(Reuters) The chief executive of Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Thursday the company must prepare for an "unavoidable" energy transition and wants to play a leading role in it. Jean Paul Prates highlighted in a conference call with analysts that Petroleo Brasileiro SA's deepwater operations put the company in a good position for wind... Continue Reading →
Flotation Energy, Vårgrønn take first permitting step for another oil & gas-powering floating wind farm
Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, who recently filed a Marine Licence application for their 500 MW Green Volt floating wind farm in Scotland, have now submitted a Scoping Report for the 1.4 GW Cenos floating offshore wind farm to Marine Scotland. The developers have submitted leasing applications for both Cenos and Green Volt as part of... Continue Reading →
Portugal’s EDP to boost green growth with $27 billion investment
(Reuters) - Portugal's largest utility, EDP (EDP.LS), on Thursday said it would invest 25 billion euros ($27 billion) over four years with the aim of nearly doubling its installed renewable energy capacity to 33 gigawatts (GW) by 2026. In its strategic plan through 2026, EDP said 21 billion euros would be invested by its wind and... Continue Reading →
Japan’s Inpex Buys Stake in UK Offshore Wind Farm from Mitsubishi
(Reuters) Inpex, Japan's largest oil and gas exploration and production company, said on Thursday it had bought a 16.7% stake in the Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland from Mitsubishi to expand further into renewable energy. The Moray East offshore wind farm, launched last April, has capacity of 950 megawatts from 100 turbines, with... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio Brings Online MUP5 Well at Frade Field Off Brazil
The Brazilian oil company Petro Rio on Wednesday announced production start-up for the MUP5 well in the Frade offshore field in Brazil. Petro Rio said that the stabilized initial production of approximately 8,000 barrels of oil per day, above original projections, increasing the Field’s production by 25% and the company’s production by 10%. With this... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Financial Performance in 4Q22 – CFO message
With a strong sense of accomplishment, we are very proud to share 2022 results. They are the synthesis of a long trajectory of huge challenges which were overcome, efficient management, consistent strategic choices which were vindicated and the focus on value generation, all of which are today reflected in excellent economic and financial results and... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind’s Jones Act Supply Chain Getting into Gear
Capital Link’s Jones Act webinar on Offshore Wind, moderated by lawyer Winston & Strawn’s Charlie Papavizas, provided good insights into the plans of leading U.S. participants in the sector. The panel offered an extremely positive view of the most exciting sector in Jones Act shipping at this time. Panelist Jeff Andreini of Crowley, which is involved... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol reports record net profit of $6.9 bln for 2022
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) on Tuesday reported record net profit of 33.4 trillion pesos ($6.9 billion) for 2022, double the previous year, boosted by higher oil prices and greater-than-expected production. Ecopetrol also reported a fourth-quarter net profit of 6.85 trillion pesos, up 13% from a year earlier. Reuters Graphics "During 2022 Ecopetrol... Continue Reading →
BW Energy targeting 2026 for Maromba project startup offshore Brazil
(OM) BW Energy is progressing its planned Maromba field development in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil, the company revealed in its latest results review. Last April it entered an agreement to purchase the FPSO Polvo from BW Offshore for deployment on Maromba following an upgrade. Discussions continue on financing this process, and planned first oil has now been pushed... Continue Reading →
PRIO to approach 100,000 barrels/day of oil production in 2023
PRIO expects to increase investments by 180% in 2023, to US$ 600 million, and reach the end of the year with a production level of around 100,000 barrels/day, said the coordinator of the company's wells, Estevão Borges Pereira. The oil company intends to increase its production in the Campos Basin by 25% – currently around... Continue Reading →