Feb 10 (Reuters) - Equinor's international oil and gas portfolio will return to growth in the next few years as the Norwegian energy group targets sharply increased output abroad by 2030, its head of foreign operations told Reuters. After recent divestment of onshore assets in Argentina, Equinor now produces oil and gas in seven countries outside Norway, down... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Unit Launches Arbitration Against Petrobras over FPSO Contract
Feb. 10 - Seatrium, through its wholly owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard, has started arbitration proceedings against Petrobras Netherlands in connection with a legacy contract for the conversion of the P-54 floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The dispute relates to a settlement agreement reached in 2008 following amendments to the original 2004 contract. Under... Continue Reading →
BP Profit Climbs 32% as Company Suspends Buybacks
Feb. 10 (Reuters) BP posted quarterly profit in line with analyst expectations on Tuesday and suspended its share buyback programme as it wrote down around $4 billion in its renewables and biogas businesses. BP, whose new CEO Meg O'Neill will start in April, said it would allocate the excess cash to invest in oil and... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Eneva in talks for joint venture with Maha in Venezuela, sources say
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian energy firm Eneva is considering options to enter Venezuela's oil and natural gas sector and is in talks with Sweden's Maha Capital over creating a possible joint venture there, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. One of the sources, who asked not to be named, said... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia January 2026 Production Data
Feb. 6 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), informs its investors and the market in general of the preliminary and unaudited production data for the month of January 2026. Potiguar – The monthly results reflect the impact of the temporary shutdown of facilities in the region, resulting from the audit conducted by... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces receipt of earnout payment related to Sépia and Atapu
February 6, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.– Petrobras announces that it has received R$ 1.65 billion from its partners in the Sépia and Atapu fields: TotalEnergies EP Brasil Ltda (28%), PETRONAS Petróleo Brasil Ltda (21%), and QatarEnergy Brasil Ltda (21%) in Sépia; and Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (25%) and TotalEnergies EP Brasil Ltda (22.5%) in... Continue Reading →
BW Energy’s Planned Angola Entry Challenged by Pre-Emption Rights
Feb. 6 (OE) BW Energy has informed that one of the existing joint venture partners in Angola's offshore blocks 14 and 14K has indicated its intention to exercise pre-emption rights in relation to the previously announced acquisition agreement. BW Energy and its partner Maurel & Prom had been notified of the move by a joint... Continue Reading →
Petrobras acquires stake in exploration block in the Republic of Namibia.
February 6, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has acquired a 42.5% stake in Block 2613, located offshore in the Republic of Namibia, Africa. The transaction was carried out in partnership with TotalEnergies, which also acquired 42.5% and will act as the operator of the block. The selling companies are Eight Offshore... Continue Reading →
HIF Global eyes significant capex savings on $4 billion Brazil hydrogen plant
Feb 5 (Reuters) - HIF Global expects significantly lower costs for its green-hydrogen plant in Brazil and hopes to secure financing for the first of four planned modules in the middle of next year, the company's Latin America chief executive said on Thursday. The e-fuels maker had put a $4 billion price tag on the... Continue Reading →
Production by Brazilian independent oil companies reaches 364,000 barrels per day, a 22.8% increase
Feb. 5 (ABPIP) The average production of small and medium-sized oil companies in the country, the so-called independents, was 364,300 boe/d (barrels of oil equivalent per day) in 2025, a 22.8% increase compared to the previous year, reported the ABPIP (Brazilian Association of Independent Oil and Gas Producers). This growth mainly reflects the expansion of... Continue Reading →