Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Term of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Gas, signed on July 8, 2019 ("TCC Gas"), which was also approved today by the Company's Board of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the cessation of refining at CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 20, 2024, informs that the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) decided in favor of renegotiating the Terms of Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Refinery, signed on May 29, 2019, which was also approved today by the Company's Board of Directors. On... Continue Reading →
New Petrobras CEO to Execute Investment Plan Without Surprises
(Reuters) The incoming chief executive of Petrobras will execute its investment plan with no "surprise" for investors, Brazil Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira said on Tuesday, in his first comments since the state-run oil firm announced a CEO swap. The minister downplayed concerns of a government intervention at Petrobras, which dismissed former CEO Jean... Continue Reading →
Guyana Has Become a Major Driver of Global Oil Supply Growth
Guyana has turned into a significant contributor to global crude oil supply growth in just a few short years. This is according to data published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration this week that showed Guyana had the third-fastest production growth rate globally, after the United States and Brazil. Between 2019, when oil production began in the... Continue Reading →
Apollo and DOF Deliver Extensive Study on Floating Wind Installation Ops
(OE) Apollo and DOF, in collaboration with the ORE Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FoWCoE), have delivered the study on GW-scale floating offshore wind installation methods. Installing a single, state-of-the-art floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) represents a milestone in offshore marine operations. However, GW-scale floating wind farms will require approximately sixty FOWTs, which... Continue Reading →
Saipem Scoops $3.7B for Work on TotalEnergies’ Kaminho Field
(OE) Saipem has been awarded three new contracts by TotalEnergies for the Kaminho project, relating to the development of Cameia and Golfinho oil fields offshore Angola, worth $3.7 billion. The first of the contracts, awarded by TotalEnergies' subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Angola Block 20, refers to the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Transportation and Commissioning of the Kaminho... Continue Reading →
PGS Streamlines Seismic Data Interpretation Services
(OE) Norwegian seismic company PGS has teamed up with Onward, an energy innovation platform, to offer on-demand seismic data interpretation. The collaboration that facilitates on-demand data interpretation provided by Onward, which leverages its technical capabilities to enhance PGS' existing MultiClient and Data OnDemand services and accelerate interpretation workflows. Onward and PGS now offer subscribers of... Continue Reading →
MODEC Secures ClassNK’s AiP for TLP-Type Floating Wind Turbine
(OE) MODEC and Toyo Construction have jointly secured an approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for floating structure and tether system with tether pile foundation for tension leg platform (TLP)-type floating offshore wind turbine. The acquisition of AiP was one of the tasks of the Japanese national research and development agency NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola to Acquire Full Ownership of Avangrid for EUR 2.35 Billion
Iberdrola and Avangrid have signed an agreement under which the Spanish company will acquire the stake which it previously did not own in its US subsidiary for USD 2.55 billion (approximately EUR 2.35 billion). Iberdrola, which owns around 81.6 per cent of Avangrid, launched an offer to acquire the remaining 18.4 per cent in March... Continue Reading →
Lula’s ambitions for Petrobras hemmed in by new rules
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may soon discover that swapping the CEO of Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is not enough to turn the state-run oil company into the engine for job creation and development it was during his first 2002-2010 terms. Lula last week tasked incoming CEO Magda Chambriard with speeding up investments in... Continue Reading →