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Guyana awarded a unit of Saudi Aramco a tender to purchase a portion of the country's oil production, and the two parties will likely enter into a one-year marketing deal, an official said on Tuesday. The South American country last month received bids from 15 companies aiming to market its allocation of light crude produced... Continue Reading →
(OE) Stronger hurricanes threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast energy hub are elevating the risks of oil spills from damage to area refineries, oil platforms and subsea pipelines, say experts. On Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said it was investigating nearly 350 reports of spills in and along the Gulf after Hurricane Ida hit. Federal and state agencies... Continue Reading →
The Colombian Maritime Authority (DIMAR) has selected Fugro to carry out a joint environmental and exploration seep study in the Caribbean Sea. The project began in late August and is scheduled to complete in November. According to Fugro, the work will involve the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of seabed sediment samples and heat flow measurements... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of the totality of its stake in the Uruguá and Tambaú fields, belonging to the BS-500 concession, located in the Santos Basin, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The teaser, which includes key information about... Continue Reading →
Offshore engineering firm Aquaterra Energy has signed an engineering and design service agreement with an unnamed "supermajor" to deliver multiple offshore platforms over a three-year period. The platforms, of Aquaterra Energy's Sea Swift design, will be destined for off the coast of the Cabinda Province, offshore Angola. "Won through a competitive tender process, Aquaterra Energy... Continue Reading →
(OE) Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa said Tuesday it had made the world’s first recyclable wind turbine blades at its blade factory in Aalborg, Denmark. "Wind power is one of the cornerstones in the quest to tackle the climate emergency. With more than 200 GW of new offshore capacity projected by the Global Wind Energy... Continue Reading →
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his government is tackling the debt burden of state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and hinted he would try to use funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to do so. Asked at a regular government news conference how his government would help Pemex in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil prepared on Monday for Independence Day demonstrations by supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who has called for a show of support for his attacks on the country's Supreme Court that are rattling Latin America's largest democracy. Security was reinforced in the capital Brasilia and police started blocking access to the central... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Azevedo & Travassos announced, on Friday (3/9), that it has taken another important step to acquire Heftos, a subsidiary of its competitor UTC, and all its assets in Macaé (RJ). The group contributed R$ 40 million through a court payment in favor of the Court of the 2nd Bankruptcy and Judicial Reorganization Court of... Continue Reading →
DOF Subsea has concluded the sale of the 2001-built construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Neptune to an international buyer. The company will deliver Skandi Neptune to the buyer in Q3 2022 after the vessel completes its current commitments. DOF Subsea did not reveal further details about the price and the new owner. As reported in July, Skandi Neptune was mobilised for... Continue Reading →
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