Oil major Shell has started production on Block 22 and NCMA-4 in the North Coast Marine Area (NCMA) in Trinidad and Tobago. Shell made the Final Investment Decision for Project Colibri in March 2020. The start-up of Colibri follows the amendment to the Block 6 Production Sharing Contract for the Manatee field, marking yet another significant milestone in... Continue Reading →
Russia sets deadline for rouble gas payments, Europe calls it ‘blackmail’
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding foreign buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles from Friday or else have their supplies cut, a move European capitals rejected and which Berlin said amounted to "blackmail". Putin’s move, via a decree signed on Thursday, leaves Europe facing the prospect of losing more than a third... Continue Reading →
ANP – Foreign companies and independent oil companies already account for 28.4% of oil production per concessionaire
(PetroleoHoje) Foreign companies and independent oil companies already account for 28.4% of oil production per concessionaire, according to data published by the ANP on Wednesday (3/30), referring to the month of February. The difference is 9.2% in relation to the same period last year, in which these companies accounted for 26% of oil production per... Continue Reading →
War turns Argentina’s shale boom dream into gas-buying nightmare
(WO/Bloomberg) — Argentina, home to some of the world’s vastest gas reserves, is bracing for the unthinkable: rationing one of its chief natural resources. Despite having shale-gas deposits to rival those in Appalachia, which made the U.S. a major exporter, Argentina's domestic gas production sector has suffered from years of underinvestment that has left it unable to meet... Continue Reading →
Eni Shares Major Resource Upgrade for Ndungu Field Offshore Angola
(OE) Italian oil firm Eni on Monday announced "a major upgrade" of the resource base in the Ndungu field, located some 130 km off the coast of Angola, and about 10 km from the Ngoma FPSO in the West Hub of block 15/06. Eni said it had drilled the Ndungu 2 appraisal well drilled 5... Continue Reading →
China’s Sinopec plans its biggest capital expenditure in history
(Reuters) - China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (600028.SS), better known as Sinopec, is planning its highest capital investment in history for 2022 after recording its best profit in a decade, echoing Beijing's call for energy companies to raise production. Sinopec expects to spend 198 billion yuan ($31.10 billion) in 2022, up 18% from a year ago,... Continue Reading →
Spain’s Enagas sells stake in Chile’s Quintero to Fluxys for $661 million
(Reuters) - Spain's Enagas (ENAG.MC) and Canadian pension fund Omers agreed to sell their holdings in Chile's GNL Quintero, which represent an 80% stake, to Belgian gas utility Fluxys (FLUX.BR) and investment fund EIG, Enagas said on Monday. The Spanish gas pipeline operator which owns 45.4% in GNL Quintero, said it sold its stake for $661 million and said... Continue Reading →
Saipem to launch 2 bln euro cash call and sell assets in rescue plan
(Reuters) - Saipem (SPMI.MI) will launch a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) capital increase this year and sell assets to help fund a turnaround plan to bring the troubled Italian energy services group back into the black. The company stunned investors in January when it downgraded earnings by a billion euros due to a significant deterioration of... Continue Reading →
PetroReconcavo reports 2021 revenues of BR$ 1 billion
The independent oil company closed 2021 with net revenue of R$ 1.04 billion. Of this total, BRL 285 million refers to the fourth quarter, with a growth of 38.1% compared to the same period in 2020. In addition, the company's net income reached BRL 176.9 million in the consolidated for 2021 and EBITDA in the... Continue Reading →
Route 3 final phase of commissioning and testing of the onshore and shallow sections scheduled for the beginning of the second half of this year
(PN) One of the great expectations of the Brazilian oil and gas sector this year is the entry into operation of the Route 3 gas pipeline, which will transport gas from the pre-salt layer to the coast. In preparation to finally put the asset into operation, Petrobras informed Petronotícias that the final phase of commissioning... Continue Reading →