Aug 28 (Reuters) - California on Friday sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer over a deal that canceled a planned project off the state's Central Coast in exchange for a $120 million federal reimbursement and a commitment to invest in fossil fuel projects. California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the lawsuit in... Continue Reading →
PetroChina H1 profit jumps 22%, fuel sales fall as China demand weakens
Aug 30 (Reuters) - China's largest oil and gas company, PetroChina, reported on Sunday a 22% jump in first-half net profit, as higher oil prices and stronger fuel sales boosted earnings. H1 net profit attributable to shareholders rises 22% to 103.94 billion yuan ($14.65 billion) from 84 billion yuan a year earlier. Revenue up 5.3%... Continue Reading →
BW Ideol’s Eight-Year-Old Floatgen Turbine Produces 40 GWh
Aug. 28 (offshoreWIND.biz) BW Ideol’s 2 MW Floatgen floating wind turbine has been in operation for eight years at the SEM-REV offshore test site off Le Croisic, France, with cumulative electricity production now exceeding 40 GWh. The turbine, installed on BW Ideol’s concrete Damping Pool floating foundation, entered operation in 2018 and has recorded average... Continue Reading →
U.S. In Talks To Take Direct Ownership Of Venezuelan Oil Fields
Aug. 27 (oilprice.com) The Trump administration is reportedly in active discussions with Venezuela’s interim government to acquire a direct U.S. ownership stake in key Venezuelan oil fields. According to senior U.S. officials cited by Axios, the talks involve equity stakes in a select group of high-yield fields containing approximately 90 billion barrels of proven crude—a transaction... Continue Reading →
Seatrium, Petrobras eye potential natural gas collaboration to meet growing Asian demand
Aug. 27(businesstimes.com.sg) Brazilian oil giant Petrobras and offshore and marine player Seatrium are discussing a potential tie-up to explore offshore solutions in natural gas, said Magda Chambriard and Chris Ong, the respective CEOs of Petrobras and Seatrium. They were speaking at a media briefing following the christening ceremony for two floating production storage and offloading... Continue Reading →
France’s Voltalia wins approval for $35 billion data center project in Brazil
Aug 27 (Reuters) - French renewable energy company Voltalia has received authorization from Brazil's government to install a data center at the Pecem port complex in Ceara state, securing tax exemptions for the planned mega-project. Investment in the data center is expected to total 181.7 billion reais ($35.24 billion), Brazil's government said in a Wednesday statement.... Continue Reading →
Equinor Targets 27% International Production Growth by 2030
Aug. 27 (oilprice.com) Alongside boosting exploration and production offshore its home market Norway, Equinor is pursuing an international growth strategy, aiming to significantly increase its overseas oil and gas output by focusing on fewer but more lucrative regions such as the U.S., Brazil, and Angola. In recent years, Equinor has streamlined and high-graded its portfolio... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Nears Dual FPSO Sailaway for Petrobras’ Búzios Field
Aug. 27 (OE) Singapore's Seatrium is preparing for the sailaway of two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units for Brazil's Petrobras, with the P-80 and P-82 vessels scheduled to depart within weeks of each other. The two vessels were marked at a christening ceremony at Seatrium's Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore and will head... Continue Reading →
Buzios sets new Natural Gas export record
Aug. 26 (PN) -The Buzios field, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, set a new record for natural gas exports in July. During that period, the asset reached an average of 10.8 million cubic meters per day, underscoring the expansion of production destined for the Brazilian market and the operational reliability of... Continue Reading →
China’s CNOOC Posts Record First-Half Profit
Aug. 26 (Reuters) Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC posted a record first-half net profit on Wednesday, as higher oil prices driven by the Iran war and rising production boosted earnings. Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 23.4% to 85.8 billion yuan ($12.9 billion) from 69.5 billion yuan a year earlier, according to a... Continue Reading →