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Aug 6 (Reuters) - A possible partnership between BP and Petrobras to develop the British firm's oil and gas find in Brazil's pre-salt layer would hinge on carbon dioxide levels in the reservoir, three sources at the Brazilian state-run oil firm told Reuters. BP's Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss said on Tuesday that the firm would look to bring in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - France's EDF is weighing options to bring in capital to both its North American and Brazilian renewables businesses, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday, which could include stake sales of as much as 50%. The comments followed a report by Bloomberg News citing people familiar with the matter as saying the state-owned utility... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The Crown Estate has selected Equinor and Gwynt Glas, a joint venture between EDF Renewables UK and ESB, as preferred bidders in the seabed leasing round for floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea. Selected on 12 June, each of the two developers was awarded 1.5 GW of capacity in their respective project development area... Continue Reading →
(OE) EOG Resources Trinidad (EOG) and BP Trinidad and Tobago, equal joint venture partners in the Mento development, have produced first gas at the field off Trinidad’s southeast coast. The Mento development features a 12-slot, attended facility that is located in acreage jointly licensed by EOG and BP Trinidad and Tobago, owned by BP (70%)... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Portugal's Galp expects to boost its oil and gas production in Brazil by around 40% over the next few years, when the promising offshore field Bacalhau reaches peak output, executive board member Nuno Bastos told reporters. Galp produces 110,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in Brazil through a 70%-30% joint venture with... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The Trump administration has issued a narrow authorization for U.S. oil producer Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab to keep assets in Venezuela, including its stakes in oil joint ventures with state company PDVSA, three sources with knowledge of the decision said on Tuesday. Chevron and several European firms had been in talks with officials in Washington in... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Galileo Energy and Hope Group have received an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) permit from Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security for the 1.1 GW Barium Bay floating offshore wind project. The joint venture partners said that this is the largest offshore wind farm to have achieved this milestone in Italy and the Mediterranean... Continue Reading →
(OE) Perenco Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), as the operator of the Teak, Samaan and Poui (TSP) fields, has found gas as part of a drilling campaign at the Onyx field, offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The two legs, at the Onyx well and sidetrack in the eastern part of the Onyx field, encountered significant columns of natural gas... Continue Reading →
(OE) SLB announced the award of an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by bp to its OneSubsea joint venture and Subsea7 for the Ginger project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The Ginger project is the first project award under the global framework agreement between bp and Subsea Integration Alliance partners SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7.... Continue Reading →
(OE) The government of U.K. has approved 1.2 GW extension to Rampion offshore wind farm, Rampion 2, off the Sussex coast. The Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Rampion 2 offshore wind farm project, an extension to the existing Rampion wind farm nearby, is being led by global renewables company RWE, on behalf of joint... Continue Reading →
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