(Reuters) - Almost as surprising as the weekend's shock events in Brasilia was how little world markets appeared to react - showing investors may already be braced for an era of more volatile geopolitics after 2022's tensions over Russia and China. And yet just a year after most markets dismissed the chances of a full-scale Russian invasion... Continue Reading →
Guyana seeks Indian investment in its hydrocarbon sector
(Reuters) - Guyana wants Indian companies to invest in its oil and gas sector as the South American nation aims to expand its nascent energy sector, a senior Indian foreign ministry official said on Tuesday. Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Suriname's President Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi, who are visiting India, held discussions on Monday with... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy consortium receives 4-bln-euro wind power grid contract
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) and Spain's Dragados Offshore have been awarded a contract worth more than 4 billion euros ($4.29 billion) to build two converter systems for offshore wind energy grid connections in Germany, the German company said in a statement on Tuesday. Siemens Energy said the contract, which was awarded to the consortium of both... Continue Reading →
Brazil independent Enauta production up 5% in December
(PN) The production of the independent oil company Enauta in December reached the level of 18 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day. The volume represents a growth of around 5% compared to the previous month, when the operator produced 17,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, Enauta's... Continue Reading →
Archer increases 2023 guidance as it closes purchase of P&A specialist
Oilfield services provider Archer has closed the acquisition of plug and abandonment (P&A) specialist Romar-Abrado, increasing its guidance for this year. The acquisition is based on an enterprise value of $8 million, plus earn-out pending trading performance over 2023 to 2025, and is conducted on a debt-free basis and financed by available cash at hand. “We... Continue Reading →
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Awards Seabed Mapping Contracts for Offshore Wind
(OED) Fugro and Enviros have secured contracts with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for mapping of the shallowest strata under the seabed offshore Norway, with the objective of locating sites that are best suited for the installation of wind turbines. Fugro has won the contract for the Sørlig Nordsjø II area, while Enviros will map... Continue Reading →
Three Forum ROVs get to work on Petrobras’ oilfields
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has delivered three work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Brazil-based OceanPact for deployment on Petrobras’ oilfields. The three 200HP Perry XLX-C ROVs, manufactured at FET’s UK facility at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, will be deployed on two of OceanPact’s vessels to support inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services for the oilfields of Brazil’s... Continue Reading →
Ocyan, LZ Energia Hire DNV to Assist with Hydrogen Conversion of Diesel Drilling Rigs
The Brazilian offshore drilling company Ocyan has engaged DNV as an independent third party in the qualification process of a system injecting hydrogen as an additive in the internal combustion engines of drilling rigs, in order to reduce diesel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from drilling. DNV’s technology qualification process will ensure that the... Continue Reading →
All 50 Monopiles Completed for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle Wind Farm
Germany's EEW SPC has completed the construction of 50 monopiles for Iberdrola's second wind farm project in the German Baltic Sea, the Baltic Eagle. "In December 2022, as scheduled, the last monopile for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project left the production line at EEW Special Pipe Constructions’ Rostock site," EEW said Monday. EEW constructed... Continue Reading →
Odfjell Oceanwind, Partner to Take Part in Norway’s Floating Wind Seabed Lease
Norwegian floating wind technology developer Odfjell Oceanwind said Monday it would, together with its partner Source Galileo, participate in the competition for seabed lease for floating offshore wind on Utsira Nord west of Haugesund in Norway, with their UtsiraVIND project. The three 500 MW seabed leases are intended to stimulate technology and innovation with the... Continue Reading →