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Sept. 19 (OE) The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched the concessionaire selection process for a natural gas pipeline project, holding its first market engagement event with more than 45 representatives from global energy companies. The 76-kilometre pipeline, with a planned transfer capacity of up to 2.5 million barrels per day, will connect maritime terminals... Continue Reading →
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Colombian state-run energy company Ecopetrol is set to exceed its 2025 goal of drilling 10 oil wells by between 20% and 40%, the company's vice president for hydrocarbons, Rafael Guzman, said on Thursday. The company drilled six wells in the first half of the year, two of which were successful, it has said. "I think... Continue Reading →
Sept. 19 (OE) Exmar has signed contracts with Regasificadora Del Pacífico (RDP) for the deployment of a floating storage unit (FSU) on the west coast of Colombia. RDP is developing a fast-track LNG import solution in the inner bay of Buenaventura, under a term contract signed with Ecopetrol in February of 2025 to provide regasification... Continue Reading →
Brazil's oil production growth is primarily driven by massive investments from Petrobras in prolific pre-salt offshore oilfields, aiming for 5 million barrels per day by 2030. Argentina has become a leading South American oil producer, with significant growth stemming from the successful exploitation of the vast Vaca Muerta shale formation. Guyana's oil production is surging... Continue Reading →
Sept. 18 (Reuters) An auction of deepwater oil and gas exploration and production blocks in Trinidad and Tobago has failed to attract significant interest from foreign investors, with bids submitted for just four of the 26 areas on offer. The bidding round closed on Wednesday with bids from China's CNOOC for three areas and a... Continue Reading →
Sept. 4 (Reuters) Azule Energy, the joint venture between Italian oil and gas explorer Eni and BP, expects to invest another $5 billion in Angola over the next four to five years, Eni's Chief Operating Officer Guido Brusco told Reuters on Wednesday. The latest investment in both new and existing projects will match investments in... Continue Reading →
Sept. 2 (OE) TechnipFMC has secured two subsea contracts from Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras to supply flexible pipe systems for projects in the Santos and Campos basins. The first award, classed by TechnipFMC as ‘substantial’ and valued between $250 million and $500 million, covers the design, engineering and manufacture of flexible gas injection risers.... Continue Reading →
Sept. 1 (Agencia Brasil) In July, Brazil surpassed the 5 million barrels of oil and natural gas production per day mark for the first time in history. The record 5.160 million was announced this Monday (1st) by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), the oil and gas industry regulator. Regarding oil... Continue Reading →
Aug. 25 *PN) Petrobras President Magda Chambriard stated that the company has just reached a new milestone in natural gas processing. According to the executive, the state-owned company surpassed the 50 million cubic meters of natural gas processed per day mark last Saturday (23). "As we have said, it is the effort to increasingly make... Continue Reading →
AUG.13 (Offshore Technology) Colombia's state oil company Ecopetrol, has reported a 46% decrease in net profit for the second quarter (Q2) due to declining global oil prices and slight production decreases. The company's net profit fell to approximately $450m (1.81trn pesos), down from the previous year's equivalent of $840m, with total sales also decreasing by... Continue Reading →
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