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(Reuters) - Courts in four Brazilian states have suspended a 50% hike in natural gas prices planned by state-run oil company Petrobras, likely kicking off an intense legal battle between the firm, the distributors that buy its fuel and various political authorities. In a note on Tuesday night, the company, formally Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), said... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A South African high court on Tuesday blocked Shell (RDSa.L) from conducting seismic testing offshore from South Africa's pristine Wild Coast, in the latest ruling in a case seeking to prevent the oil major from exploring for oil and gas. On Dec. 3 a different high court order gave Shell the go-ahead to conduct an... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on September 29 and December 8, 2021, informs that its Board of Directors approved the allocation of R$ 270 million that will be used throughout 2022 in the social program of access to cooking gas cylinders (liquefied petroleum gas - LPG) for vulnerable families.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that, as part of the actions taken to open the Brazilian natural gas market, signed, today, with Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A. (TAG) the Flexibility Reduction Agreement to be used by Petrobras (Agreement) and amendments to the Malha Nordeste, Gasene and Pilar-Ipojuca Natural Gas Transportation Contracts (Amendments), which reflect... Continue Reading →
(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 →
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