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(Reuters) - Charges unveiled by two offshore wind sector leaders highlight the challenges the fast-growing renewables industry is facing, ranging from quality issues to cost inflation, that are hitting profit outlooks. Denmark's Orsted (ORSTED.CO), the world's No. 1 offshore wind farm developer, late on Thursday announced a writedown on a large U.S. offshore wind project and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Germany on Friday said it has drawn up new development plans for offshore wind turbine sites to reach a target for 30 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind power capacity by 2030. The plans by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) will ensure that the target can be met, the Economy Ministry said... Continue Reading →
Bureau Veritas has been awarded the project certification of Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2, off the east coast of Ireland at Arklow, Co. Wicklow, following a competitive tender process. SSE Renewables, the owner of the project, will invest up to €2.5 billion to deliver the project, which is targeting operation in 2028. The company... Continue Reading →
EDP, a company that operates throughout the Brazilian electricity sector chain, launched in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, its green hydrogen production plant as part of the Pecém Research & Development project H2V, which had an investment of R$ 42 million. In December, the company had already generated the country's first green hydrogen molecule at... Continue Reading →
Enauta released this week an update on the reserves of the Atlanta and Manati fields, based on December 31, 2022. According to the company, its 2P reserves (proven and probable) reached 168 million barrels of oil equivalent by the end of 2022 – an increase of 50.3 million barrels of oil equivalent compared to December... Continue Reading →
(OET) Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has revealed plans to carry out a remotely operated autonomous offshore wind farm inspection, said to be an industry first. Fugro will use its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with the Blue Volta fully electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to conduct the inspection early this year. The plan is to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - SLB SLB.N beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Friday, driven by strong demand for drilling services and equipment from operators as oil and gas prices remained elevated amid tight supplies. SLB benefited from increased oil drilling and production activity in both North America and internationally last year. Revenue from North America... Continue Reading →
(OM) Strohm’s "Jumper on Demand" model has secured a second contract with Exxon Mobil to supply more than 24 of its jumpers for the Uaru Field development offshore Guyana in the Americas. This latest award, which is subject to government approval of the project and a final investment decision, follows closely on the heels of a similar campaign... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shares in Danish energy company Orsted (ORSTED.CO) tumbled by more than 7% on Friday after announcing a writedown on a large U.S. offshore wind project and an earnings forecast for 2023 that fell short of analyst estimates. Despite rising demand for green energy, dark clouds are gathering over the offshore wind power industry as rising... Continue Reading →
Shallow water drilling contractor Borr Drilling said Friday its jack-up drilling rig "Ran" had secured a Letter of Award from an unnamed client for work in Latin America. The award will cover drilling two offshore wells, with an estimated duration of 200 days on a dry-hole case and up to 460 days on asuccess case. ... Continue Reading →
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