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Dec. 11 (OE) The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has decided to award two project areas for floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord to Equinor- Vårgrønn and Deep Wind Offshore Norway-EDF Renouvelables consortia. The ministry said both applicants met qualification requirements and that each group will receive its own project area. Applications were filed by the... Continue Reading →
Dec. 11 - Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact from November 6, 2025, informs that the distribution of remuneration to shareholders, approved on that date by the Board of Directors, in the amount of R$ 12.16 billion, equivalent to R$ 0.94320755 per common and preferred share outstanding, will be paid as follows, according to the decision... Continue Reading →
Dec 10 (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago's government is waiting for a development plan from energy producer Shell to push forward the Aphrodite offshore gas project, documents seen by Reuters showed. Shell said in June that it had made a positive final investment decision on the discovery, which is expected to produce first gas in 2027 and have... Continue Reading →
Dec. 10 (OE) Rockhopper Exploration has taken a final investment decision (FID) on Phase 1 of the Sea Lion oil development north of the Falkland Islands, allowing the long-delayed project to proceed after securing financing commitments and regulatory approvals. Partner and operator Navitas Petroleum has also approved FID. Rockhopper said both boards have approved financing... Continue Reading →
Dec. 9 (offshoreWIND.biz) A federal judge has struck down the US President Donald Trump’s indefinite halt of all federal approvals and permitting for new wind energy projects. In a ruling on 8 December, Judge Patti Saris of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in favour of 17 US states and the... Continue Reading →
Dec 9 (Reuters) - TotalEnergies has cemented its position in offshore Namibia by agreeing to an asset swap with Portugal's Galp that makes the French company the operator of the major Mopane discovery, it said on Tuesday. In exchange for a 40% stake in the PEL83 licence holding the Mopane project, Galp will get a 10% interest... Continue Reading →
Dec. 8 (Reuters) Petrobras could start producing at the Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde block in about two years, Sylvia Anjos, the state-run oil firm's head of exploration and production, said on Friday. The firm made a discovery at the block, located in the country's Campos basin, in November. It was "brilliant," Anjos said on the... Continue Reading →
Dec. 4 - Petrobras informs that it has acquired the rights and obligations of the Union in Mero and Atapu units at the Non-Contracted Areas Auction held today by Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A. – PPSA. The consortium formed by Petrobras (80%), in partnership with Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (20%), acquired the Union’s 3.500% participation in the production sharing agreement of the Mero shared... Continue Reading →
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Oil majors operating in Brazil have closed ranks to oppose a proposed merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem, and antitrust agency Cade has asked the two firms to provide its probe with new data on Friday, public documents seen by Reuters show. The resulting new firm, to be called Saipem7, would have... Continue Reading →
Dec. 1 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, and, following the Material Fact disclosed on September 18, 2025, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, on December 1, 2025, the Company’s Level I American Depositary Receipts program (“ADR” and “ADR Program,” respectively) was... Continue Reading →
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