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(OW) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore southern Oregon with which the federal agency plans to move forward and offer them in a lease sale, expected to take place in the first quarter of 2024. Avangrid, Ocean Winds, BlueFloat Energy, and Mainstream Renewable Power, as well... Continue Reading →
(OET) Singapore’s offshore builder Dyna-Mac has set the wheels into motion to enable more flexibility in addressing spikes in floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) module fabrication demand and embark on a hot pursuit of global carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, thanks to two memoranda of understanding. The first memorandum of understanding (MOU) was... Continue Reading →
(OET) Ecuador’s state-owned oil player EP Petroecuador is inviting investors to participate in a tender process for an offshore natural gas field located in the Gulf of Guayaquil. This is being undertaken to ramp up the production of natural gas from the field in a bid to meet the growing energy demand. With the rising... Continue Reading →
Philip Lewis contributor: (OE) A fleet of newbuild specialized anchor handlers will be required to help build up the emerging floating offshore wind industry. But since the industry is still in its early days, many unknowns have made it difficult for shipyards and their partners to gear up to build this fleet. This article explores... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes and Marine Power Systems (MPS) have set up a partnership to work together on delivering integrated solutions for the electrification of oil & gas facilities and their supporting subsea systems. According to the partners, meeting global net-zero targets requires a dual strategy where efficiency improvements are implemented today while also investing in new... Continue Reading →
(OE) Strohm’s first deep-water/high pressure thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) Jumper in South America has been installed, commissioned, and is up and running for ExxonMobil Guyana at its Liza field. The Jumper, incorporating advanced carbon fiber and polyamide12 materials, is used for Water Alternating Gas (WAG) injection and was installed in depths over 1,700m for the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it put into production, this Wednesday, 08/16/2023, the Anita Garibaldi platform ship in the Campos Basin. Of the FPSO type (floating system that produces, stores and transfers oil), the unit will operate simultaneously in the post-salt and pre-salt of the Marlim and Voador fields. With a capacity to... Continue Reading →
(epbr) As of July 14, IBAMA had applications for licensing for 78 offshore wind projects, adding up to 189 GW of capacity with the installation of around 13,000 turbines on the Brazilian coast – this is almost the total power of energy installed in the entire country (194 GW). To get the projects off the... Continue Reading →
The Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ prototype offshore wind turbine has set a world record for the most power output by a single wind turbine in a 24-hour period, producing 363 megawatt-hours in that time span, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer said. The prototype was installed at the Østerild National test centre for large wind turbines in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will raise gasoline and diesel prices at its refineries, it said on Tuesday, after an "abrupt" increase in global oil prices in recent weeks. The move was welcomed by investors but is likely to upset the federal government, as it is unpopular and brings renewed inflation fears just as... Continue Reading →
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