(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) plans to buy back $1.5 billion of its shares in the fourth quarter and boost its investment in renewable energy with the help of high oil prices, the French energy major said on Tuesday. "TotalEnergies is confident in its ability to combine energy transition and shareholder return, thus creating long-term shareholder value," the... Continue Reading →
World to reach peak oil demand before 2030 – TotalEnergies
(Reuters) - Global oil demand is expected to peak before 2030, earlier than previously projected, TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) forecast on Monday. The French oil major - which had previously forecast the peak happening around 2030, rather than before - said its business was now working on the assumption that global consumption would start declining before the end of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes sale of interest in GásLocal
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/25/2020, informs that it concluded, on this date, the sale of its 40% interest in the company GNL Gemini Comercialização e Logística de Gás Ltda. (GásLocal) to White Martins Gases Industriais Ltda. (White Martins), ending the controversies arising from the activities of the... Continue Reading →
Offshore Drilling Rigs Eyed for LNG Conversion
(OE) Aberdeen-based offshore rig inspection company ADC Energy has said it has won a contract with an unnamed U.S.-based LNG company to help it identify and select offshore drilling rigs suitable for conversion for LNG operations. According to ADC Energy, the company has begun conducting audits to identify suitable drilling rigs as part of this... Continue Reading →
Shell to invest $565 million in renewable energy in Brazil through 2025
(Reuters) - The Brazilian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) will invest 3 billion reais ($565 million) in renewable energy in the country through 2025, executives said on Tuesday. Most of the capex is related to solar energy projects, the executives said. The head of renewable development for Latin America, Gabriela Oliveira, said Shell has 2GW of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on access to the Pecém LNG Regasification Terminal
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it published today the call for the exceptional access process to the Pecém Liquefied Natural Gas Regasification Terminal, in the State of Ceará (TR-PECEM) and its associated facilities. This process aims to comply with the determination of the Chamber of Exceptional Rules for Hydropower Management (CREG), in accordance... Continue Reading →
With a capacity of 1,338.30 MW, the UTE GNA I thermoelectric plant starts operating in Porto do Açu
(TNPetroleo) GNA - Gás Natural Açu, a joint venture formed by BP, Siemens, SPIC Brasil and Prumo Logística, controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners, announces that the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) released this September 16 ), all the generating units that make up the UTE GNA I for the start of commercial operation. Totaling... Continue Reading →
BP names Dotzenrath to lead renewables growth after Sanyal departure
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) named Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, a former chief executive of RWE Renewables, to oversee the British company's rapid expansion into renewable energy following the unexpected departure of BP's head of low carbon and natural gas Dev Sanyal. Dotzenrath's appointment comes at a time when BP, under the leadership of CEO Bernard Looney, seeks to rapidly... Continue Reading →
NFE and Hydro Finalize Definitive Commercial Terms for Natural Gas Supply to the Alunorte Alumina Refinery in the State of Pará, Brazil
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) (“NFE”) announced today that it has executed definitive commercial terms with a subsidiary of Norsk Hydro ASA (“Hydro”) to supply natural gas to the Alunorte Alumina Refinery in Pará, Brazil for a term of 15 years. “We are excited to partner with Hydro to transition the Alunorte refinery to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on LNG Regasification Terminal leasing
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/21/21, informs, regarding the leasing process of the LNG Regasification Terminal of Bahia (TR-BA) and associated facilities, that the verification stage of the effectiveness of the commercial proposal and negotiation, provided for in the Call for Tender, was concluded, and the company Excelerate... Continue Reading →