Over the second quarter of 2022, BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project in Mauritania and Senegal achieved a 5 per cent progress, when compared to the previous quarter of the year, topping the 80 per cent mark. The project is on track for the first gas in 3Q 2023 despite delays related to the FPSO... Continue Reading →
Eni Buys Exmar’s Tango FLNG for Use in the Congo
Italian oil major Eni announced it has signed a deal to to buy the Tango FLNG floating liquefaction plant from Belgium-based Exmar for use in the Republic of Congo. Under the agreement, Eni will acquire Exmar's company Export LNG Ltd, which owns the Tango FLNG. Tango FLNG, delivered in 2017, has a storage capacity of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs new addendum with YPFB
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 05/24/2022, informs that it has celebrated a new addendum to the natural gas purchase contract with Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). The addendum signed today refers to the commitment profile for deliveries by YPFB of the gas volumes contracted by Petrobras, as a... Continue Reading →
ANP: Brazil June production – 3,664 MMboe/d
The ANP published the Monthly Bulletin of the Production of Oil and Natural Gas, with the consolidated data of the national production in the month of June. Approximately 2,828 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) of oil and 133 MMm3/d (million cubic meters per day) of natural gas were produced, totaling 3,664 MMboe/d (million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Power, gas supply disruptions slam Venezuela’s oil exports in July
(Reuters) - Outages disrupting Venezuela's power and gas supplies to state-run energy firm PDVSA hit July oil exports, contributing to a 27% fall from the previous month, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel tracking data and the company's internal documents. Oil sales from the OPEC-member country have zigzagged this year despite receiving supplies of diluents from... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC awarded contract for gas to energy project in Guyana
TechnipFMC has won a contract by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) for the gas-to-energy project offshore Guyana. Subject to final project sanction, TechnipFMC will provide engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of subsea risers and pipelines. The project will connect the production from Liza Destiny and Unity back to shore, delivering associated gas from... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on giving Portugal’s Petrogal access to its gas processing units
- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/30/2020, informs that the Integrated Processing System (SIP) contract signed with Petrogal Brasil started operating today. The contract provides for Petrogal's access to the gas processing units, owned by Petrobras and located in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo,... Continue Reading →
Azule Energy, Angola’s largest independent oil & gas producer, is born
Oil and gas companies BP and Eni have confirmed that Azule Energy, a new 50/50 independent joint venture combining the two companies’ businesses in Angola, has been officially established. Following a memorandum of understanding from May 2021, BP and Eni signed an agreement to form the new JV in mid-March 2022. As announced by the two oil players on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on gas discovery in Colombia
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras confirms the discovery of natural gas accumulation in the Uchuva-1 exploratory well, drilled in deep waters of Colombia, 32 kilometers off the coast and 76 kilometers from the city of Santa Marta, in a water depth of approximately 830 meters. The Uchuva-1 well was drilled in the Tayrona Block, with... Continue Reading →
Eni lifts investor rewards after net profit jumps
(Reuters) - Italian energy group Eni (ENI.MI) on Friday doubled its share buyback plan for this year and approved a new share purchase programme for 2023 after reporting a jump in profits in the second quarter on the back of soaring oil prices. Eni's move follows similar action by Shell (SHEL.L) and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), which extended share buybacks on Thursday... Continue Reading →