Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Thursday the process to acquire Petrobras' interests in working interest in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater oil fields and the related FPSO from Saipem was about to resume. In June 2022, BW Energy signed an agreement to acquire 100% working interest (WI) in the Golfinho and Camarupim Clusters and 65%... Continue Reading →
Louisiana’s Request to Oversee Carbon Storage Projects Moving Ahead, EPA says
(Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by May should complete a review of Louisiana's request to take on oversight of carbon capture projects, according to a letter to the state, which wants to speed up approvals. Louisiana is seeking to permit and monitor so-called Class VI wells, which bury carbon dioxide and other climate-warming... Continue Reading →
Exxon poised to invest $15 billion in Angolan oil exploration and discoveries
(Bloomberg) – Exxon Mobil Corp. could invest $15 billion through 2030 if it makes commercial oil discoveries in the Namibe Basin, Paulino Jeronimo, chairman for the Angola National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels, said in Luanda. ANPG, Exxon and state-owned Sonangol signed an addendum to blocks 30, 44, and 45 in the Namibe Basin... Continue Reading →
Karoon Brings Online PAT-2 Well at Patola Offshore Field in Brazil
Oil and gas company Karoon said Wednesday that production had started from the PAT-2 at the Patola field in the BM-S-40 production license in Brazil. The well, one of two new production wells drilled at the field, came onstream on March 15, 2023 at a rate of 12,000 – 14,000 bopd. This followed the installation... Continue Reading →
Offshore oil & gas set for growth with $214 bln of investments in the pipeline: Rystad
With more than $200 billion of greenfield investments expected by 2025, the offshore oil and gas sector is expected to get back in the spotlight, according to Rystad Energy, an energy market intelligence group. Rystad Energy’s research shows that annual greenfield capital expenditure (capex) broke the $100 billion threshold in 2022 and will break it again... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Bahia Terra Cluster sale and production
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news released in the media, informs that the divestment process of the Bahia Terra Cluster is in the negotiation phase with the consortium of companies Petrorecôncavo and Eneva, and no decision has been taken by the Executive Board and the Board of Directors concerning these assets,... Continue Reading →
U.S. President proposes more money for offshore wind activities and no tax subsidies for oil & gas in 2024 budget
On 9 March, the Biden-Harris administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, with funds for federal agencies’ activities in offshore wind proposed to be increased. The budget also supports the agencies’ work on the next National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, however, in terms of corporate support, it eliminates tax subsidies... Continue Reading →
With Reserves of its Own, Colombia Does Not Need Venezuela’s Gas -Ecopetrol
(Reuters) Colombia can go without Venezuelan natural gas because of promising offshore developments of its own, Felipe Bayon, chief executive of state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol, told Reuters. Companies have proposed reactivating a dormant gas pipeline that connects Venezuela's Western region with Colombia using a concession granted by Venezuela's state-run PDVSA, which financed and built the 16-year-old line. ... Continue Reading →
Malaysia’s Petronas Posts Higher Q4 Profit, Sees Lower Oil Prices in 2023
(Reuters) Malaysia's state oil firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad on Monday posted a 55% jump in quarterly profit on higher energy prices and bigger sales volume, but warned of moderating prices for this year due to an expected slowdown in the global economy. Petronas, as the company is known, reported a profit of 24.4 billion ringgit... Continue Reading →
Suspension of the sale of Petrobras assets could affect contracts worth US$ 2 billion
(epbr) The temporary suspension of the sale of Petrobras assets, requested by the government, involves a list of deals in progress and about US$ 2 billion in contracts already signed and which are still waiting for an outcome. The president of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, said last week that he sees the request as an... Continue Reading →