(oilnow.gy) Since 2015, Guyana has emerged as the global leader in oil discoveries, with unmatched volumes boosting its position in the energy sector, according to Rystad Energy. The Norway-based intelligence company ranked Guyana against 19 other countries. They estimate that Guyana’s recoverable resource is over 13 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) since the initial... Continue Reading →
Canadian Oil Firm Looks for Ways to Keep Guyana’s Offshore Block
(Reuters) Toronto-listed Frontera Energy and partner CGX Energy are seeking alternatives to resolve a dispute with Guyana over rights to retain an offshore block where they found oil, but should they fail to reach an agreement, the matter is set to go to an arbitration court, the vice president said. Guyanese Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo... Continue Reading →
Inyanga Marine Energy Group to spearhead renewable energy development in Canada
Inyanga Marine Energy Group has announced that it has set up a new office in Canada to help drive the development of offshore renewable energy in the country. The new company is called Inyanga Maritime Services Nova Scotia Limited, based in Halifax Nova Scotia. Kiley Sampson has been appointed as Vice President of the Canadian... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC posts solid Q3 2024 results, citing strong execution and growth prospects
(oilnow.gy) TechnipFMC reported third-quarter 2024 revenues of US$2,348.4 million, with a net income of US$274.6 million, or US$0.63 per diluted share. Adjusted net income, which accounts for after-tax charges, was US$280.5 million, or US$0.64 per share. Key factors impacting adjusted net income included a US$60.6 million non-cash tax benefit and an $8.4 million after-tax foreign... Continue Reading →
Guyana among key threats to OPEC’s dominance, says IEA
(oilnow.gy) Guyana is emerging as a significant threat to OPEC’s dominance, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2024 World Energy Outlook, released on October 16. The IEA predicts that OPEC’s market share will drop from its current 34% to 33% by 2030, its lowest level since the 1980s, before rebounding to 40% by 2050. ... Continue Reading →
Stronger Incentives Needed for CCUS
(OE) Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) is a crucial element in global decarbonization, but current economics limit CO2 utilisation deployment, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie. In Wood Mackenzie’s 2050 net zero scenario, more than 7 Btpa of CCUS capacity is needed. Currently, 500 Mtpa of planned carbon capture capacity has been... Continue Reading →
China CNPC’s global oil, gas investment
(Reuters) - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Asia's largest oil and gas producer, has over the past three decades built a global portfolio with assets in 33 countries. The company's overseas production exceeded 100 million metric tons, or 2 million barrels per day of oil equivalent, for the first time in 2019 and has since... Continue Reading →
Preparing for Floating Wind – Leveraging the Oil & Gas Supply Chain
Philip Lewis, Contributor Examining similarities and differences between the deepwater oil & gas and the emerging floating wind segment. (OE) There has been much excitement around the potential for the offshore wind industry to access deeper water sites through the deployment of floating wind technology. Further, there has been much discussion around the development and deployment... Continue Reading →
Enbridge eyes France for offshore wind investments and will avoid US
(Reuters) - Canadian pipeline company Enbridge (ENB.TO) is keen on further offshore wind investments in France, but will avoid the United States, where cost and supply chain problems have contributed to offshore projects collapsing, a senior executive said. Rising costs have led to canceled projects in the U.S. and Britain while putting others at risk. The setbacks... Continue Reading →
Engie Brasil sells 15% stake in gas pipeline firm TAG to Canada’s CDPQ
(Reuters) - Engie Brasil (EGIE3.SA) said on Thursday it had reached a deal to sell a 15% stake in natural gas pipeline firm TAG to Canadian investment fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) for 3.1 billion reais ($641 million). CDPQ, Canada's No.2 pension fund manager with C$424 billion ($320.60 billion) under management, will raise... Continue Reading →