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July 14 (offshore-energy.biz) Norway-headquartered asset integrity management company Axess Group has picked up new assignments with Golar LNG, the Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) midstream infrastructure, for two floating LNG (FLNG) units destined to be deployed at Argentina’s LNG project on the South American country’s Atlantic coast. Axess Group has been... Continue Reading →
July 8 (PN) Equinor has completed the installation of the PLEM (Pipeline End Manifold) for the Raia project at a depth of approximately 2,700 meters in the Campos Basin. This subsea equipment connects the FPSO risers to the pipeline that will transport natural gas to shore. The Raia pipeline will span approximately 200 kilometers, linking... Continue Reading →
May 13 (Reuters) - Argentina's economy ministry has approved Transportadora de Gas del Sur's application to enter the RIGI large-investment incentive scheme for a $550 million expansion of the Perito Moreno gas pipeline, the company said on Wednesday. The approval covers a project to expand Section I of the pipeline and add 14 million cubic meters... Continue Reading →
May 1 (Reuters) - Chevron exceeded Wall Street estimates for its first-quarter earnings on Friday, as elevated oil prices linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran helped boost results from its upstream business. The company reported adjusted earnings of $1.41 per share, well above the consensus estimate of 95 cents, according to data compiled by LSEG.... Continue Reading →
April 2 (TN) Vast Infraestrutura carried out the first ExxonMobil oil transshipment operation in Brazil, moving one million barrels from the Bacalhau Field to Vast's Oil Terminal (T-Oil), in the Porto do Açu, in the north of the state of Rio de Janeiro, destined for the international market. The operation involved two Suezmax class tankers... Continue Reading →
By Rystad Energy Jan. 19 (oilprice.com) The country faces the challenge of reinforcing its pipeline network to absorb growing pre-salt gas while managing declining imports from Bolivia. Although higher volumes of Argentine gas are expected to reach Brazil via Bolivia over the medium to long term, network upgrades will be required to ensure security of supply... Continue Reading →
Jan. 16 - Vessels Contracted by Saipem Are Already En Route to the Campos Basin to Begin Construction of Gas Pipeline Spliethoff, a company based in Amsterdam, has been contracted by the Italian company Saipem to provide engineering, drilling, and construction services for the Raia project gas pipeline in the Campos Basin. The Dutch company... Continue Reading →
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Russia's Lukoil has until December 13 to negotiate the sale of the bulk of its international assets after the U.S. imposed sanctions on the company and rejected its initial buyer, Swiss commodity trader Gunvor. Lukoil's international assets, spanning upstream oil and gas projects, refining, and more than 2,000 filling stations across Europe, Central Asia, the Middle... Continue Reading →
Oct. 3 - Petrobras began the contracting process for the construction of FPSO Búzios 12, which will be installed in the Santos Basin, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The new unit, P-91, will be the 12th platform assigned to the Búzios field, consolidating it as the company's largest producing field and increasing its importance in supplying natural gas in the country. Búzios... Continue Reading →
Sept 30 (Reuters) - The construction of a flagship pipeline to transport oil output from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale region to the coast is 35% complete, the country's head of energy, Daniel Gonzalez, said at a conference on Tuesday. The 437-kilometer Vaca Muerta South pipeline by a holding company led by state-controlled YPF will connect Argentina's most important... Continue Reading →
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