Nov. 2 (OE) Dominion Energy's 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has reached approximately 85% overall completion, with 44 of its planned 176 wind turbines installed and work on the 45th underway. The latest milestone marks an increase from 81% overall completion reported at the end of July, when 31 turbines had been... Continue Reading →
Trump touted a record Venezuela oil deal. Now reality is setting in
Oct 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump called it the biggest oil deal in history: 17 Venezuelan oilfields holding some 64 billion barrels of reserves, handed to a single company. Delivering on it falls to North American Blue Energy Partners, a little-known firm led by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who was until recently a target... Continue Reading →
Oceanity bags Petrobras charter for oil spill response vessel
Nov. 2 (splash) Offshore vessel operator Oceanity, formerly known as CMM Offshore, has secured a four-year charter contract with Brazilian state-controlled oil major Petrobras for its fast oil spill response vessel CMM Purity.Oceanity subsidiary, CMM Offshore Brasil, signed the contract, which covers deploying the specialised vessel to support Petrobras’ offshore operations. The financial terms, commencement... Continue Reading →
Lula’s unexpected victory in Brazil elections leaves climate community heaving a sigh of relief
Oct. 30 (Reuters Editorial) The surprise re-election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil this week rattled financial markets - and the Trump Administration - but it was celebrated both inside and outside of Brazil as a huge win in the battle against deforestation and the global push for more sustainable food systems.... Continue Reading →
Noble Secures $560M in Rig Deals, Backlog Hits $6.7B
Oct. 30 (OE) Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured approximately $560 million in new rig contracts across Africa, South America and Norway since its July fleet status report, bringing its contracted backlog to $6.7 billion. The awards span six drilling rigs and include exploration, development drilling, plug and abandonment (P&A) and light well intervention... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Picks Seatrium for South American FPSO Project
Oct. 30 (OE) Seatrium has secured a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel integration contract worth over $155 million (S$200) million from SBM Offshore for offshore developments in South America. The contract covers the fabrication of key mooring and riser support structures, a flare tower and associated topside support structures, as well as vessel... Continue Reading →
Exxon, Chevron earnings propelled by war-driven refining surge
Oct 30 (Reuters) - US oil majors ExxonMobil and Chevron both beat analyst expectations for quarterly profit on Friday, as soaring refining margins increased earnings from their fuel-making businesses – which typically have smaller profits – to rival the upstream segments. The US-Israeli war with Iran and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have disrupted... Continue Reading →
Petrobras completes drilling with another oil discovery in Ultra-Deep Waters off the Coast of Amapá
Oct. 29 - Petrobras informs that it has identified another oil-bearing interval in the Morpho well, which constitutes the third discovery in block FZA-M-59, located in ultra-deep waters off the coast of the state of Amapá, at a water depth of 2,886 meters.The continued evaluation of other intervals of interest, following the discoveries announced in... Continue Reading →
Shell Profit Nearly Doubles to $10.8B as Iran War Fuels Refining Boom
Oct. 29 (Reuters) Shell on Thursday announced above-expectation net profit of $10.81 billion in the third quarter, its highest since 2022, and boosted its share buybacks on the back of stronger refining margins and higher liquefied natural gas prices.The US-Israeli war on Iran, now in its ninth month, has disrupted global energy supplies and caused... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ own oil and gas production hits new record, up 11.7% in one year
Oct. 28 (Petrobras) In 3Q26, our average production of oil, NGL, and natural gas reached a record of 3.512 MMboed, 11.7% higher than 3Q25 and 5.3% higher than 2Q26, due primarily to the highest production efficiency level in eight years, the ramp-up of P-78 and P-79 FPSOs in Búzios field, FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão reaching... Continue Reading →