(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is in talks with U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers for a long-term import deal, a Petrobras executive said. Brazil is Latin America's largest oil producer, but consumes more gas than it produces and relies on imports to fill the gap. Petrobras buys pipeline gas from neighbor Bolivia and... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Eletrobras posts profit increase, announces additional dividends
(Reuters) - Brazilian power firm Eletrobras reported on Thursday a near 25% increase in its fourth-quarter net profit from a year earlier to 1.11 billion reais ($191.4 million). The company also announced 1.8 billion reais ($310 million) in additional dividends to shareholders in a separate statement. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Eletrobras is Latin America's largest utility... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Mexican tycoon Slim eyes two of Pemex’s key fields, gaining clout in energy sector
(Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex is in talks with Carlos Slim which could see the billionaire tycoon help bankroll two of the country's most promising crude oil and natural gas fields, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The negotiations, which have not been previously reported, indicate Slim's growing clout in Mexico's struggling... Continue Reading →
RWE Signs PPA to Power Data Center Hub with Offshore Wind Energy
(OE) RWE, the U.K.’s largest power generator, has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Telehouse International Corporation of Europe to supply it with green electricity from the London Array offshore wind farm. Under the agreement, RWE will supply a substantial amount of the renewable energy used at Telehouse’s London Docklands campus, Europe’s most... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore, Microsoft Team Up for Clean AI-Driven Floating Power Solutions
(OE) SBM Offshore has entered into a global collaboration agreement with Microsoft to develop standardized, AI-powered carbon-free floating power solutions to address the growing needs for reliable, affordable, carbon-free electricity. This collaboration is set to transform industrial electrification by combining SBM Offshore’s deep expertise in scalable ocean energy infrastructure and Microsoft’s leadership in AI, cloud... Continue Reading →
Colombia Plans to License Petrobras, Ecopetrol Gas Project by Mid-2026
(Reuters) Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras and its Colombian counterpart Ecopetrol could have the licenses needed for moving forward a joint offshore gas project in Colombia by mid-2026, said Orlando Velandia, head of Colombia's hydrocarbons regulator. Some 6 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas reserves have been confirmed, making the project commercial. The partners... Continue Reading →
Guyana Pulls the Plug on Frontera-CGX JV – Exxon Stays Winning
(oilprice.com) Guyana’s government has officially yanked the plug on the Frontera-CGX joint venture, canceling its oil prospecting license for the Corentyne block. The writing had been on the wall since February, when officials gave the JV a 30-day warning. Now, it’s official. The Corentyne block was supposed to be a much-needed diversification play in Guyana’s... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Fuels Oil Production Surge
(oilprice.com) Argentina’s controversial president Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, on taking office enacted strict austerity measures to rein in rampant triple-digit inflation, kick-start the economy and slash a massive fiscal deficit. While it is too early to tell if Milei has reversed decades of economic mismanagement there are promising signs of a miracle emerging. Inflation has plummeted... Continue Reading →
Argentina YPF to get rid of offshore exploration projects, CEO says
(Reuters) - Argentina's energy company YPF wants to speed up a divestiture plan that includes selling controlling stakes in offshore exploration projects in Argentina and Uruguay, reducing its presence in mature fields and later offering a gas distribution company for sale, chief executive officer Horacio Marin said. YPF has exploration rights in seven offshore areas,... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies and RWE Agree One of the World’s Biggest Green Hydrogen Deals
(oilprice.com) Germany’s biggest utility RWE will supply green hydrogen to France’s oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies in a 15-year deal from 2030, in one of the largest such agreements globally. RWE to supply around 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually to TotalEnergies from 2030 to 2044, the German utility giant said on Wednesday. The green hydrogen... Continue Reading →