Equinor, on behalf of its partners in the Raia project – Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras, awarded Valaris, represented by Ensco UK Drilling Limited and Ensco do Brasil Petróleo e Gás LTDA, a drilling contract for operations in Brazil. Drilling activities are scheduled to begin in 2026. The objective is to drill six wells, with... Continue Reading →
Bolivia’s YPFB to invest $400 million to drill at latest natural gas discovery
(Reuters) - Bolivian state oil firm YPFB will spend around $400 million to drill gas wells and build facilities at a recently discovered natural gas "mega" field, the company said on Thursday. Production at the Mayaya field, estimated to hold 1.7 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas, should kick off in three to four years, YPFB... Continue Reading →
BP Energy Outlook: Both Main Scenarios See 2025 Oil Peak, Rapid Renewables Growth
(Reuters) BP expects oil demand to peak next year and wind and solar capacity to grow rapidly in both of the two main scenarios in its annual Energy Outlook, a study of the evolution of the global energy system to 2050 it published on Wednesday. Carbon emissions, caused predominantly by the burning of fossil fuels,... Continue Reading →
Shell Greenlights Manate Gas Field Development Off Trinidad and Tobago
(OE) Shell Trinidad and Tobago, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Manatee project, an undeveloped gas field in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) in Trinidad and Tobago. Manatee will allow Shell to competitively grow its Integrated Gas business by building on development efforts in the ECMA, one of... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras ups gasoline prices 7%, first hike under new CEO
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras on Monday announced its first gasoline price hike in almost a year, and also hiked the price of gas used for cooking and heating. In a statement, the oil giant announced it will boost gasoline prices for distributors by 7% starting on Tuesday. Petrobras shares closed up more... Continue Reading →
3R and Petroreconcavo sign MOU to evaluate the sharing of the gas infrastructure in Rio Grande do Norte
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3:RRRP3), in accordance with CVM Resolution No. 44, informs its investors and the market in general that has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with PetroReconcavo S.A. (“Petroreconcavo”) to evaluate the sharing of the natural gas flow, compression, measurement and processing infrastructure owned by 3R in... Continue Reading →
Slim’s Grupo Carso inks deal to partner with Pemex on Lakach natural gas project
(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 →
20-year FLNG gig in South America opening doors to LNG exports’ club for Argentina
(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 →
Petrobras informs on the Addendum to the Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Gas signed with CADE
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, today, an addendum to the Terms of Cessation Commitment ("TCC") for Gas, signed on July 8, 2019. As announced by Petrobras, the addendum results from extensive debates between... Continue Reading →
Brazil National Production of oil and natural gas increased in May and reached 4.234 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d)
(TN) ANP released today (2/7) the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin for May 2024, which provides consolidated data on national production. This month, there was an increase in oil and natural gas production, and also in pre-salt production.Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4.234 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).Regarding... Continue Reading →