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Petrobras, Gerdau, and Naturgy have signed contracts for the supply of natural gas in the free market environment to serve Cosigua, Gerdau's long steel production unit located in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). The agreement marks the first migration of a captive industrial market customer to the free market in the State, making the company's plant... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Texas-based subsea oil and gas equipment and services player Trendsetter Engineering has tucked a new assignment under its belt on two offshore oil fields in Brazil, following its entry into the South American country’s market with the establishment of local facilities in Macaé. Trident Energy do Brasil, part of Trident Energy Group, has picked... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) U.S. firm Fulcrum LNG was selected to help Guyana develop a plan to design, finance, construct and operate a natural gas processing facility in the South American country, President Irfaan Ali said on Thursday. The company's proposal was selected from among 17 submitted to Guyana for the gas project. Fulcrum will work with Guyana... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) While the search for hydrocarbons has been ongoing in certain parts of Africa for decades with varying degrees of success, a slew of new oil and gas discoveries has pushed the continent to the forefront of global exploration hotspots. Given its string of recent discoveries, one of the countries in West Africa, Cote d’Ivoire,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has selected a consortium led by PetroRio SA for bilateral talks over the sale of its Albacora and Albacora Leste offshore oil fields, both companies said on Friday. The value of PetroRio's bids was not immediately clear, but Petrobras said in September that "the offers may exceed $4 billion... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, in continuity to the notice to the market disclosed on April 8, 2024, informs that the Board of Directors approved, with 10 (ten) votes in favor, today, the Company’s adherence to the PGFN-RFB Transaction Public Notice 6/2024 (tax disputes of significant and widespread legal controversy), which covers debts whose tax collections... Continue Reading →
(PN) Oil major bp inaugurated a new moment in its operations in the Brazilian offshore. This week, the company began drilling the pioneer well (1-BP-12D-RJS) in the Pau Brasil block, located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The well is in a water depth of 2,283 meters and is being drilled by the DS-15... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that businessman Carlos Slim is interested in participating in the country's first deepwater natural gas project, working alongside state energy company Pemex. In March, Reuters reported that Pemex officials and the billionaire tycoon's team were discussing ways to revive development of the Lakach field in... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) As looming political uncertainty prepares the world for the incoming tsunami of elections, optimism still runs strong in the energy industry, especially within the oil and gas sector. While rising costs and supply chain disruptions are putting at risk the viability of many projects and dampening the short-term optimism for electrification and renewables, a new... Continue Reading →
(OE) France-based tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a five-year contract with energy giant Equinor for the supply of tubes and connections, accessories, and services for oil and gas fields in Brazil. Vallourec low-carbon OCTG solutions will contribute to the development of the Bacalhau and Raia fields operated in the pre-salt, as well as the... Continue Reading →
