(OED) Offshore installation services company DEME Offshore has won a "substantial" contract for the transportation and installation of the inter-array cables for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms being developed in the U.S. by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP. For DEME, a substantial contract represents a value of... Continue Reading →
Five Offshore Wind Auctions Coming Up in 2023 We Are Keeping an Eye On
(OWB) This year is set to be one of the busiest for offshore wind developers and governments around the world as a multitude of new sites are scheduled to be awarded for offshore wind farm construction. From the much longer list of auctions coming up in 2023, each bearing national and/or global significance, offshoreWIND.biz is... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum reorganization of Statutory Board of Officers
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44 and Brazilian Law No. 6,404, informs its investors and the market in general that, at a meeting held on January 3, 2023, the Board of Directors decided to reorganize the Company's Statutory Board of... Continue Reading →
Analysis: Brazil’s Bolsonaro faces legal risks after losing immunity
(Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's loss of broad protections from prosecution when he stepped down on Sunday leaves him more exposed to criminal and electoral probes that could lead to his arrest or prevent him from running for office. Bolsonaro, a far-right nationalist, left Brazil for Florida on Friday after losing to leftist... Continue Reading →
Chevron to send 500,000-barrel cargo of Venezuelan oil to its Pascagoula refinery
(Reuters) - U.S. oil producer Chevron Corp (CVX.N) plans to export this month its first cargo of Venezuelan crude to its Pascagoula, Mississippi refinery following a U.S. license granted last year, according to shipping documents seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The 500,000-barrel cargo of Hamaca heavy crude, to be loaded at state-run PDVSA's Jose port, comes from... Continue Reading →
Shelf Drilling’s jack-up rig staying another year in Angola
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs, which will continue carrying out operations in Angola. Following the previous extension in November 2022, Shelf Drilling disclosed on Wednesday that a further 12-month contract extension has been exercised for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract for... Continue Reading →
Brazil: TGS, CGG in Foz do Amazonas 3D Survey
Offshore seismic data companies TGS and CGG on Wednesday announced the second phase of the Foz do Amazonas 3D multi-client survey, located in the offshore Brazil equatorial margin. This survey, covering 11,425 square kilometers, will broaden the region's 3D coverage and deliver additional high-quality data essential for the exploration efforts in the basin, the companies... Continue Reading →
Shearwater Adds 8 Months to Order Book with New Survey Deals in Brazil’s Campos Basin
Marine seismic survey services firm Shearwater GeoServices has won two contracts for 4D seismic surveys with Petrobras for the Jubarte and Tartaruga Verde fields in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Combined, the two surveys add eight months to the Shearwater's order book. Financial details were not disclosed. The first contract is for a second... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras CEO Resigns as Ministry Chooses his Successor
(Reuters) The chief executive of Brazilian oil company Petrobras, Caio Paes de Andrade, has informed the board of directors of his resignation, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The resignation comes shortly after the country's mines and energy ministry said it would formally appoint Senator Jean Paul Prates to head... Continue Reading →
Wind Turbines are Already Skyscraper-sized. Is There Any Limit To How Big They Will Get?
Simon Hogg, Durham University In 2023, some 100 miles off the coast of northeast England, the world’s largest wind turbines will start generating electricity. This first phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development uses General Electric’s Haliade X, a turbine that stands more than a quarter of a kilometer high from the surface of... Continue Reading →