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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that as of May 1, 2021, the natural gas sale prices for distributors will increase, by 39% in R$/m3, in relation to the last quarter. Measured in US$/MMBtu, the increase will be 32%. The variation results from the application of the supply contract formulas, which link the price to... Continue Reading →
Offshore oil and gas drilling is set for a rebound this year following a major 2020 pullback when exploration and production companies deferred many activities due to the pandemic and the collapse in oil prices. Lower lifting and breakeven costs at the most prolific offshore oil regions off Brazil and Guyana are setting the stage for... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The Biden administration aims to transform the United States into the world’s leading producer of energy from offshore wind after years of lagging behind Europe, a senior official said on Wednesday. President Joe Biden’s cabinet earlier this week unveiled a plan to boost the industry that promised new acreage, faster permitting, and billions... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia has provisionally approved U.S. oil company ExxonMobil Corp’s plan to develop a pilot project for hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, in the country’s Valle Medio del Magdalena basin, the oil regulator said on Wednesday. With the Platero investigative project ExxonMobil becomes the second company to begin a fracking pilot project in Colombia,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Shortly before taking office late in 2018, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed to boost crude oil production at Mexican giant Pemex by nearly half, following more than a dozen years of decline. The ambitious goal of increasing the state-run company's oil output from 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) to 2.6 million bpd... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Energy trader Gunvor Group aims to cut its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 40% in absolute terms by 2025, the company said on Tuesday, and has set up a new subsidiary to invest in non-hydrocarbon projects. The Geneva-based firm, which is among the top five global oil traders, aims to cut emissions... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian energy firm Raizen, a joint venture between Cosan SA and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, has chosen four investment banks to manage its initial public offering, expected to be one of the largest this year, raising up to 13 billion reais ($2.25 billion), four people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Raizen... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - China’s Sinopec Corp, Asia’s largest oil refiner aims to be carbon neutral by 2050, with its near-term strategy focused on natural gas development and a long-term pivot to hydrogen, top executives said on Monday. As China’s largest hydrogen producer, Sinopec will focus on fossil fuel-based hydrogen production over the next five years and... Continue Reading →
Annual oil and gas reserves and production by Chinese oil and gas player CNOOC Limited have hit a new record high while costs decreased to a ten-year low. In 2020, CNOOC focused on large and medium-sized oil and gas discoveries and strived to improve the success ratio of exploration. During the year, 16 commercial discoveries... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - European utilities are offering a slew of offshore wind farms, eager to cash in on high valuations as investors hungry for stable returns increasingly flock to the sector, people close to the matter said.FILE PHOTO: Power-generating windmill turbines are seen near Port Saint Louis du Rhone, near Marseille, May 7, 2014. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier... Continue Reading →
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