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(Reuters) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez will sign a decree in the next few weeks to push forward construction of a major new gas pipeline system in the country's huge Vaca Muerta shale formation, a government source told Reuters, a key move to boost gas exports. The timeline and plans for a decree, previously unreported,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The United States is set to become the world's biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in 2022, surpassing Qatar and Australia, and may hold that title for years to come. In a year when China and other large economies in Europe and Asia scrambled to source enough supply for heating and power generation,... Continue Reading →
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) suggested to the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) that it reject the sale of 51% of Petrobras in Gaspetro to Compass. In the ANP's assessment, the operation does not meet the objectives of the Term of Assignment of Conduct (TCC) signed between CADE and Petrobras, since Compass (part of... Continue Reading →
After the repairs were carried out on the export pipeline’s subsea valve, the Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has resumed gas production from the Manati field, located offshore Brazil. Petrobras, as the operator of the Manati field – located in the Camamu Basin, in the state of Bahia – reported last week that the production of gas... Continue Reading →
Tractebel and partner companies have developed what they describe as the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH, is said to outline an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high seas: a scalable offshore platform for... Continue Reading →
BP's floating, production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project offshore West Africa is expected in Senegal waters for commissioning and testing by the end of 2022, a company executive said on Friday. The FPSO for the project, which straddles Senegal and Mauritania, is being built in China by France's Technip Energies.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - There were no counter-offers for oil and gas blocs in Colombia's latest licensing round, but contracts for 30 blocs which received bids will be signed in the coming days, the government said on Thursday. The oil and gas industry is a major source of income and foreign exchange for Colombia and the government... Continue Reading →
(OE) Africa needs harmonized oil legislation to avoid ruinous competition among its oil-producing nations as they vie for investors, Senegal's President Macky Sall told an oil conference on Thursday. Sall said that as some developed nations push for an end to investments in fossil fuels, particularly gas, African countries needed to attract partners who are financially and technically reliable with... Continue Reading →
An offshore oil block in Ivory Coast controlled by Eni is expected to enter production in the second quarter of 2023 with daily output of 12,000 barrels of oil and 17.5 million cubic feet of gas, the Ivorian government said on Wednesday. Production will then ramp up in 2026 to between 75,000 and 100,000 barrels... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) Petrobras can start the first operational tests to receive natural gas coming from the pre-salt at Gaslub, the former Comperj. The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) has already given the green light and authorized the start of these operations. After this phase, the tests of systems that will use natural gas to generate steam for... Continue Reading →
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