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(OM) Eco Orinduik has informed Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources of its intention to enter the second phase of the second renewal period of the offshore Orinduik license. There is a commitment to drill one exploration well into the Cretaceous Formation before the license period ends on Jan. 13, 2026. TOQAP Guyana, the joint entity held... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- The privatization of state-run oil company YPF SA is no longer included in sweeping reforms that President Javier Milei is trying to get approved by Argentina’s congress, according to a summary of the legislation circulated by the government Monday. The so-called omnibus bill, currently up for debate in the lower house, was changed... Continue Reading →
(OE) French energy major TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with European Energy to develop offshore wind projects in three Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The agreement covers 405 MW of offshore wind power under development in Denmark, and new large scale offshore wind projects to be developed jointly by TotalEnergies and European Energy... Continue Reading →
(OE) The first multiphase pumping subsea system (MPP), that will support oil and gas production at the Atlanta field in Brazil's Santos Basin, has been shipped from Norway, Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has informed. The MPP, manufactured by OneSubsea, was loaded on January 21, 2024, in Norway ahead of shipping for Brazil. The... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab will this year start buying stakes in domestic onshore wind and solar projects to create a roughly 2 gigawatts (GW) renewable energy portfolio, the firm's chief executive told Reuters. Petroleo Brasileiro is looking to buy stakes in assets that are already operational, Jean Paul Prates said... Continue Reading →
(OE) Dutch company Huisman has secured a contract from Subsea 7 for the delivery of its 500MT offshore mast crane for one of pipelay vessels for deep water installations. The 500mt Offshore Mast Crane will be equipped with a passive and active heave compensation system on the main hoist to counter-act the vessel’s heave motion... Continue Reading →
(OM) Brazil’s administrative authority Controladoria-Geral da União has served a sanctioning measure issued against Saipem SA and Saipem do Brasil. This involves the temporary suspension from contracting with the Brazilian public administration for two years, based on alleged irregularities related to the award in December 2011 of a contract to install a gas pipeline. The... Continue Reading →
The US State of Massachusetts has extended the deadline for submitting bids in its ongoing offshore wind energy solicitation until 27 March. Connecticut and Rhode Island, Massachusetts’s partner states under an agreement signed last year that allows for the procurement of multi-state offshore wind projects, have also extended the bidding deadline in their respective solicitations.... Continue Reading →
(OW) Europe’s offshore wind industry brought online a record 4.2 GW of new capacity in 2023 and is expected to build around 5 GW of offshore wind annually over the next three years, according to WindEurope data. However, this is still not enough to meet the continent’s 2030 climate and energy security targets, WindEurope added.... Continue Reading →
(OET) China-based provider of clean energy services Wison New Energies, formerly known as Wison Offshore & Marine, has initiated the design validation and pre-FEED phase for two floating LNG (FLNG) projects in Nigeria. Following the signing of the contract and disbursement of mobilization funding, Wison New Energies officially commenced the pre-FEED phase for two 3... Continue Reading →
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