ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Jul.2025, Words: 192) —TotalEnergies finalized divestment of 50% of its 604 MW wind, solar and hydro portfolio in Portugal, in line with its renewables business model. The divestment was to a consortium composed of MM Capital Partners 2 Co., Ltd., Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Co. Ltd., […]
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First Semi-submersible Floating Wind Farm Sets Sail
(Repsol, 28.May.2020) — The WindFloat Atlantic project is taking one of the final steps towards becoming fully operational. The last of the three pre-assembled wind turbine platforms making up the project has left the Port of Ferrol today, heading for its final destination 20 km off the coast of Portugal […]
PdV Restarts Coker For Export Via Cuba
(Argus, 20.May.2020) — State-owned PdV has partially restarted a 70,000 b/d delayed coker which had been off line for over a year at its 305,000 b/d Cardon refinery, three PdV and oil union officials said. Once the coking unit operations have stabilized, PdV plans to ship the coke to Cuban […]
Output from Main Pre-Salt Field to Peak in 2019
(Efe, 6.Sep.2018) — Output from Brazil’s most prolific pre-salt field will climb to a peak of 1 million barrels of oil per day in 2019, according to the executive manager for deep-water exploration and production at state oil company Petrobras. The Lula field, located in the Santos Basin, will achieve […]
Uruguay to Adopt Process for Offshore Oil Blocks
(Reuters, Luc Cohen, 15.Jun.2018) – Uruguay will move toward a permanent offer process for offshore oil blocks as other Latin American countries have done, after an April auction failed to attract bids, Industry, Energy and Mining Minister Carolina Cosse said in an interview this week. The tiny South American country […]
PDVSA Incorporates New Tankers into Fleet
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 25.Oct.2013) – PDVSA President Rafael Ramirez speaks to reporters in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela about introduction of news tankers into fleet. Highlights of the discussion follow: PDVSA incorporates VLCC Ayacucho and Suezmax Rio Arauca tankers, both built in China, into its fleet. The new PDVSA […]