(Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Wednesday said his government plans in coming days to submit legislation to the national congress that "would give certainty" to energy producers and help advance Argentina's liquefied natural gas (LNG) agenda. The Vaca Muerta shale basin, the world's second largest unconventional gas reserve and the fourth largest oil... Continue Reading →
Allseas to install 700-kilometer natural gas pipeline offshore Mexico
Allseas has won a contract with TC Energy (TCE) to install the offshore stretch of the Southeast Gateway Pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico. The 700-kilometer natural gas pipeline will run south along the coast from Tuxpan through the Gulf of Mexico to Coatzacoalcos and Dos Bocas. Allseas’ scope covers engineering and construction, as well... Continue Reading →
Mexican leader offered cooperation on gas, says German president
(Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador offered to help with a key fuel in high demand across Europe, the German president told reporters in the Mexican capital on Tuesday, amid a supply squeeze following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's head of state, made the comments following a meeting with Lopez... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies launches offshore gas project in Argentina
French energy major TotalEnergies has approved the final investment decision for the Fenix gas development, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina. This development is said to be the world’s southernmost gas project. Through its Total Austral affiliate, TotalEnergies operates the project with a 37.5 per cent interest, in... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s Oldelval to invest $750 million in Vaca Muerta pipeline to boost exports
(Reuters) - Argentine oil pipeline operator Oleoductos del Valle (Oldelval) will invest $750 million to double its transport capacity from the Vaca Muerta shale formation, the country's energy ministry announced Friday, hoping to boost exports and dollar reserves. Oldelval aims to boost capacity to 72,000 per day from 36,000 cubic meters in two years, the... Continue Reading →
German firm secures major order for Mexico’s new deepwater gas pipeline
Germany-based EUROPIPE has received an order from the North American TC Energy (TCE) to supply the pipe for the Southeast Gateway Pipeline project in the Gulf of Mexico. TCE is building the $4.5 billion offshore gas pipeline in partnership with the Mexican state-owned power utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to secure the power supply... Continue Reading →
US climate envoy Kerry cautions against long-term gas projects in Africa
(Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry cautioned against investing in long-term gas projects in Africa as countries in the region, some hoping to tap recent oil and gas discoveries, wrestle with how to power their development with clean energy. "We are not saying no gas," Kerry told Reuters on the sidelines of an African... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies gas fields could generate $450 mln a year for S.Africa, regulator says
(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) 11B/12B offshore gas field could make a direct annual contribution of at least 8 billion rand ($457 million) to South African government finances, the country's petroleum regulator said on Thursday. "That is not just the overall GDP contribution but is the direct fiscal contribution from the royalties as well as the primary taxes,"... Continue Reading →
Shell picks renewables boss as CEO to lead green transition
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) has turned to the head of its gas and renewables business to drive its transition to a greener future, picking Wael Sawan to replace Ben van Beurden as chief executive. Sawan's appointment comes at a pivotal time for the oil giant, which is aiming to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050 and... Continue Reading →
Colombia Upstream Sees Positive Results In 2022
(Rigzone) Colombia’s upstream sector is especially dynamic in 2022. Offshore exploration of the Colombian Caribbean has delivered in 2022 with Shell and Petrobras hitting the target with their wells earlier this year. Shell and Petrobras hit natural gas pay in the Gorgon-2 and Uchuva-1, both with Ecopetrol as a non-operating partner – according to Wood... Continue Reading →