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Philip Lewis, Contributor (OE) U.S. offshore wind aspirations, both federal and state, have resulted in excitement about the potential opportunity of a large U.S. offshore wind market. But uncertainty, initially financially driven and increasingly a result of political uncertainty, is leading us into a challenging period, which will undoubtedly impact short-term activity, according to the latest... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Grupo Carso, the Mexican holding company controlled by the family of Mexican mogul Carlos Slim, said on Friday that it has signed an exploration and extraction services contract with state oil firm Pemex for the stalled Lakach natural gas project. With the contract, Grupo Carsobecomes Pemex's partner to develop the project after its... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) After six years of development, sustainability consultancy ERM has launched offshore trials to test its Dolphyn Hydrogen process which combines electrolysis, desalination, and hydrogen production on a floating wind platform, marking the first time hydrogen has been produced from seawater in a marine environment in the UK. The trials conducted in Pembroke Port, South... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) midstream infrastructure Golar LNG has sealed a deal with Pan American Energy (PAE), a Latin American integrated energy company, for a multi-year use of a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel, which will leverage Argentina’s prolific natural gas resources, positioning the South American country for further LNG... Continue Reading →
(OE) The European Commission has approved a $11.64 billion (€10.82 billion) French scheme to support the deployment of offshore wind energy, which will help foster the transition towards a net-zero economy. The state aid scheme will run for 20 years. In particular, the measure will support the construction and operation of two bottom-fixed offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 22, 2024, informs that the Court of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (”CADE”) and Petrobras signed an addendum to the Terms of Cessation Commitment (”TCC”) for Refining, signed in 2019, through which new obligations were agreed involving the activities carried out... Continue Reading →
Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on February 23, 2024, in which it reported the signing of the contract for the sale of its 18.8% stake in the share capital of UEG Araucária S.A. (UEGA) to Ambar Energia S.A., announces today that it has closed the transaction. This transaction was carried out by Petrobras... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - More than 12 oil companies, including Exxon, Shell and Brazil's national oil company, have expressed interest in buying a 40% stake in Galp Energia's major oil discovery offshore Namibia, sources close to the sale process said. Galp's Mopane discovery, which is estimated to hold at least 10 billion barrels of oil and gas equivalent,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has terminated the contract to acquire the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Santos from MODEC, announced in relation with the acquisition of Uruguá and Tambaú fields from Petrobras. In December 2023, Enauta entered into $48.5 million agreement with MODEC to buy the FPSO Cidade... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) has delivered notices of redemption to the holders of the outstanding 4.750% Global Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The redemption date for the Notes will be July 29, 2024 (“Redemption Date”). The redemption price for the Notes... Continue Reading →
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