Brought to you by Quest Offshore & Southern Cone Consultants
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras clarifies pieces of news in the media about the supply of natural gas for electric power generation. The company clarifies that it has expanded the supply of fuel for thermal power plants, which allowed to increase, between September 2020 and June 2021, the thermoelectric power generation of its plants and... Continue Reading →
Australian oil company Woodside confirmed Monday it has been in talks with BHP over the potential acquisition of BHP's oil and gas business. "Woodside notes recent speculation regarding a potential transaction between Woodside and BHP Petroleum. Woodside continuously reviews the composition of its asset portfolio and opportunities to create and deliver value for shareholders. Woodside... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up the release disclosed on 06/04/2021, informs that the scheduled stoppage of 30 days for maintenance of the Mexilhão platform and the Route 1 gas pipeline, which transports the natural gas produced in Mexilhão and other platforms in the pre-salt and post-salt areas of the Santos Basin, will be... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons, through its Tugboats unit, participated in the first ship-to-ship offshore operation for the transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through a ULGC (Ultra Large Gas Carrier) gas vessel of the Q-FLEX type in Brazil. The ship is considered one of the largest gas tankers in the world with a capacity of 215,000 m³.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), along with Chevron Corp (CVX.N), is seeking to bulk up in the burgeoning renewable fuels space by finding ways to make such products at existing facilities, sources familiar with the efforts said. The two largest U.S. oil companies want to produce sustainable fuels without ponying up billions of... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The port complex intends to attract partners to develop the four Ventos do Açu parks Porto do Açu, Prumo's port complex in Norte Fluminense, started the environmental licensing of offshore wind farms with 2,160 MW of installed capacity, and intends to attract one or more partners to develop the four wind farms of Ventos... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Guyana's Natural Resources Ministry said on Monday the country earned nearly $80 million from a July crude cargo sold to an Indian refiner, the highest figure since exports began in early 2020, though an official ruled out a long-term supply deal. Guyana sold the cargo of 1,047,820 barrels of light, sweet Liza crude at... Continue Reading →
Simply Blue Energy and Subsea 7, the consortium behind the proposed Salamander floating wind project, have signed an MOU for potential incorporation of ERM’s Dolphyn hydrogen technology. Simply Blue Energy and Subsea 7, the consortium behind the proposed 200-MW Salamander floating wind project, have signed a memorandum of understanding for potential incorporation of ERM’s Dolphyn hydrogen... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Glencore (GLEN.L) will return $2.8 billion to shareholders in 2021 after soaring commodity prices helped the mining and trading company to a record performance for the first six months of the year, it said on Thursday. The London-listed company joins rivals Rio Tinto (RIO.L) and Anglo American (AAL.L) in declaring bonanza payouts after record half-year profits buoyed by a... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Oil and gas services company SBM Offshore on Thursday reported a better than expected decline in core profit for the first half of 2021 as it looks to develop floating offshore wind projects. After reducing spending sharply in the face of a pandemic-induced demand collapse, major energy companies have profitted from surging oil and... Continue Reading →
