(Reuters) Guyana could bank about $1.25 billion this year from the sale of oil as its share of offshore production and royalties, up 30% from a prior estimate, the government's finance ministry said over the weekend. Historically one of South America's poorest nations, Guyana this year expects proceeds from oil discoveries off its coast to jump on... Continue Reading →
Boskalis Agrees to Increased Takeover Offer with HAL
Dutch marine services company Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Curaçao-based HAL Holding have reached an agreement on an increased offer price related to HAL’s all-cash public takeover offer for all shares of Boskalis. Boskalis and HAL have agreed to the offer of EUR 33 per share in cash, up from the initial offer of... Continue Reading →
Blackstone and Carlyle take different sides on oil and gas investment
(DJN) Profits from oil-and-gas production have surged as crude prices hover at elevated levels, but volatile returns and a fraught political climate have created a divide among the biggest private-equity firms about whether investing in the sector is worth the headache. Many public pension funds and endowments that invest in private-equity funds have put pressure... Continue Reading →
Two US Companies Join Vineyard Wind 1 Team
Vineyard Wind has signed contracts with Maine-based Ironhouse and Houston-based EverLine to support the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project at various construction and operation stages. EverLine, a provider of energy compliance, technical, and security solutions, will deliver complete Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) integration for the 62 wind turbines, a system that will... Continue Reading →
PRIO on Dommo acquisition
Petro Rio S.A. (“PRIO”) informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Prisma Capital Ltda. (“Prisma”) for the potential business combination of Dommo Energia S.A. (“Dommo”) (B3: DMMO3) and PRIO (“Transaction”).As per the MOU, the Transaction will be implemented through the incorporation of the... Continue Reading →
Phase 2 of Senegal LNG Project Needs $5B – President
(OE) The second phase of Senegal's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas project will need investments worth around $5 billion and could start in 2024 or 2025, Senegal's President Macky Sall said on Thursday. BP and U.S.-listed Kosmos Energy KOS.N are leading the development of GTA and Yakaar-Teranga, Senegal's first natural gas projects. The first phase... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of remuneration to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/28/2022, informs that it is carrying out today the payment of the 1st installment of the remuneration to shareholders approved by its Board of Directors in a meeting held on that date. The gross amount distributed today corresponds to dividends and interest on... Continue Reading →
New CEO takes the helm at Saipem
Italian oilfield contractor Saipem has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) following the resignation of Francesco Caio. The board of directors of Saipem, chaired by Silvia Merlo, on Wednesday acknowledged the resignation of the non-executive and non-independent board member Pier Francesco Ragni communicated on 19 August 2022. Ragni resigned “due to new upcoming professional commitments,” Saipem said. Pier Francesco... Continue Reading →
Petrobras: Challenge for offshore wind projects is to adjust the risk/return ratio
(Valor) The great challenge to develop offshore wind power generation projects is to adjust risk and return, said the director of institutional relations and sustainability at Petrobras, Rafael Chaves, in a presentation to executives during the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS), Europe's largest energy event, in Stavanger, Norway. Chaves said that a multidisciplinary group within Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Support for fossil fuels passed $697 bln in 2021, delaying energy transition progress, says OECD and IEA
The energy transition progress towards a sustainable future has encountered roadblocks in the form of fossil fuel subsidies, based on an analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which outlines that the backing for fossil fuels almost doubled in 2021, reaching $697.2 billion. While energy transition... Continue Reading →