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The oil and gas industry risks a huge workforce shortage as more than half of workers in the sector seek to move into the renewable energy industry, a survey published on Tuesday showed. The survey conducted as part of a report by recruitment firm Brunel and Oilandgasjobsearch.com showed that 43% of workers want to leave... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/11/2021, informs that, after resuming negotiations with Proquigel Química S.A., a subsidiary of Unigel Participações S.A., for the leasing of the TermoCamaçari Thermal Power Plant (UTE TermoCamaçari), located in the State of Bahia, the negotiation was successfully concluded and the asset lease agreement... Continue Reading →
Brent slid nearly 4% to below $80 a barrel on Friday as a new COVID-19 variant spooked investors, adding to concerns that a global supply surplus could swell in the first quarter following the release of crude reserves by the United States and others. Oil fell in tandem with other financial markets on fears that... Continue Reading →
While oil and gas majors are increasingly entering new offshore wind and green hydrogen projects, it is but a small portion of the overall pie, to quote David Linden from Westwood Global Energy Group. As a reaction to the energy transition, the oil and gas majors are diversifying and now have more of an energy... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil prices dropped by more than 1% on Tuesday ahead of the expected release of U.S. crude reserves to cool the market while resurgent COVID-19 cases in Europe also weighed on demand. The United States' planned release of emergency oil reserves is part of a plan that President Joe Biden's administration has hashed... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) and conglomerate Andrade Gutierrez (AGIS.UL) have won 1 billion euro ($1.1 billion) contract to build a 1.7 gigawatt combined cycle power plant in Brazil, the German group said on Tuesday. The contract has been awarded by Gas Natural Acu (GNA), a joint venture of Siemens Energy, BP (BP.L), Prumo Logistica and China's State... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. natural gas producers will face billions of dollars in hedging losses for 2022 as the global energy crunch boosts gas prices to multi-year highs, research by consultancy Rystad Energy showed on Friday. Expectations of strong LNG demand for months boosted U.S. futures to a 12-year high in early October, with prices nearly... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Industries including energy, steel and chemicals are looking to develop large-scale hydrogen applications to help reduce carbon emissions and avert global warming. Although hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, it's very scarce as a gas, and so far most methods of producing gas at scale release large amounts of carbon... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) is expected to commit between $60 billion and $70 billion in capital expenditure (capex)in its next multi-year business plan as Brazil's state-controlled oil company focuses on exploration and production in subsalt areas, two sources said on Thursday. The 2022-2026 Petrobras plan, to be released on Nov. 25, is in the final... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Vibra Energia (former BR Distribuidora) plans to sell the Espírito Santo government's stake in ES Gas, the disinvestment in the state distributor is scheduled for the first half of 2022, said the company's president, Wilson Ferreira Jr.. In September, the state government signed a contract with BNDES to carry out studies aimed at modeling... Continue Reading →
