(OW) IberBlue Wind, a joint venture between Simply Blue Group, Proes Consultores, and FF New Energy Ventures, has announced a second floating offshore wind project on the Spanish Southern coast of Andalusia. The project is called La Pinta in tribute to one of the three caravels used by Christopher Columbus on his first trip to... Continue Reading →
TCU: Sale of Petrobras refineries has no irregularities
(epbr) The Federal Audit Court (TCU) informed that it found no evidence of irregularities in the sale by Petrobras of the Shale Industrialization Unit (SIX) and of the Northeast Lubricants and Derivatives Refinery (Lubnor). Monitoring also included divestments from the Phil Project – Phase 2, which include the Gabriel Passos Refinery (Regap) and the Isaac... Continue Reading →
Dutch and Brazilian Ports Form Green Hydrogen Partnership
(OW) The Ports of Rotterdam and Brazil’s Pecém have signed a collaboration agreement on energy projects such as offshore wind and green hydrogen production. The aim of this partnership is to strengthen bilateral cooperation and knowledge and promote public and private initiatives between the Netherlands and Brazil in port development, port logistics, hinterland connection, and... Continue Reading →
Taiwan’s Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Project Officially Inaugurated
(OE) Construction of the Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan has been completed, with the milestone marked by an inauguration ceremony at the Waipu Fishing Port in Miaoli to celebrate the successful construction of the offshore wind farm. With all 47 wind turbine generators (WTGs) installed earlier this year and connected to the grid... Continue Reading →
Swedish Gov’t Grants OX2 Permission for 400 MW Offshore Wind Project
OX2 said Tuesday it had received permission from the Swedish government to build the northern part of the offshore wind project Galatea-Galene on the west coast of Sweden, with a potential capacity of 400 MW. The total project Galatea-Galene comprised 1.7 GW. "It is very positive that the government takes the initiative to build out... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on commercial strategy for diesel and gasoline
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Executive Board approved yesterday, May 15, 2023, the commercial strategy to define Petrobras' diesel and gasoline prices, replacing the pricing policy for gasoline and diesel commercialized by its refineries. The commercial strategy uses market references such as: (a) the customer's alternative cost, as the value to be... Continue Reading →
New management at Venezuela’s PDVSA expects to boost oil output, refining
(Reuters) - Venezuelan state energy company PDVSA's new management expects to boost the country's oil production to 1.17 million barrels per day (bpd) by year end while increasing refining and exploration activities, an internal planning document showed. Venezuela's monthly crude output in April surpassed 800,000 bpd for the first time since December 2021 following a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of dividends
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press releases published on 03/01/2023 and 04/27/2023, informs that it will pay, on Friday, 05/19/2023, the first installment of the complementary dividends referred to the 2022 fiscal year, based on shareholding position as of 04/27/2023, in connection to the Material Fact released on that date. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Braskem
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it is not structuring any sale operation in the private market and that no decision has been made by the Executive Board or the Board of Directors in relation to the process of divestment or increase of interest in Braskem mentioned in the article. In this sense, the... Continue Reading →
SeaTwirl, Kontiki Winds to Explore Powering Oil & Gas Assets with Floating Wind
(OW) Sweden-headquartered SeaTwirl has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kontiki Winds to identify and discuss the opportunities to electrify oil and gas assets and other offshore applications, with the use of SeaTwirl’s floating wind turbines. Under the MoU, the two companies will explore new opportunities in the market to implement offshore wind into... Continue Reading →