(OW) The Netherlands will reach, and exceed, the target set in its Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap 2023 by the end of this year. The country’s first offshore wind roadmap, created following the Dutch Energy Agreement signed ten years ago, sets a goal of 4.5 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2023 – and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras begins wind measuring tests with unprecedented technology
Petrobras began a new sequence of wind energy measurements on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), with version 2.0 of the equipment called Bravo - Remote Offshore Wind Assessment Buoy , an improvement in technology that has never been seen in Brazil, developed by its Research and Development Center (Cenpes). The result of... Continue Reading →
Biggest oil and gas sector deals since start of the century
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) said on Monday it will buy smaller rival Hess Corp (HES.N) in a $53 billion all-stock deal, putting the company head to head with rival Exxon (XOM.N) in two of the world's fastest growing oil basins - shale and Guyana. The deal comes weeks after Exxon made a $59.5 billion offer for Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.N) that would make it the biggest... Continue Reading →
22 MW Offshore Wind Turbine in the Works for 2024/25
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has unveiled a new offshore wind turbine model with a rated capacity of 22 MW – the MySE 22MW. The MySE 22MW model would be the most powerful wind turbine in the world and would feature a 310+ metre rotor. Equipped with carbon-fibre blades, the turbine would be... Continue Reading →
New companies to be created as part of Solstad refinancing
(OET) Solstad Shipholding, a subsidiary of Solstad Offshore, has reached an agreement with Aker, via its wholly owned subsidiary Aker Capital, AMSC, DNB Bank and Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) for an overall refinancing solution which will create a robust industrial platform going forward. Solstad has, together with Aker, developed and negotiated NOK 9.7 billion (almost... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Partners with Corio and Rise for 3GW Attentive Energy Offshore Wind Project
French energy major TotalEnergies said Monday it had partnered with Corio Generation (Corio), an offshore wind developer, and Rise Light & Power (Rise), a New York-based electricity producer, for the joint development of the Attentive Energy offshore wind project off the coast of New York and New Jersey. Corio and Rise took respective stakes of... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Oil Spill Detection to be fitted with cloud solution
Global oceans insights experts Miros, through local partner Belga Marine, has won a significant contract with Brazilian oil major Petrobras to update its existing oil spill detection efforts. As part of the development project, the Miros system will be matured and installed with a cloud-based add-on to the monitoring software currently in use offshore Brazil,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the proposal to revise its Bylaws to be submitted to the EGM
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors has approved, by majority vote, the submission of a proposal to revise its Bylaws to the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), to be convened in due course. The objectives of the revision of Petrobras' Bylaws are to create a capital remuneration reserve; to make explicit... Continue Reading →
Chevron to Buy Hess Corp for $53B in All-stock Deal
(Reuters) Chevron said on Monday it agreed to buy Hess HES.N for $53 billion in stock, the second proposed mega-merger among the biggest U.S. oil players after Exxon Mobil bid $60 billion for Pioneer Natural Resources earlier this month. The proposed deal raises the competition between Chevron, the No. 2 U.S. oil and gas producer behind Exxon,... Continue Reading →
Oilfield Services Giant SLB Moving to Resume Work in Venezuela
(Reuters) The largest oilfield service firm, SLB, is planning a quick return to Venezuela's oilfields following the broad relaxation of U.S. sanctions on the country's oil industry, its chief executive said on Friday. The U.S. on Wednesday lifted most restrictions on Venezuela's oil industry for six months to produce, sell and export oil. The move temporarily... Continue Reading →