(Reuters) - Mexico's hydrocarbon regulator is investigating state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) over suspected excessive natural gas flaring and other violations at another giant field, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. In 2019, Pemex, which is under international pressure to clean up its operating practices, hailed the Quesqui field in... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil CEO expects tight oil market to last years
(Reuters) - ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods on Tuesday said it would take time for energy market volatility to end and that he expects three to five years of fairly tight oil markets. Speaking at a panel at the Bloomberg Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Woods added that the company had asked the U.S. administration for... Continue Reading →
First Hydrocarbons Introduced into Coral South FLNG Offshore Mozambique
Italian oil and gas company Eni said Saturday that the first hydrocarbons had been introduced from the Coral South reservoir offshore Mozambique into the Coral South FLNG unit. Eni operates the offshore Area 4 where the Coral South FLNG is located. Eni's partners are ExxonMobil, CNPC, GALP, KOGAS, and ENH. Coral South, also known as... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Eneva announces share offering to raise up to $799 mln
(Reuters) - Brazilian energy company Eneva SA (ENEV3.SA) will price on June 24 a follow-on share offering through which it expects to raise up to 4.09 billion reais ($799.22 million) to fund the acquisitions of Celsepar and Cebarra, it said on Thursday. Eneva will issue 300 million new shares, and the total estimated amount it expects to... Continue Reading →
Ecuador seeks partner to stop gas flaring as anger rises in the Amazon
(Reuters) - Ecuador oil company Petroecuador says it is working to shut down gas flares in the Amazon to comply with a court-imposed deadline, but progress is too slow for nearby communities who allege the flares cause cancer and other illnesses. A provincial tribunal in Sucumbios province last year ordered Petroecuador and a handful of... Continue Reading →
Deepwater Drilling: Venus puts Southern Africa in the Spotlight
(OE) Shell's and TotalEnergies' Graff and Venus deepwater discoveries off Namibia have put southern Africa under the exploration spotlight. With deepwater offering high productivity reserves, it's a spotlight that's likely to linger for a few years yet, despite continued offshore upstream capital discipline. With talk of TotalEnergies' offshore Namibia Venus discovery potentially containing more than... Continue Reading →
Argentina signs deal with Tenaris to move gas from Vaca Muerta
(Reuters) - Argentine state company Energia Argentina signed a contract Thursday with pipeline producer Tenaris (TENR.MI), a critical step toward the completion of a pipeline to transfer gas from Argentina's giant Vaca Muerta shale formation. The government says the pipeline will allow Argentina to forgo costly imports of liquefied natural gas and reverse a large energy... Continue Reading →
Woodmac – Driven by the big ban, LNG growth and energy transition to pick up speed – Long read
(Offshore Energy) War in Ukraine is transforming the outlook for the supply, demand, and price of hydrocarbons and the pace and cost of the energy transition. While the precise timing and implementation of future bans on Russian commodity imports are difficult to predict, a rewriting of energy trade flows is now underway, energy intelligence group... Continue Reading →
Restarting process for Brazilian field sale not on the cards for Enauta at this point
After its exclusivity deal with Australia’s Karoon Energy came to nought, Enauta, a Brazilian oil and gas player, has revealed that resuming the sale of a partial stake in a field located offshore Brazil is not currently on its agenda. Back in April 2021, Enauta disclosed its strategy to look for new partners for the development of the Atlanta... Continue Reading →
Wasted Gas: As Global Supplies Tighten, here’s 210 bcm of Natural Gas for the taking – IEA Report
(OE) A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that if there was a concerted, global effort to eliminate unnecessary flaring and control leaks across the supply chain, there would be nearly 210 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas could be made available to gas markets. Russia’s war with Ukraine has sent energy... Continue Reading →