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Oct. 3 (offshoreWIND.biz) Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an approval in principle (AiP) from ABS for its new semi-submersible floating wind turbine design, named SnapWind Float. The AiP from ABS comes shortly after the design was issued an Approval in Principle by the Korean Register (KR). The SnapWind Float, designed for 15 MW offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Oct 2 (Reuters) - BP will seek a partner for its major Bumerangue oil discovery in Brazil and could close a deal before making a final investment decision on the project, the oil major's country head said on Thursday. The British company, which currently holds 100% of the block, in August announced that Bumerangue was its largest oil... Continue Reading →
Oct. 2 (offshore-energy.biz) Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has strengthened ties with Cognite, an industrial AI software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, and SLB, a U.S.-headquartered technology player, to create an enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) blueprint envisioned to bolster operational efficiency and fuel further innovation in floating production systems. In... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 - The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved a resolution creating the Offshore Wind Working Group (GT-EO), with the objective of proposing measures necessary for the regulation and effective implementation of Law No. 15,097 of January 10, 2025 (Offshore Wind Law) in Brazil. Coordinated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the... Continue Reading →
Oct. 2 (offshoreWIND.biz) The 25 MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm in France, developed by EDF, Enbridge, and CPP Investments, has been officially inaugurated. The Provence Grand Large floating wind project has been operating for many months, supplying electricity to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. It is the first floating offshore wind project in... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 - The ANP released the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin for August 2025, which provides consolidated national production data. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 5.084 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), maintaining the level above 5 million boe/d, reached for the first time in July. Regarding oil,... Continue Reading →
Oct. 2 - Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured two contract extensions with Petrobras and bp for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships. In aggregate, the extensions represent approximately $243 million in firm contract backlog. In Brazil, Petrobras exercised a 30-day option for the Deepwater Mykonos in direct continuation of its firm program. The extension is... Continue Reading →
Oct. 1 - The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (October 1st), a resolution establishing guidelines for the inclusion of oil and natural gas exploration blocks under the production-sharing regime located beyond 200 nautical miles, in accordance with the Brazilian Continental Shelf Survey Plan (Leplac). The decision represents a regulatory milestone for the... Continue Reading →
Oct.1 -The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (October 1st), a resolution authorizing Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA), a state-owned company linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), to hold the Auction for the Sale of Rights and Obligations arising from the Production Individualization Agreements (AIPs) for the Mero, Atapu, and Tupi Shared... Continue Reading →
October 1, 2025 – PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general that PRIO Luxembourg Holding S.à r.l., its subsidiary, incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“PRIO Lux”), has begun efforts for the issuance of a new series of debt securities, in the form... Continue Reading →
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