(OET) U.S. energy infrastructure company New Fortress Energy (NFE) has executed definitive agreements with the Brazilian development bank Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) and funds managed by Lumina Capital Management and BTG Asset Management to fund up to $575 million in asset-based financing. According to NFE, these financings will be used to... Continue Reading →
Equinor acquires Rio Energy, a Brazilian renewable energy company, with selected assets
(TN) Equinor signed an agreement with Denham Capital to acquire Rio Energy, a leading company in onshore renewable energy in Brazil. The transaction includes selected assets and employees, while Denham Capital will retain certain assets. With this acquisition, Equinor reinforces its position as an energy company in the Brazilian market. "Through Rio Energy, Equinor will... Continue Reading →
Valaris anticipates ‘meaningfully’ higher profits in next two years, as rig market tightens further
(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has recorded a strong operational and financial performance during the third quarter of 2023, thanks to a rise in rig demand and day rates. The rig owner’s outlook for the offshore drilling market over the next two years remains bullish with further improvements in fleet utilization and day rates on... Continue Reading →
PRIO Operational Data October 2023
- PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of October. Key: (1) The figures refer to PRIO's 90% interest in Albacora Leste, assuming production throughout the month. As the acquisition’s closing happened on January 26, 2023, the field... Continue Reading →
New Fortress to charter FSRU for LNG import terminal in Brazil
(Reuters) - Liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer New Fortress Energy (NFE.O) said on Monday it has signed a deal to charter a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) from Brazil's Petrobras (PETR4.SA) starting in December. The company said FSRU Energos Winter will be immediately deployed to Terminal Gas Sul (TGS), New Fortress' newest LNG import terminal in Santa Catarina,... Continue Reading →
Brazil hits record September oil and gas production, as well in the pre-salt
ANP released the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin for September 2023, which provides consolidated data on national production. This month, there was a record in total production (oil + natural gas), as well as in oil and natural gas considered separately and also in pre-salt production. A total of 4.666 million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Light Structures to Provide Hull Monitoring Systems for Two Brazil-bound FPSOs
(OE) Light Structures, a supplier of fiber optic condition monitoring systems based on Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) technology, has secured two contracts with China's YANTAI CIMC Raffles Offshore. Under the contracts, Light Structures will deliver SENSFIB hull stress monitoring systems for two Petrobras-commissioned Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO) units. "Representing the most extensive SENSFIB... Continue Reading →
Nine Valaris rigs snap up multi-million drilling gigs with oil & gas giants, pushing total backlog to $3.2 billion
(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a plethora of new contracts and extensions for four floaters and five jack-ups in its rig fleet with TotalEnergies, Petrobras, ExxonMobil, Eni, BP, TAQA, and Perenco. These deals will enable the rig owner to carry out operations in Brazil, Angola, Mexico, Trinidad, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and the UK.... Continue Reading →
Deepwater production platforms go ‘green’
(OM) With the worldwide mandate for emissions reduction, operators are urgently looking for ways to ‘green’ their production platforms. A particular focus is being placed on new and upcoming FPSOs scheduled for deployment offshore Brazil. Some of the most promising paths toward that result include a re-examination of power generation technologies, and here operators are... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Offshore Uptick Could Tighten US OSV Fleet
(OE) Increased activity in the Brazilian offshore oil and gas sector could help strengthen the market recovery for offshore supply vessels (OSV) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In early October, Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras issued requests for quotations (RFQ) for up to 20 OSVs ranging from 3,000 to over 4,500 deadweight tons to... Continue Reading →