(Reuters) - Strength in Brazil's real currency will soon be challenged by rising worries about an ongoing downturn in Latin America's No.1 economy and disagreements among policymakers, a Reuters poll of foreign exchange specialists showed. The currency has been relatively stable close to 5.20 per U.S. dollar for months after a weak spell in the... Continue Reading →
New Fortress Plans to Start Producing from FLNG Unit Off Mexico in July
(Reuters) U.S. company New Fortress Energy said on Tuesday it planned to finish building its first Fast LNG unit in May before moving the plant to offshore Altamira in Mexico in June and producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) there in July. "We're less than 100 days away from our first (Fast) LNG setting sale to... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Mexico’s Pemex increased gas flaring at top field, despite pledge to stop
(Reuters) - State oil company Pemex promised late last year that it would stop burning natural gas from a major field in southeast Mexico by mid-January, amid mounting pressure to improve its poor environmental record. But satellite data analyzed by scientists exclusively for Reuters - as well as a visit by reporters to the site... Continue Reading →
Wintershall Dea Swings to Loss on Russia Exposure
Oil and gas producer Wintershall Dea swung to a loss last year, hit by significant impairments and losses related to Russia's war in Ukraine, it said on Thursday. Wintershall reported a group net loss of 4.8 billion euros ($5.1 billion), including 7 billion euros in one-off, non-cash losses related to its Russian upstream and associated midstream... Continue Reading →
Subsea cable for Mexican oil & gas field ordered from China
Chinese subsea cable manufacturer ZTT Submarine Cable & System has secured a cable design and supply contract with Hokchi Energy, the Mexican subsidiary of Pan American Energy, for a field located in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract covers the design, supply, delivery, and testing of 33.3 kilometers of submarine power cable and spares for the Hokchi... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Pemex banks on high oil prices to pay off debt, after costly bond issue
(Reuters) - After the market imposed a sky-high rate on bonds Pemex issued in January, Mexico's state oil company is preparing to pay its debts on its own this year and will turn to the government - rather than the market - for help if oil prices plunge, two sources told Reuters. The strategy comes... Continue Reading →
Talos Energy Completes EnVen Acquisition
Talos Energy Inc., a U.S.-based offshore oil and gas producer, has completed its previously announced acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation ("EnVen"). Talos, which owns oilfields in both the U.S. side and the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico, first said in September 2022, that it would buy EnVen, a private operator in the deepwater... Continue Reading →
Three Borr jack-up rigs get more drilling work
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured more work for three premium jack-up rigs, thanks to a new deal and two contract extensions, which increase the company’s firm backlog by approximately 625 days, excluding unexercised optional periods. Borr Drilling disclosed on Monday, 13 February 2023, the award of a new contract for the Ran jack-up rig with Fieldwood... Continue Reading →
Floating production platform construction market maintains momentum from high oil, gas prices
By David Boggs, Energy Maritime Associates (OM) The floating production construction market continued to grow in 2022, maintaining a rebound that began in 2021. As we enter a new year, the industry sentiment remains buoyant, with most respondents optimistic about the future. Recently, Energy Maritime Associates conducted its tenth annual Global Floating Production Industry Survey, which... Continue Reading →
Repsol Picks DORIS for SPS, SURF Work in Mexico
Offshore engineering company DORIS has secured a contract with the Spanish oil firm Repsol for subsea engineering work for a project offshore Mexico. DORIS said Tuesday that the contract was for the execution of concept engineering of the Subsea Production System (SPS) and Subsea Umbilical, Riser, and Flowline (SURF) for the Block 29 development in... Continue Reading →