under the Chouest umbrella not only expands... Continue Reading →
Valaris’ Drilling Rig Contracts Backlog Grows to $4 Billion
(OE) Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured new contracts and extensions for its drilling rigs, increasing its contract backlog to approximately $4 billion. Since its latest fleet status report, issued on February 15, 2024, Valaris has secured approximately $480 million new contracts and contract extensions, increasing its backlog from $3.9 million. Drillships and Jack-Ups Deals... Continue Reading →
Shell smashes forecasts with $7.7 billion quarterly profit
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab reported first-quarter profit of $7.7 billion on Thursday, exceeding expectations as disruption to Red Sea shipping and Russian refining boosted oil trading and liquefied natural gas production rose. The company said it will buy back a further $3.5 billion of its shares over the next three months, at a similar... Continue Reading →
Petrobras launches tender for large onshore drilling rigs
Petrobras launched a bidding process to contract four large rigs, which will drill oil and gas production wells onshore in the fields of Araçás, Fazenda Azevedo, Massapê , Taquipe, Fazenda Boa Esperança, among others, in Bahia, and Rio do Urucu, Sudoeste do Urucu and Leste Urucu and Arara Azul, in Amazonas. The rigs to be... Continue Reading →
Transocean anticipates more long-term rig deals over next few months
(Offshore-energy.biz) Offshore drilling contractor Transocean is looking forward to securing new assignments for its rig fleet, thanks to the high demand for offshore drilling services on the global oil and gas stage. The rig owner’s expectations of further long-term contracts are fueled by the current upcycle and deals awarded in the first quarter of 2024.... Continue Reading →
US proposes offshore wind auctions off Oregon and Maine coasts
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a plan to sell offshore wind leases in waters off the coasts of Maine and Oregon later this year, saying projects in those regions could one day power a total of 6 million homes. The proposed sales are part of a five-year schedule of offshore wind auctions... Continue Reading →
Petrobras delivers first gas from Santos Basin FPSO
Petrobras has produced first gas through the P-68 platform serving the Berbigão and Sururu fields in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, the company said in its latest results statement. It also conducted a scheduled shutdown of the Mexilhão Platform (Route 1) in the same basin for preventive maintenance, designed to ensure continued production, flow and natural gas supply operations. In... Continue Reading →