(TXF) Delays and project cost overruns from the pandemic have meant lenders and sponsors of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan are scrambling to remedy the project’s financial woes. ECAs may push out the tenor envelope to ease the pressure - but concrete solutions are yet to be realized. The fledgling Taiwanese offshore wind... Continue Reading →
BP Acquires Majority Stake in Deep Wind Offshore’s S. Korean Offshore Wind Portfolio
Oil major BP has formed an offshore wind joint venture with Norway's Deep Wind Offshore to develop offshore wind farms in South Korea. As part of the deal agreement, BP has acquired a 55% stake in Deep Wind Offshore’s early-stage offshore wind portfolio, which includes four projects across the Korean peninsula with a potential generating capacity of... Continue Reading →
Portugal’s Galp posts record profit in 2022 on soaring oil prices, wider refining margins
(Reuters) - Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia (GALP.LS) on Monday reported a record adjusted net profit for 2022, due to soaring oil prices and wider refining margins in the fourth quarter. Galp said its adjusted profit almost doubled to 881 million euros ($940.03 million), surpassing the previous record of 707 million euros set in 2018.... Continue Reading →
Equinor delays Bacalhau, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, to 2025
(epbr) Equinor has delayed, from 2024 to 2025, the forecast for the start of production in the Bacalhau field, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, said the company’s president, Anders Opedal. The pandemic, according to the executive, affected the project schedule as a whole in the global oil and gas industry. The Norwegian oil... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of the LUBNOR refinery
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, in reference to the release of May 25, 2022, informs that following up on the approval process of the sale transaction of Refinaria Lubrificantes e Derivados do Nordeste - LUBNOR, on today's date, the Court of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense - CADE approved an order from Councilors Vitor... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of stake in power sector company
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/22/2022, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of its 18.8% stake in the capital stock of UEG Araucária S.A. (UEGA), together with its partners, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL and COPEL Geração e Transmissão S.A., which hold, respectively,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras: Highlights on production and sales in 4Q22
In 2022, we delivered an excellent operational performance, meeting all production targets for the year, with the following marks recorded: In 2022, we achieved an annual record in operated production, with an average of 3.64 MMboed. This result was mainly due to the start-up of FPSO Guanabara (Mero field) and P-71 (Itapu field), as well... Continue Reading →
Trident Energy wraps up saturation diving campaign offshore Brazil
Oil and gas company Trident Energy has completed a saturation diving campaign at Pampo and Enchuva fields offshore Brazil. According to Trident Energy, this is the company’s first saturation diving campaign in Brazil and the second in its history. Trident Energy explained that the main objective was to remove two valves, allowing additional integrity tasks to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on receiving earnout from Baúna
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 07/24/2020, 07/28/2020 and 11/06/2020, informs that it received today from Karoon Petróleo & Gás Ltda (Karoon), a subsidiary of Karoon Energy Ltd, the amount of R$ 430 million, equivalent to the contingent payment of the oil price for the year 2022. This amount... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of the Albacora Leste field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 01/26/2023 and 04/27/2022, informs that it has finalized today, after the fulfillment of all the preceding conditions, the sale of its total interest in the Albacora Leste production field, located in the Campos Basin, to the company Petro Rio Jaguar Petróleo LTDA. (PetroRio),... Continue Reading →