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(Reuters) - Europe's thirst for oil and gas to replace sanctioned Russian supply is reviving interest in African energy projects that were shunned due to costs and climate change concerns, industry executives and African officials said. Energy firms are considering projects worth a total of $100 billion on the continent, according to Reuters calculations based... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo will offer 27 oil blocks and three gas blocks, nearly double as many as previously planned, in a licensing round next week, the hydrocarbons ministry said on Monday. Congo, a leading miner of copper, cobalt, gold and diamonds, has long aimed to boost its oil sector and is believed... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - For the poor, small South American country of Guyana, there's no time like the present when it comes to reaping the rewards of its offshore oil jackpot. With sky-high oil prices, a transition to renewable energy on the horizon and 750,000 citizens desperate for better lives, Guyana is putting its foot on the... Continue Reading →
(OEM) With two-thirds of global resources in their hands, seven National oil companies (NOCs) own the lion’s share of remaining discovered oil and gas resources, says Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group. Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the outlook for the supply, demand, and price of hydrocarbons is constantly shifting, leading to a rewriting of energy trade... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Major international players have dropped out of the bidding process for a Brazilian power distributor owned by Enel SpA (ENEI.MI), leaving two local firms competing head-to-head for the asset, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Equatorial Energia (EQTL3.SA) and Energisa SA (ENGI11.SA) were the only companies still interested in Celg-D, which distributes power to the center-west... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it is reassessing the date for the start of operation of the Route 3 Integrated Project, scheduled for the second half of 2022, due to the demobilization of the workforce of the company SPE Kerui-Método, responsible for the works of the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN) of the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 07/28/2021 and 06/22/2022, informs that it has today finalized the sale of 51% of Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro) to Compass Gás e Energia S.A. (Compass). The transaction was concluded for R$ 2.097 billion, fully paid on this date. This disclosure to the market... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Argentina will take a key step on Friday in the construction of a major new natural gas pipeline for its huge Vaca Muerta shale formation, vital to helping the South American country reverse a deep energy deficit that is costing it billions of dollars. The government, rattled by a recent shakeup in the... Continue Reading →
ANP published the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production, with consolidated data on national production for the month of May. Approximately 2.879 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) of oil and 132 MMm3/d (million cubic meters per day) of natural gas were produced, totaling 3.707 MMboe/d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day) Pre-salt... Continue Reading →
(OE) After Mexico's Pemex said Sunday it had signed a deal with the U.S. firm New Fortress Energy (NFE) to develop the Lakach deepwater gas/condensate field, the confirmation also came from NFE, which shared more info on the development plan. The agreement involves the joint development of the Lakach deepwater natural gas field for Pemex... Continue Reading →
