(Reuters) - PetroChina (601857.SS)aims to have oil, gas and green energies to each account for a third of its portfolio by 2035, it said on Thursday, as the Chinese oil major shifts toward a lower-carbon future. For PetroChina, Asia's largest oil and gas producer, natural gas currently accounts for about 47% of total output and oil... Continue Reading →
EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says
(Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners submitted a binding offer worth several hundred million dollars on Monday for Petrobras' TBG and TSB natural gas pipelines in Brazil, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), as Brazil's state-run oil company is formally known, put its stakes... Continue Reading →
Trident Energy plans an FPSO for Enchova and Pampo Clusters in 2023
(epbr) Trident Energy intends to put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2023 the new platform that will operate in the Enchova and Pampo clusters, in the Campos Basin, acquired by the company in the divestment of Petrobras. The FPSO-type unit will have the capacity to process 55,000 barrels of oil per day. --... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies about pieces of news in the media
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras clarifies pieces of news in the media about the supply of natural gas for electric power generation. The company clarifies that it has expanded the supply of fuel for thermal power plants, which allowed to increase, between September 2020 and June 2021, the thermoelectric power generation of its plants and... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS AND ENEVA MAKE GAS DISCOVERIES
Petrobras and Eneva discovered gas fluids in wells 1-BRSA-1380D-RJS and 1-ENV-19-MA, respectively, according to data published by the ANP last Friday. The notification of evidence of hydrocarbons was made to the ANP on August 12, in the case of the state-owned company, and on August 9, in the case of Eneva. Located in the C-M-346... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on scheduled stoppage of Mexilhão and Route 1
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up the release disclosed on 06/04/2021, informs that the scheduled stoppage of 30 days for maintenance of the Mexilhão platform and the Route 1 gas pipeline, which transports the natural gas produced in Mexilhão and other platforms in the pre-salt and post-salt areas of the Santos Basin, will be... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons participates in an unprecedented operation with a gas super tanker to supply thermoelectric power in Sergipe
Wilson Sons, through its Tugboats unit, participated in the first ship-to-ship offshore operation for the transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through a ULGC (Ultra Large Gas Carrier) gas vessel of the Q-FLEX type in Brazil. The ship is considered one of the largest gas tankers in the world with a capacity of 215,000 m³.... Continue Reading →
Brazil could use oil royalties to fund cooking gas subsidy -minister
(Reuters) - Brazil's government is considering the use of oil industry royalties to finance 7.5 billion reais ($1.4 billion) in cooking gas subsidies for poor families, Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque told Reuters on Monday. He also said in an interview that next month the government expects to launch a program encouraging voluntary reduction... Continue Reading →
Brazil audit court sees fuel shortages with Petrobras divestment
(Reuters) - Brazil's Federal Audit Court (TCU) says there is a risk of fuel shortages in regional markets as a result of the sales of assets by state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), according to a statement on the court's website. The TCU said it found a risk of shortages in an audit of the... Continue Reading →
Floating wind development could incorporate green hydrogen
Simply Blue Energy and Subsea 7, the consortium behind the proposed Salamander floating wind project, have signed an MOU for potential incorporation of ERM’s Dolphyn hydrogen technology. Simply Blue Energy and Subsea 7, the consortium behind the proposed 200-MW Salamander floating wind project, have signed a memorandum of understanding for potential incorporation of ERM’s Dolphyn hydrogen... Continue Reading →