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(OET) The oil and gas industry is always on the lookout for ways to boost production levels at offshore fields and gain access to stranded and untapped reserves that are not easy to bring online. Electrification of subsea production systems (SPS) offers the solution to these long-standing issues and constraints while also enabling decarbonization and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Engie Brasil (EGIE3.SA) said on Thursday it had reached a deal to sell a 15% stake in natural gas pipeline firm TAG to Canadian investment fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) for 3.1 billion reais ($641 million). CDPQ, Canada's No.2 pension fund manager with C$424 billion ($320.60 billion) under management, will raise... Continue Reading →
(OGJ) State-owned Petroecuador reached a new production peak last week of 404,290 b/d, or 413,241 boe/d when natural gas is included. The company ascribed the results to improvements in efficiency. One of the factors supporting the increase is production from Sacha field, Block 60, in Orellana province, which reached 77,802 b/d. In 2024, Petroecuador plans... Continue Reading →
Oil and natural gas production in November recorded a volume of 4.698 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d), surpassing the previous record achieved in September, when 4.666 MMboe/d were produced. Regarding oil, 3.678 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 3.8% compared to the previous month and 18.8% compared to... Continue Reading →
(WO) – NG Energy International Corp., along with its partners Olympo and Duemav in the Maria Conchita Block and with Clean Energy and Oleum in the SN9 Block, increased reserves at both Maria Conchita and Sinu-9 as part of an updated independent analysis by Sproule International Limited. The updated reserves and resources incorporate the recently... Continue Reading →
(BW) EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with Novonor S.A. ("Novonor") and Brazilian Development Bank ("BNDES") to acquire Ocyan Participações S.A. ("Ocyan" or the "Company"), a Brazilian-based solutions provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, for a total amount... Continue Reading →
(OET) TGS has completed a 410-day deepwater node survey campaign offshore Guyana ahead of schedule, setting a record for the longest deepwater node survey. On December 1, the final node recovery marked the culmination of three exclusive ocean bottom node (OBN) surveys commissioned by ExxonMobil Guyana. TGS acquired 2,400 square kilometers of OBN data within... Continue Reading →
(OE) Italian oil giant Eni has started the introduction of gas into the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit moored in Congolese waters. Gas introduction has been achieved in record time - only twelve months after the final investment decision, according to Eni. Following completion of the commissioning phase, Tango FLNG will produce its... Continue Reading →
(OET) U.S. energy company New Fortress Energy (NFE) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 1.6 GW capacity reserve contract (PortoCem PPA) from Ceiba Energy that will be transferred to new power assets connected to NFE’s existing LNG terminals in Brazil, enabling NFE to become “leading LNG-to-power company” in the country. According to NFE, the... Continue Reading →
(Z) Petrobras, Brazil's national oil company, encountered a significant roadblock in the ongoing sale of onshore Carmópolis to Carmo Energy. The sale of Petrobras' onshore assets was likely driven by strategic business decisions. This divestiture aligns with the company’s broader strategy, which may involve focusing on core activities, reducing debt or generating funds for new... Continue Reading →
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