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(Bloomberg) – The Pentagon is sounding alarms over the Biden administration's plans to advance offshore wind projects along the central Atlantic U.S. coast, warning that almost all of the new terrain eyed for development conflicts with military operations. Maps shared with industry stakeholders and seen by Bloomberg News show vast red areas that the Navy... Continue Reading →
(epbr) Petrobras has begun reviewing the five-year strategic plan and will release the new plan for the period 2024-2028 at the end of 2023, along the lines of the last revisions, said Maurício Tolmasquim, current executive manager of Strategy at Petrobras. Tolmasquim was appointed to the Board of Energy Transition and Renewable Energy, a new... Continue Reading →
DNV has published an update of its service specification for project certification, DNV-SE-0190, with the new edition now being the world’s first document which addresses the certification of energy islands and offshore wind farms in Poland, according to the certification specialist. The new Appendix in the service specification is addressing country-specific requirements for certification defined... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed, in partnership with Shell and Senai CIMATEC, a cooperation term (TC) for the construction of the Production Development Laboratory (LDP), the largest complex for pre-salt research and development. The LDP will enable safe operating conditions similar to the Brazilian pre-salt for testing integrated systems. The... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oilfield firm Baker Hughes Co (BKR.O) beat first-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday, as stronger oil prices have supported demand for its equipment and services. Global oil futures are currently trading around $83.12 a barrel, down about 22% from a year ago but still well above a level where firms can drill profitably. Markets have been... Continue Reading →
(OW) Ørsted and the infrastructure division of Spanish Acciona have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore options for floating wind foundations, including using carbon-neutral materials and industrialising the fabrication of concrete foundations. Under the MoU, the two companies’ focus will be on the use of carbon-neutral bio-cement, bio-concrete, and other materials and solutions,... Continue Reading →
Freja Offshore, a joint venture between Hexicon and Mainstream Renewable Power, has submitted a planning application under the Swedish Economic Zone Act (SEZ) for the Mareld floating offshore wind farm. In the North Sea, the floating wind farm called Mareld is planned to be built at a site located approximately 40 kilometres west of Orust. ... Continue Reading →
(PN) Karoon Energy announced that it has completed its drilling program, in the Santos Basin, with the Noble Developer rig (formerly known as Maersk Developer). The rig was contracted to carry out the oil company's first workover campaign and the development of new fields in Brazil. The rig was mobilized from the Caribbean to Brazil... Continue Reading →
(OE) Subsea optical inspection technologies developer Voyis Imaging Inc. has launched a new product line called Discovery Vision Systems that it says will advance ROV vision systems, and deliver a new level of situational awareness to ROV operations, achieving both high-resolution video and real-time 3D perception for piloting, inspection, and autonomy applications. "Subsea inspection... Continue Reading →
Norwegian shipyard Green Yard Kleven AS has secured a retrofit project with Brazilian offshore vessel owner Oceanica. This is the fourth contract signed with the same shipowner that includes the reactivation and rebuilding of offshore ships bought from Norwegian shipowners. The vessel, named Oceanicasub X, is a 78-meter anchor handling vessel which will be rebuilt... Continue Reading →
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