CNPE Authorizes Auction of Production Individualization Agreements for the Mero, Atapu, and Tupi Oil Fields

Oct.1 -The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved, this Wednesday (October 1st), a resolution authorizing Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA), a state-owned company linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), to hold the Auction for the Sale of Rights and Obligations arising from the Production Individualization Agreements (AIPs) for the Mero, Atapu, and Tupi Shared... Continue Reading →

October 1, 2025 0

Equatorial Guinea to open its 2026 oil and gas licensing round in April

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea will open a new oil and gas licensing round in April to boost exploration and counter dwindling oil output, its minister of hydrocarbons and mining development Antonio Oburu Ondo said on Monday. "This ronda (licensing round) will be launched in the second quarter of 2026 right after the details... Continue Reading →

September 29, 2025 1

BREAKING: TotalEnergies-RWE Consortium Wins France’s Largest Offshore Wind Tender as RWE Signals Exit

Sept. 4 (offshoreWIND.biz) A consortium between TotalEnergies and RWE has won the Centre Manche 2 tender to develop a 1.5 GW offshore wind farm off the coast of Normandy, making it the largest renewable energy initiative in France to date. As part of a strategic review of its investment, RWE has expressed the wish to... Continue Reading →

September 24, 2025 0

ANP Expects R$17Billion in Investments from the Extension of Round Zero Onshore Contracts

The Brazilian oil and gas sector is expected to receive approximately R$17 billion in new onshore investments from the extension of contracts for 139 onshore oil and natural gas production fields originated in Round Zero. This figure was released by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The so-called Round Zero was held in 1998, following the... Continue Reading →

September 23, 2025 0

ANP Approves Inclusion of 275 New Blocks in the Permanent Concession Offer

Sept. 23 (TN) The ANP Board of Directors approved the inclusion of 275 new blocks and five areas with marginal accumulations in the Permanent Concession Offer (OPC) notice, located in the Campos, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Parnaíba, Potiguar, Recôncavo, Santos, São Francisco, Tacutu, and Tucano Sul basins. The new version of the notice, including the approved... Continue Reading →

September 23, 2025 0

Canada Readies for Offshore Wind

Sept. 21 (OE) Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, has announced that strategic direction has been given to the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator as a next step toward realizing Canada’s first-ever offshore wind project. Fraser made the announcement on behalf of Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural... Continue Reading →

September 22, 2025 0

Panama Canal Launches Concession Process for Natural Gas Pipeline

Sept. 19 (OE) The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched the concessionaire selection process for a natural gas pipeline project, holding its first market engagement event with more than 45 representatives from global energy companies. The 76-kilometre pipeline, with a planned transfer capacity of up to 2.5 million barrels per day, will connect maritime terminals... Continue Reading →

September 19, 2025 0

Trinidad and Tobago Gets Bids for Only Four Out of 26 Oil and Gas Blocks

Sept. 18 (Reuters) An auction of deepwater oil and gas exploration and production blocks in Trinidad and Tobago has failed to attract significant interest from foreign investors, with bids submitted for just four of the 26 areas on offer. The bidding round closed on Wednesday with bids from China's CNOOC for three areas and a... Continue Reading →

September 18, 2025 0

Petrobras makes new discovery in the Aram Block

Sept. 12 (PN) Petrobras notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) about the discovery of oil signs in well 3-BRSA-1399-SPS, in a water depth of 1,866 meters in the Aram block. Drilling on the well began at the end of May by the Valaris DS-4 drillship. The oil company has already found oil signs in two... Continue Reading →

September 12, 2025 0

TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy Secure Exploration License Offshore Congo

Sept.1 (OE) TotalEnergies and its partners QatarEnergy and Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo have been awarded an exploration license for the Nzombo offshore block in the Republic of Congo. Under the terms of the production sharing contract signed with the Congolese Government, QatarEnergy will hold a 35% participating interest in the block. TotalEnergies affiliate... Continue Reading →

September 1, 2025 0

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