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(Reuters/OE) Exxon Mobil reportedly made a new discovery at Whiptail in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, as it develops one of the world's most important new oil and gas blocks in the last decade. The company operates the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block as part of a consortium that includes Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd. It... Continue Reading →
Equinor (STOHF) (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) reports adjusted earnings of USD 4.64 billion and USD 1.58 billion after tax in the second quarter of 2021. IFRS net operating income was USD 5.30 billion and the IFRS net income was USD 1.94 billion. The second quarter of 2021 was characterised by: Strong results due to higher... Continue Reading →
The ANP published the notice and concession contract model for the 17th Bidding Round, which contain, respectively, the rules and procedures of the round and the rights and obligations of future concessionaires. This round is scheduled to take place on October 7, with the offer of 92 blocks with exploratory risk, with a total area... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has signed contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 26.25 years lease and operation of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré. These contracts follow the signing of the binding Letter of Intent as announced on February 25, 2021. FPSO Almirante Tamandaré will be deployed at the Búzios field in the... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) Enauta started the week with good reasons to celebrate. Its main asset, the Atlanta field, reached today the mark of 18 million barrels produced since the beginning of its operation, in May 2018. Located in the Santos Basin, the field today operates through an Early Production System (EPS), the FPSO Petrojarl I, in a... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- If an energy transition is underway around the world, it hasn’t reached the streets of Ilha da Conceicao, the working-class district at the heart of Rio de Janeiro’s oil revival. There, buses and trucks are piling into Baker Hughes Co.’s shipyard, where the energy services giant is churning out hundreds of kilometers of... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC’s Subsea division has reported an adjusted EBITDA of $154.1 million in the second quarter of 2021, a 14% increase compared to the first quarter of the year. The division saw a revenue of almost $1.4 billion, a modest improvement, and an operating profit of $72.4 million, a significant increase from $37 million reported in Q1 2021. The... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia (GALP.LS) swung to a net profit in the second quarter thanks to higher crude prices and refining margins, but cautioned on the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement accompanying the figures on Monday Chief Executive Andy Brown said Galp's financial performance in the first half... Continue Reading →
The ANP authorized the assignment of the 30% stake in BP in blocks FZA-M-57, 86, 88, 125 and 127 to Petrobras, which will now hold 100% interest in the assets located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin. The British share in the areas was purchased by Petrobras in April this year, when the state-owned company... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) The ANP board approved the guarantee instrument presented by Total for the deactivation and abandonment of the Lapa field, in the Santos Basin. Thus, the French company is able to sign the amendment to the concession contract, assuming 45% of the field, in consortium with Shell (30%) and Repsol Sinopec (25%). In May 2020,... Continue Reading →
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