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Ocean Ventus has launched a low-cost, low-steel floating wind solution which has received Approval in Principle from DNV. It has a tubular design, and its main steel weight is approximately 3,000t for a 15MW turbine. Offshore wind targets imply an eight-fold increase in installed capacity to 2030, with 32 GW of floating wind expected to... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind developers Ørsted and Eversource marked the sailaway of the first U.S.-built offshore wind substation, which departed a Texas fabrication facility Wednesday. The substation is transiting across the Gulf of Mexico and then up the East Coast for installation at the South Fork Wind project site in a few weeks. Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd.... Continue Reading →
Floating wind farm and technology developer BW Ideol has signed a Head of Terms with Elawan Energy, an ORIX company based in Spain, for the joint development of a multi-GW floating offshore wind pipeline off Spain and Portugal, subject to further negotiation of the final agreement between the Parties. In Spain, Elawan Energy has more... Continue Reading →
(OM) BW Energy says a 3D seismic survey has finished over its license offshore Namibia, with gravity and magnetic datasets also acquired. It plans to use the results to refine its depositional model, de-risk additional upside targets, and provide improved data to support FEED programs for the Kudu gas field development 130 km offshore southwest... Continue Reading →
(OE) The offshore substation and jacket foundation, bound for the U.S. offshore wind project Vineyard Wind 1, have left the quay at Bladt Industries’ production site in Southern Denmark, heading for its destination 35 miles from mainland Massachusetts. Sail-away is on time according to the original schedule and is a major milestone for the project... Continue Reading →
(OE) The global floating solar market is expected to pass the six-gigawatt (GW) threshold by 2031, as PV developers struggle to meet growing solar demand and look to alternate development technologies, energy intelligence firm Wood Mackenzie said in a report Wednesday. “The global solar industry, including PV developers, continue to battle limited land availability and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chevron (CVX.N) has launched a sale process for its oil and gas assets in Congo as the U.S. energy giant continues to focus operations on newer and more profitable production, industry sources said. The Congo assets could fetch up to $1.5 billion, according to two sources close to the process. Chevron received bids for the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and two partners earned $5.8 billion last year from offshore oil production in Guyana, according to audited results filed in an appeal of a court ruling that found them in breach of insurance obligations. The filing is the first disclosure of 2022 profits Exxon, Hess Corp (HES.N) and CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK) earned from oil produced... Continue Reading →
Exclusive article from TN Magazine The oil industry's activity resembles a moving bicycle. Without new impulses, the activity remains for a while, but tends to gradually decline and eventually cease. In the oil sector, these impulses can be given in two ways: with the exploration of new areas; or with investments in existing fields to... Continue Reading →
Petrobrás launched a public notice for contracting up to nine offshore supply vessels (PSV – Platform Supply Vessel). The opening date of the envelopes with the proposals of the competitors must happen on the 15th of June. The complete documentation relating to the bidding is available on the Petronect Portal, under number 7004071393. According to... Continue Reading →
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