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The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved phase 1 of the Development Plan (PD) of the shared deposit of the Bacalhau and Bacalhau Norte fields, in the Santos Basin. The operator of the area, the Norwegian Equinor, forecasts about US$ 8.5 billion in investments in this stage of the undertaking, with the expectation... Continue Reading →
Equinor, together with license partners Repsol Sinopec and Petrobras, has approved the development concept for BM-C-33, a gas/condensate field located in the Campos Basin pre-salt in Brazil. Equinor is the operator of the block with a 35 per cent interest with Repsol Sinopec and Petrobras as partners with 35 per cent and 30 per cent... Continue Reading →
There has been much talk about natural gas as a transition fuel, primarily in helping to lower emissions and pollution by displacing coal in power generation, but also in complementing intermittent renewables, and targeting the (blue) hydrogen economy in the longer term. Forecasters of energy demand, such as the IEA, tend to project gas demand... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that it has approved, together with its partners Equinor and Repsol Sinopec Brasil, the development concept for block BM-C-33, operated by Equinor, located in the pre-salt layer of the Campos Basin, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The block is about 200 km offshore and has water... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil’s lower house approved a new regulatory framework for the natural gas sector in the early hours of Wednesday, a move the government hopes will increase competition in the industry. The bill, which garnered support from industrial consumers, will now be signed into law by President Jair Bolsonaro. “In this difficult moment, this... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (Aneel) approved, on this date, the revocation of the concession for the ThermoCamaçari Thermal Power Plant (UTE TermoCamaçari), located in the state of Bahia. Additionally, Petrobras is negotiating with Proquigel Química S.A., a company that is part of the Unigel Group, to lease... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand is expected to almost double to 700 million tonnes by 2040, Royal Dutch Shell said in its annual LNG market outlook. Demand was 360 million tonnes last year, up slightly from 2019’s 358 million tonnes, despite volatility caused by lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. Global LNG prices... Continue Reading →
Australian LNG major Woodside posted a $4 million loss for the year 2020 impacted by impairments. The company also noted that its underlying net profit after tax was at $447 million. The company said it hit record production of 100.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (mboe), the first time in the company’s history. The production volumes... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell vowed to eliminate net carbon emissions by 2050, raising its ambition from previous targets, as oil output was set to decline from its 2019 peak. The Anglo-Dutch company is in the midst of its largest overhaul yet as it prepares to expand its renewables and low-carbon business in... Continue Reading →
Equinor (STOHF) (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) reports adjusted earnings of positive USD 0.76 billion and negative USD 0.55 billion after tax in the fourth quarter of 2020. IFRS net operating income was negative USD 0.99 billion and the IFRS net income was negative USD 2.41 billion, following net impairments of USD 1.30 billion and a... Continue Reading →
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