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Seatrium to Develop FPSO Digital Twins
Seatrium and the Technology Centre for Offshore & Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) have agreed to explore cyber-physical modelling capabilities for predicting environmental loads on FPSOs.Following the scaled model testing of the latest series of FPSOs that Seatrium is building for Petrobras in TCOMS’ ocean basin facility to validate their global and station-keeping performance, both organizations will now embark on developing digital twins leveraging the extensive data gathered during the model tests.The P-84 and P-85 FPSOs will be deployed in the Santos Basin, approximately 200 kilometers offshore of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in coming years. The FPSOs will incorporate advanced technologies and represent a new generation of offshore production assets with lower GHG emissions.Engineers and scientists from both companies already partner to co-create, stress test and validate solutions and concepts of future ocean systems and infrastructure. The numerical simulations and physical tests conducted in TCOMS’ ocean basin facility simulate and assess the performance of ocean systems, including those at conceptual stage, in simulated operating and extreme ocean conditions and enhance field performance through technologies such as smart sensing, AI and data analytics. Such modelling and simulation capabilities will facilitate the creation of digital twins.
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Australia's Northern Star Resources to purchase De Grey Mining in $3.3 billion offer
Australian gold miner Northern Star Resources said on Monday it will buy De Grey Mining in an allshare offer valuing the smaller sized miner at A$ 5. billion ($ 3.3 billion). Under the offer, De Grey investors will get 0.119 new. Northern Star shares for each share held, suggesting an offer. rate of A$ 2.08 per share. The offer cost represents a 36.8% premium on De Grey's. Friday share close of A$ 1.52. The deal provides Northern Star access to De Grey's Hemi gold. development project in Western Australia, which has a projection. typical gold production of 553,000 ounces per year over the. first 5 years. De Grey's Hemi development project will deliver a low-cost,. long-life and massive cash cow in the Tier-1 jurisdiction. of Western Australia, improving the quality of Northern Star's. property portfolio to create money revenues, Stuart Tonkin,. Northern Star's CEO, said. Northern Star already owns and runs 3 production. centers, comprising its Kalgoorlie and Yandal operations in. Western Australia and Pogo in Alaska. Upon completion of the deal, Northern Star investors will. own about 80.1% of the merged company, while De Grey. shareholders will own the rest. The offer provides an attractive chance for De Grey. shareholders in regards to in advance premium in addition to retaining. continuous exposure to Hemi and acquiring exposure to Northern Star's. portfolio, said Glenn Jardine, De Grey's managing director. De Grey's directors have actually all advised. investors vote in favour of the deal, which is anticipated to. nearby late April or early May, the two companies stated.
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Norway to stop deep-sea mining, says party supporting minority government
Norway will not proceed with plans to perform deepsea mining, the SV party which supports the minority centreleft federal government said on Sunday, after it concluded settlements over next year's spending plan with the union. We are stopping plans to open mining on the sea bed, Kirsti Bergstoe, leader of the green leftwing SV celebration, informed press reporters. Previously, Norway, whose huge hydrocarbon reserves made it one of the world's wealthiest nations, had taken a leading function in the global race to mine the ocean floor for metals that remain in high need as nations shift away from nonrenewable fuel sources. This is an essential win in the battle against deep sea mining. It ought to be the nail in the casket for the destructive market, Frode Pleym, head of Greenpeace Norway, informed Reuters. Oslo had strategies to open big locations of its Arctic region next year for its inaugural sea bed licensing round, with an objective to award expedition allows throughout the very first half of 2025, despite objections from ecological campaigners at home and abroad. The agreement concluded by the federal government and SV on Sunday means that planned licensing round will not proceed. Initial main resource estimates revealed substantial accumulations of metals and minerals, ranging from copper to rare earth components, the government stated in 2023.
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United States will not return nuclear weapons to Ukraine
The United States is ruling out going back to Ukraine the nuclear weapons it quit after the Soviet Union collapsed, White House national security consultant Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. Sullivan made his remarks when questioned about a New york city Times article last month that stated some unknown Western officials had actually suggested U.S. President Joe Biden could offer Ukraine the arms before he leaves workplace. That is not under factor to consider, no. What we are doing is surging different traditional capabilities to Ukraine so that they can effectively safeguard themselves and take the battle to the Russians, not (providing) nuclear capability, he informed ABC. Recently, Russia said the idea was outright madness and that avoiding such a circumstance was one of the reasons why Moscow sent out soldiers into Ukraine. Kyiv acquired nuclear weapons from the Soviet Union after its 1991 collapse but gave them up under a 1994 agreement, the Budapest Memorandum, in return for security guarantees from Russia, the United States and Britain.
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Storm Bora floods homes, streets in Greek island of Rhodes
Downpours flooded homes, companies and roadways in the popular Greek tourist island of Rhodes on Sunday, requiring authorities to temporarily prohibit the use of lorries as Storm Bora pounded the nation for a second day. On Saturday, a guy died in flash floods which struck another Greek island in the northern Aegean. The fire service received more than 650 calls to pump water out of flooded buildings on Rhodes island and left 80 people to much safer ground, with the city of Ialysos struck the hardest. No injuries were reported. Cars and particles were piled up high in the flooded streets of Rhodes, with locals trying to get rid of mud from their water-logged residential or commercial properties. The circumstance is tragic, some have actually lost their homes, some have actually gotten away, our automobiles are in a dreadful condition, stated Sofia Kanelli in Ialysos. Fire brigade spokesman Vassilis Varthakogiannis told Greece's SKAI TV that the bad weather condition would continue on Monday. The Mediterranean country has actually been damaged by floods and wildfires recently, with scientists saying that Greece has become a location for climate change. The conditions in the last few years are different; we have unexpected rains and sudden floods, Varthakogiannis said. In 2023, more than 20,000 traveler and locals were required to flee homes and seaside hotels as wildfires burned for days. Thunderstorms and heavy rain likewise disrupted train services in mainland Greece, especially in the centre and north of the country.
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Holcim to sell Lafarge Africa stake to Huaxin Cement in $1 bln offer
Swiss cement maker Holcim will leave its Nigerian organization through the sale of its nearly 84% stake in Lafarge Africa to China's Huaxin Cement in a $1 billion offer, it stated on Sunday. The deal lines up with Holcim's technique to enhance its portfolio and focus on high-growth regions, including the coming spin-off of its North American company, which remains on track for a U.S. listing in the very first half of 2025. The transaction is expected to close in 2025, subject to regulative approval, Holcim's declaration said, without elaborating on the factor for this specific sale. In November last year Holcim said it had actually signed offers to offer its companies in Uganda and Tanzania, stating they advance. our strategy to consolidate our management in core markets as. the global leader in innovative and sustainable structure. solutions. The offer is the current in a series African acquisitions by. Huaxin Cement. In 2021 it stated it had actually accepted buy 2 services that. belonged to Lafarge, which merged with Holcim in 2015: a 75%. stake in Lafarge Zambia and all of Lafarge Cement Malawi. It. also announced last year that it was purchasing South Africa's Natal. Portland Cement Company. Holcim has concentrated on sustainable growth in its core. markets, higher-margin products and tactical facilities. investments. It is also seeking to enhance its ecological. qualifications and in September took a stake in Sublime Systems, a. U.S. tech start-up dealing with low-carbon cement. In October Holcim reported a slightly much better than expected. recurring operating profit of 1.67 billion Swiss francs ($ 1.90. billion) for the third quarter.
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Israeli strikes eliminate 15 in Gaza, Cairo holds fresh talks with Hamas
Israeli military strikes eliminated at least 15 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, medics said, as Israeli forces kept up barrages throughout the enclave and blew up houses on its northern edge. In the central Gaza camp of Nuseirat, an Israeli airstrike killed six people in a house, and another attack killed three in a home in Gaza City, medics stated. Two kids were killed when a missile hit a tent encampment in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, while 4 other individuals were killed in an airstrike in Rafah, near the border with Egypt, medics informed Reuters. Residents said the military exploded clusters of houses in the northern Gaza areas of Jabalia, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun, where Israeli forces have actually operated since October this year. Palestinians say Israel's operations on the northern edge of the enclave are part of a plan to clear individuals out through required evacuations and bombardments to produce a buffer zone - an claims the army rejects. The military states it has actually eliminated hundreds of Hamas militants there as it fights to stop the faction regrouping almost 14 months because the war in Gaza began. Hamas's armed wing states it has eliminated many Israeli forces in anti-tank rocket and mortar fire attacks, and in ambushes with explosive gadgets considering that the new operation began. DETAINEES, TALKS Two Palestinian detainees from Gaza have died in Israeli custody, prisoner advocacy groups said on Sunday, bringing the number of detainees reported killed since the start of the war to 47. They called the two guys as Mohammad Idris and Muath Rayyan, both in their 30s. The Israel Jail Service said the cases were not under its jurisdiction and there was no immediate remark from the military which runs detention camps. Israel has actually denied allegations from Palestinian and global human rights companies that detainees have been mistreated and tortured in its jails and detention camps. On the other hand, Hamas leaders held talks in Cairo with Egyptian security officials to explore methods to reach a handle Israel that could protect the release of captives in return for Palestinian prisoners. The check out was the very first considering that the United States revealed on Wednesday it would restore efforts in cooperation with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey to work out a ceasefire in Gaza. Hamas is looking for an agreement that would end the war while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the war will only end when Hamas is eliminated. Israel's military project in Gaza has actually killed more than 44,300 individuals and displaced nearly all of the enclave's. population, Gaza authorities say. Large swathes of Gaza lie in. ruins. The conflict when Hamas-led militants assaulted southern. Israeli neighborhoods on Oct. 7, 2023, eliminating about 1,200 people. and snatching more than 250 captives, according to Israeli. officials.
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Trump discussed border, trade with Canada's Trudeau after vowing high tariffs
U.S. Presidentelect Donald Trump said on Saturday he had a very efficient meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which they talked about borderrelated concerns and other subjects including trade, energy, and the Arctic. Trudeau flew to Florida on Friday evening and had dinner with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence, days after Republican politician Trump had actually pledged to impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports after he is sworn in as president in January. That pledge has raised fears of a trade war in between the U.S. and 2 of its biggest trading partners. Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum warned this week Trump's. tariff plan would have dire effects for both nations and. suggested possible retaliation following his threat of. across-the-board 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports. Trump wants to use tariffs as a tool to get Mexico and. Canada to help stem the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S.,. especially the fatal opioid fentanyl, and also migrants. crossing unlawfully into the U.S. We went over numerous essential subjects that will require both. Nations to work together to address, like the Fentanyl and. Drug Crisis that has actually annihilated many lives as a result of. Illegal Immigration, Fair Trade Offers that do not threaten. American Employees, and the huge Trade Deficit the U.S. has. with Canada, Trump said in a post on Fact Social. Trudeau has made a dedication to work with us to end this. horrible destruction of U.S. Families, he included. Trudeau's workplace did not immediately react to a request. for comment about his conference with Trump. In a different post, Trump contacted the so-called BRICS. countries to commit to not producing a new currency or supporting. another currency over the U.S. dollar. If those countries do so they will face 100% tariffs,. Trump said. BRICS describes original members of the intergovernmental. group of economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South. Africa. It also consists of Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab. Emirates. We need a commitment from these Countries that they. will neither produce a brand-new BRICS Currency, nor back any other. Currency to change the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will deal with. 100% Tariffs, and need to anticipate to bid farewell to selling into. the terrific U.S. Economy, Trump composed.
Bangladesh wishes to renegotiate Adani power deal unless court cancels
Bangladesh wishes to greatly lower prices under a power purchase deal with India's embattled Adani Group unless it is cancelled by a court, which has actually called for an investigation into the 25year offer, its de facto energy minister informed Reuters on Sunday.
Adani Group creator Gautam Adani is currently facing allegations by U.S. authorities that he belonged to a $265. million bribery scheme in India, charges he has actually rejected, even as. one Indian state examines a power deal with the group and. France's TotalEnergies pauses its financial investments.
In Bangladesh, based upon an appeal by an attorney requiring the. power deal's potential cancellation, the High Court recently. ordered a committee of experts to analyze the contract under. which Adani materials power from a $2 billion coal-fired plant in. eastern India. The investigation is expected to be concluded by. February, when the court is because of make its order.
The deal was checked in 2017 by Adani and a government entity. under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted this year. amidst a popular uprising and allegations of prevalent. corruption. Supply from the 1,600 megawatt plant, which uses. costly imported coal, started last year and satisfies about a. tenth of Bangladesh's intake.
Renegotiate in case of anomalies in the contract. Cancel. only in case of abnormalities such as corruption and bribery,. Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Bangladesh's power and energy. advisor, stated in an interview in his workplace.
Both based on the findings of the. court-ordered examinations.
He stated some issues, such as Bangladesh not taking advantage of. some Indian tax exemptions to the power plant, have actually currently been. flagged to Adani and could partially form the basis of an offer. renegotiation.
Adani did not instantly react to a request for remark. on the weekend. Adani Power Ltd said in its newest. yearly report that the plant in India's Jharkhand state would. offer Bangladesh uninterrupted, reputable and budget-friendly. electrical power and substantially minimize the typical cost for the. end consumer.
Khan stated the U.S. corruption allegations against Adani. themselves might not have any bearing on the Bangladeshi offer.
A separate committee formed by Bangladesh's interim. federal government is currently penetrating the Adani deal and six other power. agreements with the objective to make sure the investigations will be. appropriate in international settlements and arbitration, stated. a federal government statement.
At 14.02 taka a system, Adani charged the highest rate for. Indian-generated power to Bangladesh in the 2022/23 fiscal year,. compared to a typical cost of 8.77 taka ($ 0.0737), according. to the state-run Bangladesh Power Advancement Board.
Adani's rate fell to 12 taka a system in 2023/24, still 27%. greater than the rate of India's other private manufacturers and as. much as 63% more than Indian state-owned plants, Reuters has. reported.
The market price in Bangladesh is 8.95 taka per unit, which. lead to a yearly power aid bill of 320 billion taka for. the exchequer, Khan stated.
Due to the fact that the costs are high, the federal government has to. subsidise, Khan said. We would like power prices, not only. from Adani, to come down below the typical market prices.
Bangladesh, nevertheless, will keep spending for the power it is. importing from Adani, he said. The business had actually recently halved. its supply since of a hold-up in payment.
Khan stated Bangladesh has enough domestic capacity to fulfill. its needs, though some plants are currently idle or generating. listed below capability since of a shortage of gas or other reasons.
When Adani cut their supply to half, nothing occurred, he. stated. We will not permit any power manufacturer to blackmail us.
(source: Reuters)