(WO) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is counting on TotalEnergies SE and CNOOC Ltd. to produce oil from its fields in four years, laying the foundation for a new regional fuel hub. The East African nation expects to reach daily output of 230,000 barrels. While that’s much less than what Africa’s biggest producer, Nigeria, pumps,... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS EVALUES DELAY RISK OF THE ALMIRANTE BARROSO FPSO AND RELAUNCHING REFINERY DIVESTMENTS
(PetroNoticias) Vaccination against covid-19 is advancing around the world, but the effects of the pandemic still reverberate in some economic activities. In the case of Petrobras, for example, the company is evaluating possible effects of the pandemic on the works of the FPSO Almirante Barroso, which will be installed in the Buzios field. “In relation... Continue Reading →
Portugal’s Galp Raises Earnings Outlook after Hefty 3Q Profit
Portuguese oil company Galp Energia on Monday raised its earnings outlook for 2021 after higher oil prices and positive refining margins buoyed profitability in the third quarter. Galp said its adjusted core earnings or EBITDA in this year as a whole would exceed 2.3 billion euros ($2.7 billion), compared with its previous forecast of 2... Continue Reading →
Bolsonaro’s Privatization Talk Masks Struggle to Unload Petrobras Refineries
(Bloomberg) -- For all President Jair Bolsonaro’s recent talk of privatizing Brazil’s crown jewel, oil giant Petrobras has struggled even to unload a handful of refineries. And its chances have never looked worse. With global fuel demand still reeling from the pandemic and refineries shutting down elsewhere, Brazil is giving potential buyers another reason for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Highlights on production and sales in 3Q21
Petrobras - In 3Q21, we continued to operate safely and with a solid performance, still with a differentiated regime and special protocols due to the pandemic scenario, but with a gradual increase in the number of people on board. The average production of oil, LGN and natural gas reached 2.83 MMboed, 1.2% above 2Q21, mainly... Continue Reading →
Peru’s state-owned oil company plans return to production for first time since 1990s
(Reuters) - Peru's state-owned Petroperu hopes to once again extract oil in the Andean nation by the end of the year to supply crude to its Talara refinery, the government said on Wednesday. The move, under new socialist President Pedro Castillo, signals a return to oil production for Petroperu after more than two decades focused... Continue Reading →
Brazilian fuel distributors fear shortages as Petrobras set to miss demand
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) confirmed it will not be able to meet "atypical demand" from fuel distributors in November that has surpassed its production capacity, raising fears of supply shortages in the country. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, said in a securities filing late on Monday that it has... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies about pieces of news in the media on cuts in fuel orders fulfillment
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras clarifies about pieces of news in the media regarding cuts in fuel orders fulfillment. As disclosed in the 2Q21 Production and Sales Report, the company operated its refining facilities in the first half of 2021 with a utilization factor (UF) of 79%, in line with the 2020 average and higher... Continue Reading →
Electrical failure reduced production at five oil blocks -Petroecuador
(Reuters) - Ecuador's state oil company Petroecuador said on Friday that production at five of its blocks was reduced by some 31,000 barrels because of an electrical failure in the country's Amazon region. The failure occurred on Thursday at a substation run by the state electrical company, leaving areas of Sucumbios and Orellana provinces -... Continue Reading →
How to Ensure Oil & Gas Infrastructure Still Has Value
(OE) By David Linden Head of Energy Transition at Westwood Global Energy Group If we want to reach net zero by 2050, there is an increasingly high risk that some of the oil and gas infrastructure investments (i.e. in platforms, pipelines, processors, storage sites etc) made today will result in stranded assets. In other words,... Continue Reading →