(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Monday signaled first quarter production results could top a seven-year quarterly record, with operating profits from pumping oil and gas of up to $9.3 billion. A snapshot of the largest U.S. company's quarter ended March 31 showed operating profits from its oil and gas unit could jump by between $1.9... Continue Reading →
One-year Deal: Shell Books Maersk Drillship for Drilling Ops in Multiple Countries
(OE) Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won contracts with Shell for the provision of its Maersk Voyager drillship for drilling services offshore multiple countries. The contracts are expected to start in April 2022, with a total firm duration of one year. The total contract value is approximately $107.5 million, including a mobilization fee,... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras CEO appointee may face conflict of interest probe
(Reuters) - The prosecutor's office at Brazil's federal audit court (TCU) has asked the court to open an investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro's appointment of Adriano Pires as chief executive of state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (PETR4.SA), for a possible conflict of interest. According to a document seen by Reuters and dated March 31, deputy prosecutor... Continue Reading →
Mexico plans three gas liquefaction facilities, eyes tender process
(Reuters) - Mexican wants to build new gas liquefaction facilities to export excess gas and will put the plants out to tender if he does not get commitments for their construction within a month, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday. Lopez Obrador urged U.S firm Sempra, which has a liquefied natural gas (LNG)... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil gets Guyana’s approval for fourth offshore oil project
Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday received approval to begin work on its fourth offshore oil project in Guyana from the South American country's Environmental Protection Agency. The permit will allow Exxon to begin construction and operation of its Yellowtail project, the latest of up to 10 expected to be producing oil this decade. A... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Oil income to pay fuel subsidy in Mexico, says senior official
(Reuters) - Mexico will use the extra revenue it collects from higher oil prices to subsidize domestic gasoline and diesel prices, Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio told Reuters on Friday. While production has slid significantly in recent years, Mexico remains a major oil producer and exporter. Without the fuel subsidy, annual inflation, which hit 7.29%... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on new oil discovery in the pre-salt in the Campos Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, informs that discovered a new oil accumulation in the pre-salt in the southern portion of the Campos Basin, in a wildcat well in the Alto de Cabo Frio Central block. The well 1-BRSA-1383A-RJS (Alto de Cabo Frio Central Noroeste) is located 230 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro-RJ,... Continue Reading →
Vestas signs agreement with Rio Grande do Norte for offshore wind and green hydrogen
(epbr) The Danish wind turbine giant, Vestas, signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) to study the feasibility of implementing a port-industry that includes offshore wind projects and green hydrogen production. The agreement is the result of a visit that Governor Fátima Bezerra made to Denmark in November... Continue Reading →
Brazil offshore wind projects reach 106 GW
(epbr) Licensing for offshore wind projects in Brazil surpassed the 106 GW of power under licensing at Ibama this month, with the arrival of projects from TotalEnergies (9 GW) and Shell Brasil (17 GW). TotalEnergies' projects are the Sopros do Ceará, Sopros do RJ and Sopros do RS wind farms, each with 200 wind turbines... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies has 9GW of offshore wind farms projects for Brazil
(epbr) TotalEnergies, a major western oil and gas producer, is developing 9 GW of offshore wind generating capacity off the coast of Brazil. There are three distribution parks in Ceará, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. It joins the giants Equinor and Shell, also in the oil and gas segment, but with energy... Continue Reading →