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(OE) Amplus Energy Services has entered into a strategic partnership with V.Ships Offshore to oversee the transition of the Petrojarl I, a newly acquired floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. In February, Amplus finalised the acquisition of the Petrojarl I from UK-based Altera Infrastructure - a key milestone that marks the company’s first FPSO... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has finalized the sale of semi-submersible accommodation rig Floatel Reliance, which has been in lay-up since April 2016. The firm contract follows the previously announced agreement in principle for the sale of the vessel for continued operational use. The transfer of ownership and settlement is scheduled to take... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Vitol will buy stakes in West African oil and gas assets from Italy's Eni, bolstering the global commodity trading house's position in the upstream sector, as it seeks to reinvest the huge profits it has been generating since 2022. The commodity trader will acquire an interest in oil and gas producing assets and... Continue Reading →
(PN) In a last-ditch effort to take home a billion-dollar contract and enter the Brazilian market, Indian company Shapoorji Pallonji Energy filed an appeal with Petrobras to try to reverse the cancellation of the bidding process for the new Barracuda and Caratinga FPSO. The bidding process for the platform was launched in August 2023. Only... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex is in talks with Carlos Slim which could see the billionaire tycoon help bankroll two of the country's most promising crude oil and natural gas fields, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The negotiations, which have not been previously reported, indicate Slim's growing clout in Mexico's struggling... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that it signed, on March 13, 2025, with Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited (“Shell”), a contract for the sale of the oil produced by the consortium in Atlanta field (80% of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras and its Colombian counterpart Ecopetrol could have the licenses needed for moving forward a joint offshore gas project in Colombia by mid-2026, said Orlando Velandia, head of Colombia's hydrocarbons regulator. Some 6 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas reserves have been confirmed, making the project commercial. The partners... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) Guyana’s government has officially yanked the plug on the Frontera-CGX joint venture, canceling its oil prospecting license for the Corentyne block. The writing had been on the wall since February, when officials gave the JV a 30-day warning. Now, it’s official. The Corentyne block was supposed to be a much-needed diversification play in Guyana’s... Continue Reading →
(OE) The ABS-classed Liza Unity has become the first FPSO in the world to receive the SUSTAIN-2 notation from ABS. The notation is the next level in the vessel sustainability program developed by ABS to help fleets meet the environmental and human elements requirements contained in the strategic Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the United Nations. Liza Unity was the first... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Petrobras is looking at potential opportunities in Argentina while advancing in projects in Colombia and Africa, the firm's exploration and production head Sylvia dos Anjos said on Tuesday. Gas from the Vaca Muerta region would be interesting to Petrobras as a pipeline connecting Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil could be used to transport it, Anjos said on the... Continue Reading →
