(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA) has filed requests to Brazil's competition regulator Cade to renegotiate terms that stipulated the company must sell some of its oil refining and natural gas assets, the company said on Tuesday. The terms, signed by the company in mid-2019, were part of a broad initiative by the government of then-president... Continue Reading →
Octopus Energy Buys Stake in 660 MW Wind Farm Offshore UK
(OW) Octopus Energy’s generation arm has taken a 12.5 per cent stake in the 660 MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm located in England. Octopus Energy bought the stake in Walney Extension from AIP Management, the investment manager for Danish pension fund PKA and PFA. The wind farm features 87 wind turbines, each taller than... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces termination of contract to sell LUBNOR refinery
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in continuation of the announcements made on 06/22/2023 and 02/08/2023, informs that the contract for the sale of the Lubrificantes e Derivados de Petróleo do Nordeste (LUBNOR) refinery, and its associated logistics assets, was terminated due to the lack of compliance with Conditions Precedent established therein until the Final Deadline... Continue Reading →
BW Energy Finalizes Takeover of FPSO from Saipem in Brazil
(OE) Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria from Saipem. The FPSO is currently producing approximately 10,000 barrels per day of oil from the Golfinho field offshore Brazil. BW Energy will pay Saipem a total of USD 73 million in fixed consideration... Continue Reading →
PRIO on the closing of sale of interest in the Manati Field
PRIO S.A. ("Company" or "PRIO") (B3: PRIO3), in addition to the material fact released on November 3, 2022, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on this date, received the payment regarding the conclusion of the sale of its 10% interest in the Manati Field ("Field" or "Manati") to Gas Bridge Storage S.A.... Continue Reading →
Oil & gas firm seeks new partners for ‘high-value play’ after getting thumbs-up for Tullow Guyana acquisition
(OET) AIM-listed and Canada-headquartered oil and gas company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is embarking on a search for new partners, after expanding its interest in a block offshore Guyana, thanks to the green light for the acquisition of Tullow Oil’s entire interest in Tullow Guyana (TGBV), which includes the Orinduik license and operatorship of... Continue Reading →
FPSO Liza Unity Purchase by ExxonMobil Completed
SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Liza Unity, a few months ahead of the end of the maximum lease term, in February 2024. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit while SBM Offshore will continue to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Braskem
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras clarifies that, yesterday, it was informed by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) of its non-binding proposal for the acquisition of Novonor S.A.'s (Novonor) stake in Braskem in the amount of R$10.5 billion. This proposal will still be evaluated by Petrobras' competent bodies. According to releases to the market published... Continue Reading →
CPP Investments Sells Stake in Two German Offshore Wind Farms to Enbridge
(OW) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through its wholly-owned subsidiary CPPIB Renewables Europe S.à r.l, has agreed to sell its 24.5 per cent stake in two German offshore wind farms to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enbridge. Under the transaction, CPP Investments will sell its stake in Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms,... Continue Reading →
Kosmos Energy Becomes Operator of ‘World-Scale’ Senegal Offshore Discoveries as BP Exits
Oil and gas company Kosmos Energy said Monday it had increased its working interest to 90% and assumed operatorship of the "world-scale " Yakaar-Teranga gas discoveries offshore Senegal. The increase in working interest follows BP’s exit from the field. According to Kosmos Energy, Yakaar-Teranga is one of the world’s largest gas discoveries in recent years... Continue Reading →