PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best corporate governance practices, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, today, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (“Ibama”) has granted the Preliminary License (“LP”) of the Wahoo Field Production Development System and interconnection of the wells to the Frade FPSO.... Continue Reading →
Brazil Government Opens Discussion on Selecting Areas for Offshore Wind Power
(Eixos.com.br) Amid market pressure to hold the first auction for offshore wind power generation in Brazil, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) opened a public consultation on July 14th to improve the methodology for selecting areas for the activity. The objective of the consultation is to refine the definition of technical, environmental, economic, and... Continue Reading →
Uruguay oil & gas quest: Prospects appear in one block, as another preps for seismic acquisition
(offshore-energy.biz) As the offshore oil and gas exploration mission continues in Uruguay, the Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company Challenger Energy Group (CEG) is moving forward with its plans to make its assets drill-ready. To this end, the firm has confirmed the identification of prospects in one block and the ongoing preparation to embark... Continue Reading →
Equinor receives installation license for the offshore section of the Rai gas pipeline in the Campos Basin
(PN) The Brazilian Environmental Institute (IBAMA) has granted Norwegian company Equinor the Installation License for the offshore section of the Raia Project gas pipeline, located in the Campos Basin. With the authorization, the company is now beginning work on installing the offshore gas pipeline, which will connect the FPSO Raia to the Cabiúnas unit in... Continue Reading →
Ibama prepares to issue first license for offshore wind power
(eixos.com.br) The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) will announce, next week, the first environmental license for an offshore wind project in Brazil. Exios learned that the license will be for a pilot project of the Senai Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energy (ISI-ER), in Rio Grande do Norte. The decision of... Continue Reading →
US oil majors acquire blocks in Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas basin
Reuters) - Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Tuesday took their first steps toward exploring for oil in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas basin, scooping up offshore blocks auctioned by the country in the promising but environmentally sensitive area. The bids came as state-run Petrobras touted signs of breaking a stalemate on licensing in the offshore region near the mouth... Continue Reading →
Challenger selling Trinidad assets to focus on blocks off Uruguay
(offshore-energt.biz) Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company Challenger Energy Group (CEG) has provided updates on the reprocessing work being carried out offshore Uruguay and the sale of its assets onshore Trinidad and Tobago. Expressing satisfaction with how Challenger Energy is currently positioned, the oil and gas company’s CEO, Eytan Uliel, said in a recent update that his... Continue Reading →
BW Energy Gets Golfinho Production Extension Off Brazil Until 2042
(OE) Oil and gas company BW Energy has been granted extension to the Golfinho license production phase to 2042 by the Brazilian oil and gas regulator ANP. The production phase under the Golfinho concession contract has been extended to 2042 from previously 2031, following ANP's approval of the company's field development plan in November 2024.... Continue Reading →
US Revokes Licenses to Repsol, Eni, Maurel et Prom for Venezuelan Oil
(Reuters)'U.S. authorities have notified Spanish oil company Repsol that its license to export oil from Venezuela is to be revoked, a company spokesperson said on Monday, while Spain's foreign minister promised to defend Repsol's interests. President Donald Trump's administration told Repsol it had until May 27 to wind down its operations in the Southern American... Continue Reading →
Deadline of Petrobras deal with vessel adds pressure to Foz do Amazonas request
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil firm Petrobras needs to be granted an environmental license to drill in the sensitive Foz do Amazonas region by the end of April or it will run out of time before the contract with a drilling vessel ends in October, according to a document presented by the government. The document, which... Continue Reading →