Norway-based offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore said Monday it has secured a contract extension for one of its vessels in Argentina. The contract extension is for the construction support vessel Normand Commander, with Bahia Grande LN S.A. Under the three-year extension, the vessel will now remain with Bahia Grande until October 2026. Solstad Offshore did... Continue Reading →
Shell to write down assets again, taking cuts to more than $22 billion
Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year as it adjusts to a weaker outlook. In an update ahead of its fourth quarter results on February 4, Shell said the post-tax charge was... Continue Reading →
The Union oil surplus under the production sharing regime increased 74% in October
The Union oil surplus under the production sharing regime increased 74% in October, compared to September, registering a daily average of 7 thousand barrels of oil. Of this total, 4 thousand bpd (barrels of oil per day) were produced in the Mero Development Area, 3 thousand bpd in Entorno de Sapinhoá and 40.7 bpd in... Continue Reading →
10 YEAR ENERGY PLAN PROVIDES RESOURCES UP TO $ 454 BILLION AND 39 NEW PLATFORMS BY 2030 IN BRAZIL
The 10 Year Energy Plan (PDE) 2030 is in public consultation this week, bringing some expressive forecasts about how the oil and gas sector in Brazil will develop in this decade. The document points out that the exploration and production (E&P) segment should receive investments between US$ 415 billion and US$ 454 billion in the... Continue Reading →
Sempra says Total takes stake in major Mexican LNG project
(Reuters) - French oil major Total has acquired a 16.6% stake in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in northern Mexico undertaken by U.S. firm Sempra Energy and its local unit Infraestructura Energetica Nova (IEnova), Sempra said on Wednesday. The $2 billion Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG facility by the port of Ensenada is one... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of onshore fields in the Tucano Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 03/09/2020, informs that it has concluded today the sale of 100% of its stakes in four onshore fields, located in the Tucano Basin, in the countryside of the state of Bahia, to Eagle Exploração de Óleo e Gás Ltda (Eagle). After fulfilling all... Continue Reading →
MARKET REACTS WITH INDIGNATION PETROBRAS’ DECISION TO CANCEL TENDER A FEW DAYS BEFORE DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS
The decisions of Petrobras management, led by the current president Roberto Castello Branco, look like aimless ship. The biggest example of this was the cancellation of the tender, announced on Friday night , 25 days before the submission of proposals. The company decided to stop the development of the infrastructure adaptation project of the Monteiro... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on divestment of Urucu Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs, following up the release disclosed on 12/04/2020 regarding the divestment process of the Urucu Cluster, that its Executive Board approved today a new round of binding offers. Participants in the competitive process will receive a letter of invitation with detailed instructions for the sending of binding proposals. This is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the cancellation of the UTGCA adequacy project
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, based on an evaluation of its portfolio of opportunities and projects, it has decided to interrupt the development of the infrastructure adequacy project of the Monteiro Lobato Gas Treatment Unit (UTGCA), located in Caraguatatuba-SP. The decision was made due to the project's loss of economic attractiveness, evaluated in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on news in the press re Urucu Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, regarding the divestment of the Urucu Cluster, clarifies that it has received binding proposals from 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A. (3R) and Eneva S.A. (Eneva). The proposals are being evaluated by the company, which will subsidize its decision about the... Continue Reading →