Oil and gas major Shell has officially changed its name to Shell plc, after deciding to simplify its share structure, move the headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK and, as a result, remove the Royal Dutch designation from its name. The energy major on Friday confirmed its name had changed from Royal Dutch Shell... Continue Reading →
Prumo Logistica Purchases 20% of the Oiltanking Shares and Assumes Total Control of Açu Petroleo
(PN) Prumo Logistica, a company controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners, responsible for the development of Porto do Açu, acquired the 20% stake held by the German company Oiltanking and will now control 100% of Açu Petroleo. Formed in 2016, Açu Petroleo is the owner of the only private terminal in Brazil for transshipment of... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil joins pledge for net-zero in oil & gas operations by 2050
(OM) Finally catching up with its rivals, U.S. oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has revealed its ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for operated assets by 2050, backed by a comprehensive approach to develop detailed emission-reduction roadmaps for major facilities and assets. The net-zero ambition is contained in the company’s Advancing Climate Solutions – 2022... Continue Reading →
P-66, P-70 and P-77 have reduced gas flare
(TN) Platforms P-66, P-70 and P-77, located in the Tupi, Atapu and Búzios fields, respectively, started to operate with minimal flaring of gas, which starts to occur only in exceptional safety situations, reducing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). The flare is the equipment that has the function of burning the gas not used in... Continue Reading →
Tech Start-Ups Drive Brazil’s Oil & Gas Industry
(OE) As an industry central to global energy supply, many consumers may believe that the oil and gas sector is relatively resistant to fluctuation. However, amid the myriad pressures felt throughout the global economy over the past year and a half, new challenges are arising for oil and gas operators, some of which require a... Continue Reading →
TGS, Cognizant to roll out data ecosystem for renewable energy players
Norwegian seismic player TGS and American IT services company Cognizant have expanded their partnership to build a digital platform for delivering comprehensive data to energy companies. As described, the SaaS-based New Energy Solutions (NES) ecosystem will focus on bringing comprehensive data and insights to energy companies across five segments: carbon storage, geothermal, deep-sea minerals, wind... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on social program focused on LPG
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on September 29 and December 8, 2021, informs that its Board of Directors approved the allocation of R$ 270 million that will be used throughout 2022 in the social program of access to cooking gas cylinders (liquefied petroleum gas - LPG) for vulnerable families.... Continue Reading →
Industry players looking into eco-friendly seismic data collection
Equinor, Lundin, Shearwater GeoServices and Vår Energi have established a joint industry project seeking to develop a more environmentally friendly method for seismic data colletion. The goal of Project BASS is to develop a new low-impact acoustic source and seeks to produce a higher technological accuracy and improved seismic data quality for locating, quantifying and... Continue Reading →
Reuters EXCLUSIVE: Petrobras higher price demands delay refineries sales
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) has raised prices at least once in the middle of the divestiture process of its largest refineries, frustrating some bidders and delaying the long awaited promise of breaking Petrobras' monopoly in refining, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Bidders were surprised by what they describe as... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on social program focused on LPG
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release from 09/29/2021 on the creation of a social program focused on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), informs that it has approved the delivery of 300,000 grants to support the acquisition of cooking gas canisters by families in a situation of social vulnerability by December 2021. In... Continue Reading →
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