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(Reuters) - Brazil’s central bank will likely be forced to put aside its misgivings and cut interest rates much further, testing the “lower bound” of rates as it battles against potentially the biggest economic crash on record and historically low inflation. A debate over the lower bound, which has consumed various global central banks in... Continue Reading →
The transition to renewable power from traditional fuels will create a $16 trillion investment opportunity through 2030 as spending shifts to new infrastructure, Goldman Sachs analysts said Tuesday. The bank projects green-energy spending to pass that of oil and gas for the first time ever next year and account for roughly 25% of all energy spending. The... Continue Reading →
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi wants to turn the 67-year-old Italian oil and gas firm into a greener business, focusing on clean low-carbon products to build a huge customer base which he believes can steady the ship and attract investors more than ever. The veteran oil executive, reappointed as Eni chief for a third time in... Continue Reading →
The Covid-19 downturn will expedite peak oil demand, putting a lid on exploration efforts in remote offshore areas and as a result, reducing the world’s recoverable oil by around 282 billion barrels, Rystad Energy said in its annual global energy outlook released this week. Per Rystad, a Norway-based energy intelligence firm, global total expected remaining... Continue Reading →
June 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding to the news published in the media, referring to the sale of its stake in BR Distribuidora S.A. (BR), clarifies that, according to the press released on 01/16/2020, has been studying a possible additional sale of its stake in BR. However, there is still no deliberation... Continue Reading →
June 16, 2020 Petrobras has postponed until July the deadline for submitting the bidding proposals for chartering one or more drill rigs for Mero, a production sharing field located in the Santos Basin. The date was scheduled for 19 of June, but the oil company chose to postpone to 6 of July. Source: PetroleoHoje
June 16, 2020 Ibama granted an operating license for the production, collection and disposal of oil and natural gas from the Pampo and Enchova fields, in the Campos Basin, to Trident Energy. The company bought Petrobras' shallow water assets last year. In the decision, the environmental agency defined that the company will be responsible for... Continue Reading →
June 17, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of its entire stake in a set of seven onshore and shallow water concessions located in the state of Alagoas. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well as the... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore seismic data acquisition company PGS has said that the first data of its Peru MegaSurvey is now available. The seismic dataset, including 2D and 3D data, is aimed at E&P companies interested in South America, specifically Peruvian coastline hydrocarbon potential. Continue reading
Offshore wind currently represents just a small piece of the world’s energy supply. But that’s changing faster than ever before as new and existing players look to tap the huge resource potential—and market opportunities—being unlocked by shrinking costs and technological advances, as outlined in a recent comprehensive market report. In the coming two decades, the... Continue Reading →
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