(OW) Offshore wind turbine and foundation installation companies Cadeler and Eneti have signed a business combination agreement to establish a new company. The parties said this will enable them to operate more efficiently and target larger and more complex projects as requested by customers. They agreed to merge through a stock-for-stock exchange offer to be... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes hired for ‘largest hydrocarbon discovery’ offshore Ivory Coast
(OET) Baker Hughes has secured a subsea contract with Italian energy giant Eni and its partner Petroci to deploy its deepwater technology for an oil and gas field offshore the Ivory Coast. Under the contract, which includes eight deepwater trees, Baker Hughes will deliver three Aptara manifolds, the relevant subsea production control system, and flexible risers... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Is Said to Rule Out Buyout Offer for Braskem
(Bloomberg) -- Petroleo Brasileiro SA is not considering proposing an offer to buy out Brazilian petrochemical maker Braskem SA, according to people familiar with the matter. The government-owned oil producer known as Petrobras, which holds a 36.1% stake of Braskem, is not planning to pose an offer to acquire the remaining stake in the company... Continue Reading →
Copenhagen Energy’s Offshore Wind Project Gets Support from W. Australia Gov’t
(OE) Danish renewable energy firm Copenhagen Energy has received support from the Western Australia Government as it progresses plans for its Leeuwin Offshore Wind Farm project.The project has been awarded Lead Agency status by the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. The Lead Agency Framework is reserved for significant projects with the capacity to... Continue Reading →
BladeBUG and FORCE Technology Partner to Revolutionize Wind Turbine Blade Inspections
(OE) BladeBUG, a UK-based robotics company which designs and develops spider-like repair robots for the wind industry, has has announced collaboration with non-destructive testing (NDT) specialist, FORCE Technology. The joint project will see FORCE Technology produce custom NDT solutions for integration within BladeBUG's innovative crawler robot, which is specifically designed to maintain and inspect wind... Continue Reading →
Cabling works at full steam on first large-scale US offshore wind farm
(OET) Two 220 kV high-voltage alternate current (HVAC) three-pole submarine cables have been installed for Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first large-scale offshore wind project. Prysmian Group, the supplier of the submarine cables, said that the operations proceed on time with the schedule and that their cable-laying vessel Ulisse is ready to perform submarine cable joints. Prysmian’s Cable Enterprise began installing the... Continue Reading →
Global oil & gas investments on track to reach $528 billion – IEA
As the spending on clean energy seems to be growing by leaps and bounds while investments in fossil fuels are not keeping up with this pace, the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that this pivot to green and low-carbon sources is paving the way for peak oil demand to come into view. Is black gold... Continue Reading →
Restructured Ocyan Drilling Unit is renamed FORESEA with support of international shareholders
(PN) As of today, the domestic Oil & Gas market will have a new company operating ultra-deep water drilling assets. Created from the restructuring of the Ocyan Drilling Unit, Foresea is born with a totally independent operation and with great potential for new investments. Its main shareholders are international funds. Under the presidency of the... Continue Reading →
Industry taskforce to develop guide on seabed change effects on offshore renewables
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has joined forces with leading offshore wind developers and seabed mobility experts to provide clear guidance on seabed change and how it affects offshore wind and marine energy projects. ORE Catapult is leading a consortium of offshore renewables giants – SSE, ESB, Scottish Power Renewables, and RWE – with... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleun May ’23 production data
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in corporate governance, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for May 2023. (1) It does not consider gas production at the Areia Branca, Fazenda Belém and Papa Terra Clusters, as it is consumed in... Continue Reading →