(Reuters) - A promising area off Colombia's coast where Brazil state-run Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is drilling this year could justify a large project to supply natural gas to the Andean country and for exports, Petrobras' head of exploration and production said on Wednesday. As oil production in Brazil's prolific presalt region is set to plateau... Continue Reading →
Suriname presses Exxon, TotalEnergies to combine gas developments
(Reuters) - Suriname's state-owned oil company Staatsolie has begun talks with oil majors Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab to encourage joint development of natural gas fields that straddle its and Guyana's maritime borders, the head of its state oil firm told Reuters late Tuesday. The early-stage discussions are part of Suriname's efforts... 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 breaks record for processing natural gas from the Santos Basin Pre-Salt in 2023
Petrobras has never processed so much natural gas from the Santos Basin Pre-Salt as it did in 2023. The company reached a daily average of 25.25 million m³, surpassing the 2022 record by around 200,000 m³/day. Pre-salt gas is processed at the Caraguatatuba (UTGCA) unit in the state of São Paulo and the Macaé (UTGCAB)... Continue Reading →
BP in talks with Venezuela and Trinidad governments to develop gas field
(Reuters) - BP PLC (BP.L), opens new tab said on Thursday it was in talks with the Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago governments to develop a gas field. BP has been seeking to increase its natural gas production in Trinidad to feed into Atlantic LNG's liquefied natural gas export facility. BP's gas output has fallen in the... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Mexico’s Pemex, Carlos Slim team met to discuss deepwater gas project -sources
(Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex and billionaire investor Carlos Slim's team are discussing ways to revive development of the country's first deepwater natural gas field that was shelved twice before, two sources told Reuters.The sources, both with direct knowledge of the matter, said executives of companies controlled by the Slim family met with... Continue Reading →
Exxon, Petronas Set to Extend Exploration Offshore Suriname
(Oilprice.com) Exxon and Malaysia’s state-run Petronas will extend exploration for a gas discovery off the coast of Suriname, the country’s national oil company, Staatsolie, said on Monday. Eyeing a repeat of the huge oil and gas success in the same basin offshore Guyana, explorers in Suriname are also reportedly considering a floating LNG project. Exploration... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies moving at full tilt to sanction giant oil project off Suriname by year-end
(OET( France’s energy giant TotalEnergies is going full steam ahead with its plans to take a final investment decision (FID) for a large oil project in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname by the end of 2024. Following the appraisal of two main oil discoveries – Sapakara South and Krabdagu – in Block 58, combined recoverable resources of close to 700... Continue Reading →
Exxon considering Guyana offshore gas production after 2029
(Reuters) - An Exxon Mobil-led consortium is considering its first offshore natural gas production in Guyana, close to the country's maritime border with Suriname, an executive at the U.S. oil and gas group said on Wednesday. Exxon (XOM.N), opens new tab, Hess Corp (HES.N), opens new tab and CNOOC (0883.HK), opens new tab are under pressure from Guyana to develop... Continue Reading →
European Commission Allots $7.4B for Hydrogen Infrastructure
(RZ) The European Commission (EC) is allotting up to $7.43 billion (EUR 6.9 billion) in public funding for hydrogen infrastructure projects. The EC approved the third Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI), which aims to boost the supply of renewable energy in the European Union (EU), reduce dependence on natural gas, and help achieve... Continue Reading →