Offshore drilling contractor Transocean said Tuesday it had secured a long-term deal for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships. The contract, awarded by "a national oil company" for work offshore Brazil, is for the ultra-deepwater drillship, Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2. According to Transocean, the drillship has secured a 910-day offshore drilling contract with an estimated backlog of... Continue Reading →
GE Wants to Build Offshore Wind Blade, Nacelle Manufacturing Sites in New York
General Electric recently filed a plan to build two new offshore wind manufacturing facilities in New York if it wins enough orders from companies in the state’s ongoing solicitation for up to 4.6 GW of offshore wind.GE proposed building the factories with Carver Companies at their Port of Coeymans site. The company said that, should... Continue Reading →
Portugal’s First Offshore Wind Auction Set for 3Q as German, Nordic Firms Show Interest
(Reuters) Portugal's first offshore wind power auction is drawing interest from large utility companies, especially those in northern Europe, the economy minister said on Friday, adding that the government would speed up the process, aiming for a third quarter launch. The government last week launched a public hearing regarding proposals for the delimitation of areas... Continue Reading →
Aqua Helix Gets Two-year Contract Offshore Brazil
Damen Shipyards Group and Compagnie Maritime Monégasque (CMM) announced a two-year offshore support contract for Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 Aqua Helix. The vessel will transport personnel to and from offshore platforms in support of an oil and gas decommissioning project. The 2022-built Aqua Helix arrived in Brazil on January 26 and is anticipated... Continue Reading →
Siemens Gamesa posts $974 mln net loss on higher warranty costs
(Reuters) - Beleaguered wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC), soon to be delisted and folded into parent Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE), said on Thursday its first-quarter net loss more than doubled on higher warranty provisions as a result of faulty components. The net loss in the October-December period, Siemens Gamesa's fiscal first quarter, widened to 884 million euros... Continue Reading →
Shell 2022 profit more than doubles to record $40 bln
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) delivered a record $40 billion profit in 2022, the energy giant said on Thursday, capping a tumultuous year in which a surge in energy prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine allowed it to hand shareholders unprecedented returns. The British company's record earnings, which more than doubled from a year earlier, mirror those reported... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on nominations for the Executive Board
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A - Petrobras informs that its CEO Jean Paul Terra Prates has indicated 5 new members for the composition of the Executive Board: Trading and Logistics Executive Board, Mr. Claudio Schlosser; Production Development Executive Board, Mr. Carlos Travassos; Exploration and Production Executive Board, Mr. Joelson Falcão; Refining and Natural Gas Executive Board, Mr.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on CARF judgment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. –Petrobras informs that, in a session held today, the First Panel of the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals (CSRF), a body of the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF), rejected the appeals filed by the Company and decided that IRPJ and CSLL taxes are due on the profits of its foreign subsidiary ... Continue Reading →
2022 seen as a bumper year for global oil & gas exploration, says WoodMac
Despite the global energy crisis, new global oil and gas discoveries in 2022 have driven exploration to the highest value creation in over a decade, reaching a whopping $33 billion at base price, led by major discoveries in Namibia, Guyana, Brazil and Algeria, as outlined by Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group. Wood Mackenzie, a... Continue Reading →
America’s crude oil & natural gas proven reserves on the rise after 2020 lows
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has outlined in a recent report that the proven reserves of natural gas reported by operators established a new record in the United States in 2021, while proven U.S. reserves of oil increased but did not quite return to pre-pandemic levels. EIA highlighted in a recently released Proved Reserves of... Continue Reading →