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Colombia to Take Offshore Wind Farm Bids in August 2024

Oct 30, 2023

Colombia will receive offers for offshore wind blocks in August 2024, according to a timeline published by the government on Friday, following a presentation it gave to private companies and European government representatives.The government of President Gustavo Petro…

Down But Not Out: Equinor Takes Hit on U.S. Offshore Wind, but Hope Remains

Oct 30, 2023

Norway's Equinor booked a $300 million impairment on its U.S. offshore wind power portfolio on Friday after New York officials rejected a request for better terms, but said the state's continued commitment to the technology still offered hope…

VIDEO: Allseas Inaugurates New Barge for Shallow-water Offshore Construction

Oct 27, 2023

Offshore installation services firm Allseas has inaugurated 'Sandpiper', its new barge for shallow water offshore construction activities.Allseas said Thursday that the 170-meter barge was inaugurated this week in Singapore with a special ceremony after several upgrading activities in 2022/2023…

Eni Lifts Profit Guidance after Q3 Beats Expectations

Oct 27, 2023

Italian energy group Eni raised its guidance on Friday for full-year earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and cash flow, while also announcing an acceleration of its share buyback program.The group beat analysts' expectations for third…

Finland Raises Gas Supply Risk Assessment Due to Pipeline Rupture

Oct 27, 2023

Finland's National Emergency Supply Agency said on Friday it had raised its risk assessment for gas supply security in the Nordic country following the damage earlier this month to the Balticconnector gas pipeline. 'An important gas import connection…

Exxon Posts $9.1 Billion Net Income, Down from Year-ago, Up 15% from Q2

Oct 27, 2023

Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday posted a $9.1 billion third-quarter profit, about a 54% drop from record earnings a year ago but up from the prior quarter as oil prices recovered.Earnings at the largest U.S. oil producer have benefited from higher…

Energy-hungry Germany's Scholz Courts Africa as Crises Elsewhere Bite

Oct 27, 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz this weekend makes his third visit to sub-Saharan Africa in two years, as conflicts elsewhere highlight the growing importance of an energy-rich region in which Berlin has traditionally had little involvement.He will visit major energy producer Nigeria…

Chevron's Third-quarter Profit Slumps Despite Higher Oil Prices

Oct 27, 2023

Chevron posted a slump in third-quarter profit on Friday despite higher oil prices, days after agreeing to buy smaller U.S. rival Hess Corp. for $53 billion, sending its shares down 1.6% before the bell.The company had in July flagged that upstream…

Artificial Reefs Deployed in Dutch North Sea to Boost Marine Life Around Offshore Wind Farms

Oct 27, 2023

Dutch transmission system operator TenneT, in collaboration with contractor Equans/Smulders,  has installed several artificial reefs near the offshore wind power transformer platform Hollandse Kust (west Alpha), which are meant to stimulate marine life…

Brazil's Petrobras Third-quarter Oil Output Grows 9.6%

Oct 27, 2023

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Thursday that its crude oil production during the third quarter rose 9.6% from the same period last year.Petrobras pumped 2.32 million barrels per day (bpd) in the July-to-September period, the firm said in a statement…

Three Baltic Pipe and Cable Incidents "are related", Estonia Says

Oct 27, 2023

The three incidents that resulted in damage to a gas pipeline and two telecom cables between Estonia, Finland and Sweden 'are related', Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said.Finnish police leading the pipeline investigation have named the…

Norway's Aker BP Q3 Profit Beats Expectations

Oct 27, 2023

Norwegian oil group Aker BP on Friday reported better-than-expected third-quarter operating profit, and said the cost per barrel produced could be slightly lower this year than previously anticipated.Aker BP, which is partly owned by BP, said earnings before interest and tax declined to $2…

Exxon, TotalEnergies Bid for Shallow-water Guyana Oil and Gas Blocks

Oct 27, 2023

Oil production consortia led by TotalEnergies and Exxon Mobil bid on separate shallow-water oil and gas blocks in Guyana's first competitive auction, a government official said in a briefing on Thursday.The official disclosed which companies…

Siemens Energy Shares Slide 39% after Company Seeks State Guarantees

Oct 27, 2023

Siemens Energy shares plunged nearly 40% on Thursday, wiping 3 billion euros ($3.16 billion) off its market value, after the group said it was in talks with the German government about state guarantees following big setbacks at its wind unit…

U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Sale Expansion, Pending Appeal

Oct 27, 2023

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused a federal judge's order last month that had required the Biden administration to expand a planned offshore oil and gas auction in the Gulf of Mexico by 6 million acres (2.4 million hectares)…

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