About 157,706 barrels, or 9%, of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut on Wednesday by Hurricane Ian, said offshore regulator Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. Hurricane Ian was lashing Florida's Gulf Coast with powerful winds and drenching rain, but the Category 5 storm steered clear of the Gulf's richest oil production areas. ... Continue Reading →
Fourth gas leak found on Nord Stream pipeline
The Swedish Coast Guard has discovered a new gas leak on the Nord Stream pipelines that connect Russia and the European Union, representing the fourth one found this week. According to local media reports, the Swedes discovered the fourth leak on Nord Stream 2, near a larger leak discovered earlier on Nord Stream 1. Nord... Continue Reading →
Capricorn Energy Drops Tullow Merger Plan in Favour of Israel’s NewMed
(Reuters) Capricorn Energy said on Thursday it was ditching its plan to merge with Africa-focused Tullow Oil in favour of a combination with Israel's NewMed Energy, following shareholders' opposition to deal . Under the proposed combination, NewMed unitholders will receive 2.337344 new Capricorn shares for each unit held, the companies said in a joint statement A special... Continue Reading →
Wärtsilä lines up first fleet decarbonisation deal for oil & gas segment in Latin America
Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has inked what is described as “a pioneering agreement” for decarbonisation projects in the oil and gas segment in the Americas with Brazil’s shipping company Grupo CBO. This is the Finnish player’s first contract in the decarbonisation area for the oil and gas sector in Latin America, and the second one in the Americas. CBO... Continue Reading →
Seadrill secures new contracts with Petrobras
One of Seadrill’s drillships has arrived in Brazil to complete testing operations ahead of its three-year contract with Petrobras. Seadrill secured two contracts with Petrobras for the West Carina and West Tellus rigs back in November 2021. Both agreements, for work on the Búzios field, were signed on a three-year fixed-term basis with a planned start date... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to release new strategic plan in November
(Reuters) - Petrobras is set to present its new strategic plan for the coming years in November, an executive for Brazil's state-run company said on Wednesday, hinting it should be "consistent" with the current focus on offshore oil formation known as pre-salt. During an oil and gas event in Rio de Janeiro, Petrobras' executive director... Continue Reading →
Petrobras divestment strategy instrumental in expanding production from mature fields
(TN) Petrobras' divestment strategy was instrumental in boosting competitiveness and expanding production from mature fields in the country. The percentage of mature concessions operated by companies other than Petrobras - increased from 16% in 2010 to 38% in 2021. During this period, the number of operating companies jumped from 24 to 44. companies have given... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on P-83 construction contract
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today it signed a contract with Keppel Shipyard Limited for the construction of the P-83 platform, as a result of the advancement of the Búzios field development project, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. The P-83 will be able to produce up to 225 thousand barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
Italian firm to build platform for gas project in Argentina
Italian contractor Rosetti Marino has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies for the construction of the Fenix project platform, which will be installed 60 km off the coast of Terra del Fuego in southern Argentina. This comes days after TotalEnergies announced a final investment decision for the Fenix gas development, the world’s southernmost gas project. TotalEnergies and... Continue Reading →
Saipem Nets 1B Euros Worth of Contracts in Ivory Coast
Italian oilfield services giant Saipem has won two new contracts in Ivory Coast worth around one billion euros in total. The contracts have been assigned by ENI Cote d’Ivoire-Petroci consortium for the Baleine Phase 1 Project, for the development of the oil and gas field offshore Ivory Coast located at a 1,200 m water depth.... Continue Reading →