Enauta's production in September totaled 10,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day, the same level as the previous month, according to a new report released by the company. The Atlanta field, the company's main asset, saw its production grow from 3,000 barrels a day in August to 5,500 barrels in September. This is due to... Continue Reading →
Wall Street cranks up Exxon’s outlook on booming natgas prices
(Reuters) - Wall Street analysts on Wednesday sharply increased their view of Exxon Mobil Corp's third quarter earnings after the company disclosed a $2 billion profit gain from selling natural gas. The disclosure signaled the largest U.S. oil maker quarterly profit due out later this month will land close to the second quarter's record $17.9... Continue Reading →
African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27
(Reuters) - African countries will use the COP27 climate talks in Egypt next month to advocate for a common energy position that sees fossil fuels as necessary to expanding economies and electricity access, the continent's top energy official said on Tuesday. The African position, criticised by environmental groups, could overshadow global climate talks in Sharm... Continue Reading →
France starts process to fully nationalise power group EDF
(Reuters) - France on Tuesday started the process to fully nationalise debt-laden nuclear power group EDF (EDF.PA), seeking to secure greater control of its energy supplies just as Europe scrambles to replace Russian gas. The Paris government filed an offer with the market regulator to buy all shares in the group it does not already own... Continue Reading →
Lula and Bolsonaro in the second presidential round, their proposals for the energy sector
(PN) The decision on who will run the country for the next four years will be decided on the 30th. With 99.90% of the votes counted, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) has 48.41% of the valid votes, against 43.22% of his opponent, the incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro. The counting of votes showed... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on contracts with NTS
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/22/2021, informs that, as part of the actions taken to open the Brazilian natural gas market, signed, in 09/30/2022, with Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (NTS) the Flexibility Reduction Agreement to be used by Petrobras (Agreement) and amendments to the Malha Sudeste, Malha... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes Lands Work on World’s First Deepwater FLNG Unit
Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday it had secured a new service contract for maintenance and monitoring of turbomachinery equipment operations at Coral Sul FLNG, the first deepwater floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) unit operating off the coast of Mozambique on the Eni-led Coral South project. The contract also includes a provision of resident... Continue Reading →
Enauta: Manati Field Output Interrupted Due to Low Gas Demand
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta said Friday that the production at the Manati field offshore Brazil has been interrupted due to the reduction in gas demand. "According to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), field operator and buyer of the gas produced by Manati, this reduction is due to the supply and demand conditions of the... Continue Reading →
Russian Spy Chief Accuses West of Nord Stream Sabotage
(Reuters) Russia's top spy said on Friday that Moscow had intelligence indicating that the West was behind what he said was a "terrorist act" against the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea. A sharp drop in pressure on both pipelines was registered on Sept. 26, and seismologists detected explosions, triggering a wave of speculation about who... Continue Reading →
Shell SURF bids for Gato do Mato project edges toward sanction
(U) Shell expects to decide on sanctioning Gato do Mato, its biggest new Brazilian offshore project, within the next three months – after re-evaluating its viability in the light of supply constraints and rising costs in recent months. The UK-based supermajor has been working on contracting arrangements for a project that will feature a floating... Continue Reading →
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