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(Reuters) - Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) is expected to commit between $60 billion and $70 billion in capital expenditure (capex)in its next multi-year business plan as Brazil's state-controlled oil company focuses on exploration and production in subsalt areas, two sources said on Thursday. The 2022-2026 Petrobras plan, to be released on Nov. 25, is in the final... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 has issued an update on its offshore oil and gas/wind projects in its latest results statement. The Subsea and Conventional business unit has been progressing engineering and procurement for the Sangomar, Barossa and Bacalhau oil/gas projects, and has started engineering for TPAO’s deepwater Sakarya gas project offshore Turkey. Offshore Norway, three of the company’s reeling vessels, Seven Vega, Seven Oceans, and Seven Navica, laid... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions has secured a contract with Petrobras to provide a subsea production system and related services for the Mero 4 project offshore Brazil. Aker Solutions will deliver a subsea production system consisting of up to 13 vertical subsea trees designed for Brazil’s pre-salt, including subsea distribution units, subsea control modules, and master control station for... Continue Reading →
The Biden administration's auction of oil drilling rights in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico generated more than $190 million in high bids, bringing in more money for taxpayers than any government offshore lease sale since early 2019. The Department of Interior auction came days after the U.S. joined a global agreement that for the first... Continue Reading →
(TNPetroleo) The Second Round of Bidding for the Excess Volumes of the Transfer of Rights has 11 companies registered and is scheduled for Dec. 17th. Yesterday another company was approved by the Special Tender Committee (CEL): QP Brasil Ltda (Qatar Petroleo). Another ten companies are also eligible for bidding, having been approved at previous CEL... Continue Reading →
An analysis of the annual cost of supply by the Norwegian energy intelligence firm, Rystad Energy, has revealed that costs within the upstream sector have come down considerably in 2021, making new oil more competitive and significantly cheaper to produce. However, Rystad noted that climate policies may fail unless they focus on demand rather than... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Whether fuel pump prices fall in 2022 depends on two groups of producers who are struggling to increase oil output in the wake of the pandemic: OPEC and its allies and U.S. shale firms. The global oil industry's slow response to the surging demand in 2021 has contributed to soaring energy costs and... Continue Reading →
French energy major TotalEnergies and its partner APA Corporation have recently completed a flow test at an appraisal well in Block 58 offshore Suriname, confirming an excellent quality black oil reservoir, but failed to find commercial hydrocarbons at the latest exploration well there. However, success at their next planned exploration well on the block could... Continue Reading →
Dutch FPSO specialist SBM Offshore has won contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for an FPSO for Exxon's Yellowtail development offshore Guyana. The FEED contract for what will be Guyana's fourth FPSO, and fourth delivered by SBM Offshore, triggers the initial release of funds by ExxonMobil to begin FEED activities and secure... Continue Reading →
With an important portfolio of projects for the Brazilian market, SBM Offshore is advancing in the construction of three FPSOs for the country. Despite facing logistical challenges caused by the covid-19 pandemic, the Dutch company achieved two important milestones in the works of the platform ships Almirante Tamandaré (Buzios 6) and Alexandre de Gusmão (Mero... Continue Reading →
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