(Reuters) - PetroChina's (601857.SS), opens new tab, net profit rose 8.3% last year off record levels in 2022, as strong growth in natural gas sales and its marketing segment offset lower realised oil prices. PetroChina's net profit amounted to 161.1 billion yuan($22.34 billion) in 2023, versus 148.7 billion in 2022, while revenue fell 7.0% to 3,239... Continue Reading →
Enauta Sells 20% Stake in Atlanta, Oliva Fields Offshore Brazil
(JPT) Brazilian independent Enauta has agreed to sell a 20% participating interest in the BS-4 concession, which includes the Atlanta and Oliva fields, to Westlawn Americas Offshore (WAO) for $301.7 million. WAO is a portfolio company of Westlawn Group LLC and owns various interests in the Gulf of Mexico offshore basins. Enauta said the sale... Continue Reading →
US Revises Tax Credit Rule to Help Offshore Wind Projects
(Reuters) The Biden administration on Friday released new rules that will make it easier for offshore wind developers to claim a subsidy for facilities planned in areas that have historically relied on fossil fuel industries for employment. The revision follows nearly a year of warnings by offshore wind companies that their projects might not move... Continue Reading →
Constellation and Sapura carry out pioneering thruster exchange operation at sea on Laguna Star drillship
(TN) In February, Constellation and Sapura concluded an unprecedented operation to change the thruster at sea on the Laguna Star drillship, under contract with Petrobras, around 200km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The operation, in a water depth of more than 2,000 meters, was carried out without the need for the drilling unit... Continue Reading →
WindEurope: Offshore Wind FIDs Reached EUR 30 Billion in 2023; Wind Energy Sector to Employ More than Half-Million People in 2030
( offshoreWind.biz)Last year was a record year for offshore wind projects reaching a final investment decision (FID) with nearly 9 GW of capacity hitting this milestone in 2023, according to WindEurope’s annual report, issued on 28 February. Ahead of its annual event, opening today in Bilbao, the European wind energy industry organisation also released a new... Continue Reading →
Shell Sells Stake in SouthCoast Wind Energy
(Reuters) Energy firm Shell said on Wednesday it had sold its 50% stake in SouthCoast Wind Energy, established to develop wind projects off the coast of Massachusetts, to its joint venture partner Ocean Winds North America for an undisclosed sum. Offshore wind developments faced a slowdown in 2023 as rising inflation, higher borrowing costs and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras confirms decline in offshore production costs and announces drilling two well in Colombia
(PN) The director of Exploration and Production at Petrobras, Joelson Mendes, said that the resilience and competitiveness of the company's portfolio of E&P areas, depending on the production profile, is more efficient due to the technological solutions developed to reduce emissions . Joelson participated in the “Global Competitiveness of Latin American Upstream” panel at CERAWeek,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on payment of remuneration to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Facts of 11/09/2023, 11/21/2023 and 03/13/2024, informs that it will pay today the second installment of dividends relating to the balance sheet of September 30, 2023. The gross amount to be distributed today is R$ 0.68864344 per common and preferred share, in the form of... Continue Reading →
Big Oil Execs Push Back Against Calls for Fast Energy Transition
(Reuters) Top oil executives took to the stage of a major energy conference on Monday to vocally oppose calls for a quick move away from fossil fuels, saying society would pay a steep cost to replace oil and gas. Big oil companies including BP and Equinor have written down renewable energy projects and others have... Continue Reading →
Petrobras further clarifications on extraordinary dividends
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media and as already disclosed on March 12 and March 15, reaffirms that the statement that there was any promise to pay extraordinary dividends at the event held with analysts and investors on 01/30/2024 and 01/31/2024 (Deep Dive) held by the company... Continue Reading →