(Reuters) - Italian cablemaker Prysmian (PRY.MI), opens new tab has shifted around management in Brazil and Latin America as it gears up local plants to boost supply to the electricity sector and future offshore wind farms in the region, the company told Reuters. Raul Gil Boronat, who led Prysmian in Brazil, took over as CEO for Latin... Continue Reading →
Halliburton Landmark supporting Mero Field digital twin development
(OM) Late last month Halliburton Landmark announced it is working with the Petrobras-led Libra Consortium on a digital twin for the presalt Mero Field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The aim is to help reduce capex, speed up production times and improve crude oil recovery using the new insights obtained in a real-time environment. The digital twin, a... Continue Reading →
Navitas assessing FPSOs for Phase 1 offshore Falklands Sea Lion project
(OM) Rockhopper Exploration has commented on a progress report on the Sea Lion oil development in the offshore North Falkland basin from operator Navitas Petroleum LP. This includes an updated development plan, which takes into account static and dynamic reservoir models. Netherland Sewell & Associates’ latest independent report has increased gross 2C resources in the partners’ licenses in the basin... Continue Reading →
New cost estimation tool streamlines decision-making for oil & gas and offshore wind projects
FutureOn, a Norwegian software company specializing in the energy sector, has joined forces with Rystad Energy to launch a digital tool that integrates up-to-date cost estimation with live project data for energy developments, opening doors to accelerated project delivery and efficiency for companies across the energy supply chain. According to FutureOn, its FieldTwin and Rystad... Continue Reading →
Report: Capex shifting to international markets
(OM) A major capex shift from North America to international markets has been ongoing since early 2023, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. This trend has been concurrent with low natural gas prices in the US, which has prompted a number of rigs to out into international markets. Combined with attractive offshore... Continue Reading →
Rebuilding the Foundations of US Offshore Wind
Philip Lewis, Contributor (OE) As we enter a New Year, the memories of the shocks to the foundations to the U.S. offshore wind segment remain fresh. In short, supply chain inflation and capacity/availability, interest rate increases, and tax credit monetization have been the key themes highlighted by developers to explain why many projects became commercially unviable.... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol to invest up to $6.7 billion in 2024
(Reuters) - Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) will invest between $5.7 billion and $6.7 billion and produce up to 730,000 barrels per day equivalent (boepd) in 2024, it said in a statement. A majority of that spending, about $4.8 billion, will go toward keeping production between 725,000 and 730,000 boepd, the company's refineries at between 420,000... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves Strategic Plan 2024-2028+
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, at a meeting held today, the Strategic Plan for the five-year period 2024-2028 (SP 2024-28+), planning to invest US$ 102 billion over the next five years. The first plan of this administration, the SP 2024-28+ aims to prepare Petrobras for the future and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras revises its oil and gas production and CAPEX guidance for 2023
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. –Petrobras, under the terms of CVM Resolution No. 44, of August 23, 2021, and in addition to the material fact disclosed on October 16, 2023, informs that the guidance for its own oil and gas production and its CAPEX have been revised. For total own oil and gas production, the figures went from... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on 2024-2028 Strategic Plan
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media and in line with the statement of October 25, 2023, confirms that its 2024-2028 Strategic Plan (2024-28 SP) is under construction, and will still be approved by the company's Executive Board and Board of Directors. The strategic elements of the 2024-28... Continue Reading →