Nov. 25 - Petrobras' Bidding Committee announced that it has approved SBM Offshore's proposal in the tender for contracting the Sergipe Deepwater FPSO (SEAP) vessels. The approval was given during the proposal effectiveness evaluation phase. It's worth noting that SBM Offshore offered the lowest prices in the FPSO tender. The Dutch company submitted a total... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola files for tender offer to take Brazil’s Neoenergia private
Nov 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian power firm Neoenergia said on Monday that controlling shareholder Iberdrola has filed for a tender offer to take the company private. Spain-based Iberdrola plans the acquisition of up to all common shares issued by Neoenergia at a price of 32.50 reais per share, the Brazilian firm said in a securities filing. In... Continue Reading →
Latin America’s Clean Energy Moment
Nov. 21 (Oilprice.com) Latin America has all the necessary ingredients for a successful clean energy transition, but can it pull it off? The region has enormous clean energy production potential, and already sources an impressive 70% of its electricity from renewables. However, the necessary infrastructural and policy supports to ensure a secure, sustainable, and just transition are... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about the payment of remuneration to shareholders
November 21, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact published on 08/07/2025, informs that it will make today the payment of the first installment of shareholder remuneration declared based on the balance sheet of June 30, 2025. The gross amount to be distributed today, entirely in the form of... Continue Reading →
MODEC’s Guyana contract drives 1,327% surge in orders for 2025
Nov. 20 (oilnow.gy) Japan-based floating production specialist MODEC Inc. has reported strong results for the first nine months of 2025, driven by a new contract with ExxonMobil Guyana Limited for the Hammerhead development in the Stabroek Block. The company said orders received totaled US$8.4 billion for the period ending September 30, up 1,327% from the... Continue Reading →
Renewables Are Too Cheap to Fail
Nov. 20 (Oilprice.com) Renewable energy has encountered a strange crossroads – it is more successful, and also more divisive, than ever before. Wind and solar have become so successful that they’re not really alternative anymore – they’ve fully entered the mainstream. Not only have renewables outgrown subsidies and become independently successful, they’ve become so cheap... Continue Reading →
Study: Allseas SMR Tech Seen as Key Maritime, Industry Decarbonization Tool
Nov. 17 (OE) Allseas’ small modular reactor (SMR) technology could generate up to $150 million billion in economic value for the Netherlands and create as many as 40,000 new jobs by 2050, according to an impact study released on Monday by the offshore engineering group. The study, conducted by consultancy Roland Berger, found that deploying... Continue Reading →
Carlyle Eyes Lukoil’s Foreign Assets
Nov. 14 (Reuters) U.S. private equity firm Carlyle is exploring options to buy Russian oil major Lukoil's LKOH.MM foreign assets, three sources familiar with the situation said. The U.S. has hit Lukoil with sanctions as part of its effort to bring the Kremlin to peace talks over Ukraine, and has blocked Lukoil's attempt to sell... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy sees limited synergies between onshore and offshore wind
Nov 14 (Reuters) - Siemens Energy sees limited synergies between its struggling onshore and better-performing offshore wind units, its CEO said on Friday, reflecting ongoing uncertainty over the future of the loss-making division. Siemens Gamesa, Siemens Energy's wind division that produces both offshore and onshore turbines, is still recovering from a quality crisis two years... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol posts Q3 profit drop of 30%
Nov 13 (Reuters) - Colombia's state oil producer Ecopetrol on Thursday reported a 30% drop in net profit in the third quarter from a year earlier, citing weaker sales volumes and lower crude prices. Net profit landed at 2.56 trillion pesos ($689 million) from 3.65 trillion pesos in the year-ago period, while total sales also fell... Continue Reading →