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Jan. 20 (oilprice.com) A three-day strike at Peru’s state oil company began Monday as workers protested government plans to open the company to private investment, a move that comes as Petroperu also weighs bringing in outside management for its debt-laden Talara refinery. Workers at state-owned Petroperu launched the strike in opposition to what unions describe... Continue Reading →
Jan. 20 (oilprice.com) Oil production in South America’s Guyana has gone from strength to strength in recent years, as international oil majors develop several new oil-producing regions. This has led Guyana to become one of the most-promising oil producers in the Americas, with high hopes for the future of “low-carbon” oil production. Now, following the United... Continue Reading →
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Portuguese energy firm Galp will focus on growing its upstream business from oilfields in Brazil and Namibia and may list parts of its newly formed downstream business in a couple of years, its co-chief executive Joao Diogo Marques da Silva told Reuters on Tuesday. The company said earlier this month it was in... Continue Reading →
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Swedish investment platform Maha Capital is seeking approval from the United States to acquire an indirect minority stake in a PDVSA-controlled oil firm, Maha's chairman of the board, Paulo Thiago Mendonca, told Reuters on Friday. The firm has until May to exercise an option for a majority stake in a Novonor subsidiary... Continue Reading →
Jan 19 (Reuters) Mexican conglomerate Grupo Carso, controlled by magnate Carlos Slim, will buy out Lukoil to hold a full stake in the Ichalkil and Pokoch offshore oil fields, the firm said in a filing on Monday. In the deal, Grupo Carso will buy Lukoil subsidiary Fieldwood Mexico for $270 million, along with paying off $330 million of... 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. 19 (OE) DOF Group has secured a large turn-key contract by MODEC Guyana to carry out mooring pre-lay work for the Hammerhead floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) unit, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s project offshore Guyana. Under the contract, DOF’s North America subsea team will deliver project management, engineering, procurement, logistics, transportation... 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 →
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Oil executives and lawyers for international oil companies are lobbying the U.S. and Venezuelan governments for changes in the OPEC member's hydrocarbon law that would give them the right to freely export the oil they produce in Venezuela, sources involved in the talks said. As the administration of U.S. President Donald... Continue Reading →
Jan. 16 (Reuters) Abu Dhabi state oil firm ADNOC is weighing entering Venezuela's energy industry and could seek a partnership with another international producer to participate in the nation's gas projects, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. XRG, ADNOC's international investments arm set... Continue Reading →
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