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Renewables
US DOE supports wave power R&D with $25m in funding
The US Department of Energy (DOE) on January 25 announced $25m in funding to support research, development and demonstration of…
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Offshore
TechnipFMC awarded large EPCI contract by Petrobras for Búzios 6 field
TechnipFMC, a technology provider to traditional and new energy industries, has been awarded a large subsea engineering, procurement, construction and…
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Renewables
Offshore wind companies join US clean-energy industry call for action on Build Back Better Act
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) submitted a letter to US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the…
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Ports and Logistics
Truckers at ports of LA and Long Beach looking to unionise
The Teamsters union filed a request last week with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a unionisation vote for…
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Ports and Logistics
Brazil to auction Port of Santos in Q4 after planned expansion
The Brazilian Ministry of Infrastructure has published an ordinance to expand the jurisdictional limits of the Port of Santos, almost…
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Offshore
Fugro wins contract to support subsea operations in Brazil’s Mero 2 project
Maersk Supply Service has awarded Fugro a subsea survey and positioning contract to support installation of an anchoring system for…
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Offshore
Petrobras begins process to contract suppliers to develop its patented HISEP technology
Petrobras has started hiring suppliers to manufacture, install and test its patented HISEP technology designed to separate CO2-rich gas from…
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Containers
FedEx charters three ships for alternative transpac service
The Port of Hueneme, the fourth-largest container port on the US West Coast, recently secured new business with FedEx Logistics.…
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Americas
US to invest $4bn in port and waterway infrastructure this year
The US Army Corps of Engineers has received $4bn in funding through the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for fiscal year…
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Tankers
Tonga eruption sparks tanker spill in far-off Peru
A suezmax oil tanker discharging crude on Saturday in Ventanilla, north of Lima, spilled oil into the ocean when high…
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Offshore
ExxonMobil announces ambition to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050
ExxonMobil this week announced its ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its operated assets by 2050. That goal…
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Offshore
Wintershall Dea exits Brazil
European gas and oil company Wintershall Dea has decided to terminate its operations in Brazil, including closing its office in…
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Ports and Logistics
Brazil exploring use of ports in Chile and Argentina
Brazil’s federal planning and logistics firm EPL is looking at the possibility of exporting products from the state of Mato…
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Renewables
New York finalises contracts for Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind projects
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday announced the finalisation of contracts between the New York State Energy Research and…
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Ports and Logistics
Port of Vancouver’s ban on trucks more than 10 years old delayed
After industry outcry, Canada’s Port of Vancouver has decided to postpone its Rolling Truck Age Program that was supposed to…
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Ports and Logistics
National Port Authority of Peru plans investments of $1.9bn in 2022
The Peruvian port sector, led by the National Port Authority (Autoridad Portuaria Nacional de la República del Perú), is projecting…
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Offshore
Canadian environmental groups appeal decision on oil and gas drilling off Newfoundland
Lawyers from Ecojustice, representing the Sierra Club Canada Foundation, World Wildlife Fund Canada and Ecology Action Centre, filed an appeal…
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Renewables
US to hold wind energy auction offshore New York and New Jersey
US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced yesterday that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a…
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Renewables
Nexans to supply subsea cables for New York’s South Fork offshore wind project
French cable manufacturer Nexans has received an order to manufacture approximately 110km of high-voltage subsea cables for the South Fork…
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Renewables
Proposed California Clean Energy Investment Plan includes $45m for offshore wind
A new state budget proposal issued this week by California governor Gavin Newsom has earmarked $45m for offshore wind projects…
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