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Gazelle Wind Power Partners with WAM Horizon to Develop Floating Wind Pilot in Portugal

Apr 04, 2023

Gazelle Wind Power, a Dublin-based company that develops foundations for floating offshore wind farms, has partnered up with renewable energy developer WAM Horizon to accelerate the development of a pilot plant using Gazelle’s floating wind platform in Aguçadoura…

KenzFigee to Deliver Offshore Pedestal Crane for East Anglia Three HVDC Converter Station

Apr 04, 2023

Dutch crane maker KenzFigee has signed a contract with Aker Solutions to deliver an offshore pedestal crane for installation on ScottishPower Renewables' high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) converter station for the East Anglia THREE (EA3) offshore wind farm in the UK…

Inpex Submits Revised Abadi LNG Plan with Carbon Capture and Storage Component

Apr 04, 2023

Japanese oil company Inpex has submitted a revised development plan for Abadi LNG project in Indonesia, incorporating a carbon capture and storage (CCS) component, on behalf of the INPEX-Shell joint venture.Inpex has amended the plan of development…

Petrobras Starts Process to Charter Two FPSOs for Sergipe Deepwater Project

Apr 04, 2023

Brazilian oil firm Petrobras has started the contracting process for the chartering of two floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels for the Sergipe Deepwater Project (SEAP), in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, about 100 km off the coast…

Banks Urged to Withdraw $1B Loan for Santos' Barossa Offshore Gas Project

Apr 04, 2023

A group of Australian Indigenous people has lodged human rights grievances with 12 Australian and international banks urging them to withdraw a $1 billion loan to Santos Ltd for its Barossa offshore gas project. Environmental and Indigenous groups have been campaigning for years against the $3…

US Working to Address Challenges in the Way of Offshore Wind Goals

Apr 03, 2023

A number of recent actions in the United States will better position the nation to meet its short- and long-term offshore wind energy targets, as outlined in the April 2023 U.S. Offshore Wind Report from Intelatus Global Partners.April brings with it the news that the U…

Vestas' 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Reaches Full Power Rating

Apr 03, 2023

Danish offshore wind turbine maker Vestas said Monday that its most powerful wind turbine, the V236-15.0 MW prototype, stretching 280 meters into the air, had reached 15 MW nominal power rating.'The prototype was installed in December 2022 and produced its first kWh of power shortly after…

SBM Offshore Secures $1.63B Financing for Brazil's 'Largest' Oil Producing Unit

Apr 03, 2023

Dutch FPSO leasing firm SBM Offshore has signed the project financing of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré for a total of  $1.63 billion.The Dutch company in July 2021 signed contracts with Brazil's Petrobras for the 26.25 years lease and operation of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré…

UK North Sea: Sparrows Offshore Workers to Strike Over Pay. 'Dozens' of Platforms and Operators Impacted, Unite Says

Apr 03, 2023

Around 150 Sparrows Offshore Services contractors on offshore facilities in the UK will start strike action in a dispute over pay from Wednesday, April 5, workers' union Unite said Monday.'Dozens of platforms and operators to be hit including Shell and Harbour Energy…

QatarEnergy Taps Baker Hughes for Supply of MRCs for North Field South Project

Apr 03, 2023

Baker Hughes has secured an order from QatarEnergy to supply two main refrigerant compressors (MRCs) for the North Field South (NFS) project, which will be executed by Qatargas. The MRCs are part of two LNG “mega trains” representing 16 million…

KBR Gets LoI for Work on Topsides of Equinor's Bay du Nord FPSO in Canada

Apr 03, 2023

KBR has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Equinor Canada for the front-end engineering design (FEED) of the topside facilities of the new Bay Du Nord FPSO to be located offshore Newfoundland, CanadaThe agreement also includes an option…

BW Offshore Secures Contract Extension for Ivory Coast FPSO to Discuss Sale Option

Apr 03, 2023

Oslo-listed FPSO leasing firm BW Offshore said Friday it had signed a short-term extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien.The FPSO is operating on the Espoir field offshore the Ivory Coast for CNR International.The short…

Oil Surges as OPEC+ Surprise Output Cuts Shake Markets

Apr 03, 2023

Oil prices surged on Monday, posting the biggest daily rise in nearly a year, after a surprise announcement by OPEC+ to cut more production jolted markets.Brent crude was trading at $83.89 a barrel by 0627 GMT, up $4, or 5%, after touching the highest in a month at $86…

U.S. Crude Production Rose in January to Highest Since March 2020

Apr 03, 2023

U.S. field production of crude oil rose in January to 12.46 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest since March 2020, Energy Information Administration (EIA) data showed on Friday.Among the top oil producing states, monthly output in Texas rose 1…

Italy's Eni Involved in 5 UK Carbon Capture Projects

Apr 03, 2023

Italy's Eni said on Friday it was involved in five carbon capture projects selected by Britain in a first group of initiatives worth 20 billion pounds ($25 billion) of government funding.The British government last Thursday said it had shortlisted…

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