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April 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian fuel and sugar company Raizen sent an alternative proposal to creditors as it tries to iron out terms of a 65 billion-real ($13.05 billion) debt restructuring, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. The company told creditors it is in talks to raise up to 5 billion reais in fresh capital, the report... Continue Reading →
April 23 (OE) Deepwater production continues to remain a core part of the long-term energy supply mix. While production from conventional onshore and shallow-water assets is expected to remain broadly flat under our base case, Welligence estimates that global deepwater oil production will grow from its current level of around 8 million bbl/d to close... Continue Reading →
April 22 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) to Italy’s Saipem, related to its proposed Longtail project in Guyana, signaling a future full contract award that Saipem said could be worth up to US$1.5 billion. The Italian engineering firm said it has been awarded a new limited notice to proceed... Continue Reading →
April 16 (oilprice.com) Higher oil and gas prices and volatile energy commodity markets are set to more than offset production losses from the Middle East at French supermajor TotalEnergies, which expects significantly higher upstream and LNG trading profits. In the early days of the war, TotalEnergies warned that the conflict had effectively shut in 15% of its... Continue Reading →
April 16 (oilprice.com) An analysis by The Guardian has revealed that the world's largest Oil & Gas companies, as well as major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, will make an extra $234 billion in windfall profits by the end of the year if oil prices continue to average $100 per barrel. According to the... Continue Reading →
April 15 (oilprice.com) UK-based supermajor BP has agreed to buy 60% in three offshore exploration blocks in Namibia as part of its ongoing strategy to grow its upstream portfolio. The company will buy from Canada-based Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas a majority 60% stake in each of the PEL97, PEL99, and PEL100 exploration blocks offshore Namibia, one... Continue Reading →
April 15 (oilnow.gy) The first subsea equipment for the GranMorgu offshore oil development has arrived in Suriname, as the project moves toward offshore installation. Block 58 operator TotalEnergies EP Suriname confirmed on April 14 that components of the long baseline (LBL) subsea positioning system were delivered at the end of March to the Dr. Jules... Continue Reading →
April 14 (oilnow.gy) Guyana is among the high-growth offshore markets expected to require more than 100 subsea trees by 2030, according to Westwood Global Energy Group in an April 13 LinkedIn post. “High-growth markets including Australia, China, and Guyana are each expected to exceed 100 units by 2030,” the firm said. The projection aligns with... Continue Reading →
April 13 (Reuters) - Chevron is expected to sign agreements on Monday to return a gas field to Venezuela and participate in an extra heavy crude area in the country's main oil region, while Shell is set to sign a pact to receive the Loran gas field for operation, three sources close to the preparations said. The... Continue Reading →
April 9 (Reuters) - Energy producer Shell plans to begin natural gas output in 2027 from the Loran-Manatee offshore field, which crosses the border of Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago the chairman of Trinidad's National Gas Company, Gerald Ramdeen, told Reuters on Thursday. Shell is moving to accelerate gas projects in Venezuela under interim President Delcy... Continue Reading →
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