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In 3Q22, Petrobras kept a solid operating performance, with average production of oil, NGL and natural gas reaching 2.64 MMboed, virtually in line with 2Q22. Results in 3Q22 fully contemplate the impacts of the production sharing contracts related to the Transfer of Rights Surplus Volumes of Atapu and Sepia - which became effective on May... Continue Reading →
With the addition of 115 new global offshore wind projects during 3Q, Quest Floating Wind Energy (Q FWE) are actively tracking 696 projects (with statuses Possible, Planned, Pre-development and Under development) representing $1.75 trillion in CapEx, a one-half billion quarter over quarter gain. The Quest Offshore Wind Turbine Index (QOWTI), which tracks the Total Addressable... Continue Reading →
(OE) Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services provider, is rebranding itself with a new name, color scheme and logo that underscores its ambitions for a lower-carbon future, the company said on Monday. The nearly 100-year-old firm, originally named after its founding family, has become a giant in oilfield services and equipment such as drilling and... Continue Reading →
(EV) Shell is harnessing talent from its offshore oil and gas division to progress two major Scottish floating wind farms. The supermajor’s UK business manager for offshore wind, Melissa Read says they are “transitioning across” a lot of upstream skill to propel the Marram and Campion projects. Both floating wind schemes were secured alongside partner ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum announced Thursday evening (20) that it had signed a commitment to structure and issue debentures, with a firm placement guarantee, in the amount of US$ 500 million. This amount will join another US$ 500 million raised by the oil company in August, through financing led by Stanley Senior Funding. With this US$ 1... Continue Reading →
Denmark-based offshore wind installation services firm Cadeler said Friday it had signed a letter of intent with a "blue chip" client. The client is looking into the possibility of using one of Cadeler's two O-class wind turbine installation vessels "over a long period of time," according to Cadeler. Cadeler has two O-class jack-up units -... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling company Borr Drilling said Thursday that its joint venture company in Mexico (Perfomex) had entered into new contracts for the company's five premium jack-up rigs. The rigs in question are the "Galar", "Gersemi", "Grid", "Njord" and "Odin" and the contracts are with OPEX Perforadora S.A. de C.V. and Perforadora Profesional Akal I S.A.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The Biden administration on Thursday said it would hold a Gulf of Mexico drilling auction in March of next year to satisfy a requirement in the government's new climate change law. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer all of the available unleased acreage in the Gulf outer continental shelf on March... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Top oilfield services provider Schlumberger Ltd (SLB.N) reported a 64.9% jump in third-quarter profit on Friday that topped Wall Street expectations as a surge in oil and gas prices led to more drilling activity. Oil and gas producers are looking to increase production as crude prices stay near eight-year highs, boosting demand for Schlumberger's equipment,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Mozambique expects to ship its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe from the Eni-operated Coral Sul floating plant later this month or early November, petroleum regulator INP said on Friday in a supply boost for the energy-starved region. BP's LNG tanker, British Sponsor, has already arrived offshore northern Mozambique, said Welligence Energy Analytics in... Continue Reading →
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