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(OE) Oil and gas company Eco Atlantic has agreed to acquire 100% of Toronto-based JHI Associates Inc. ("JHI"), including JHI's 17.5% stake in the Canje Block offshore Guyana. The Canje Block, offshore Guyana, is directly adjacent to the prolific Stabroek Block where ExxonMobil has discovered more than 10 billion barrels of oil. ExxonMobil operates the Canje Block... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro criticized stiff price hikes for gasoline and diesel by state-controlled oil company Petrobras on Saturday, saying the firm had reported an "absurd" amount of profit. He said, however, he would not interfere in the pricing policy of the company, formally known as Petroleo Brasileiro SA. Petrobras on Thursday said... Continue Reading →
The deadline for companies registered in the Permanent Offer to present additional offer guarantees for sectors of blocks included in the 3rd Bidding Cycle, which will be carried out under the concession regime, ends next Monday (3/14). The areas that are included in the 3rd Cycle are located in the Espírito Santo, Pelotas, Potiguar, Recôncavo,... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) In light of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the European Commission has proposed an outline of a plan, which is supposed to make European Union member states independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas. This could reduce Europe’s demand for Russian gas by two-thirds before the end of the year.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Colombian Energy Minister Diego Mesa launched the country's plans for offshore wind energy at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on Tuesday, while an agreement to develop the first wind project has been signed, the government said in a statement. Developing the industry could bring in some $27 billion in investments by... Continue Reading →
(WO/Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports puts new pressure on U.S. drillers to help fill a supply shortfall that has sent crude prices to the highest levels since 2008. Among them: EOG Resources Inc. and Devon Energy Corp., two shale giants that are sitting on thousands of federal drilling permits, many of which could... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy imports on Tuesday in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, underscoring strong bipartisan support for a move that he acknowledged would drive up U.S. energy prices. "We're banning all imports of Russian oil and gas energy," Biden told reporters at the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil prices running at their hottest level in 14 years are poised to cut post-COVID pandemic fuel demand as consumers react to surging pump and power prices by pulling back on spending and travel, top energy executives warned on Monday. Global oil futures hit as much as $139 a barrel this week as... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday threw his weight behind measures to tamp down domestic fuel prices after the Ukraine conflict sent oil prices to their highest levels since 2008, adding to pressure on state-run oil company Petrobras. A government official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the Bolsonaro administration is studying... Continue Reading →
The chorus is growing from America’s oil executives for President Joe Biden to throw the federal government’s weight behind an industry he once deliberately shunned: U.S. shale. (WO) The Biden administration, which has made climate one of its policy pillars, has more than once asked OPEC+ to raise crude production to tame energy prices --... Continue Reading →
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