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(Bloomberg) -- Jean Paul Prates, the head of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, isn’t deterred by the world’s energy transition. He says Latin America’s largest producer should keep increasing fossil fuel output for decades to come. “We will get market share,” Prates, chief executive officer of Petrobras, said in an interview in Rio de Janeiro. “We... Continue Reading →
A final investment decision for the long-stalled Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in 2024, Rockhopper, a partner in the project, said Friday, after Navitas Petroleum, the project operator, presented it with an updated development plan. Navitas Petroleum last year agreed to farm into the Sea Lion oil field development project... Continue Reading →
(PN) Exploration of new oil wells in Brazil will receive around US$ 1.5 billion in investments in 2023. The forecast was revealed this week by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), which published the data in a new panel dynamic on contracts in the exploration phase. The largest share of funds (US$ 1.1 billion) will be... Continue Reading →
(OE) Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to supply offshore oil and gas platforms directly. Thirteen projects have been offered exclusivity agreements. INTOG (Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas) leasing aims to attract investment in innovative offshore wind projects in Scottish waters,... Continue Reading →
(OP) Five international oil companies active in Brazil have petitioned a federal court to suspend the 9.2% tax on crude oil exports that new president Ignacio Lula da Silva introduced soon after he came into office, angering the industry. According to the government, the new tax will serve to attract more investments in the country... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (the “Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3) informs its shareholders and the market in general of the closing of the acquisition of 40% interest in the BM-C-32 Block (“Itaipu Field” or “Itaipu”), acquired from Total Energies E&P Brasil Ltda., following the Material Fact released on September 26, 2022. Together with the 60% interest... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexican state oil company Pemex and a consortium led by U.S. firm Talos Energy (TALO.N) delivered a development plan for the Zama oil field to Mexico's oil regulator on Thursday, Pemex said. The plan includes two offshore platforms and the drilling of 46 wells, as well as the transportation of oil and gas to the... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil and gas company Hess Corporation has opted to implement digital wells using a well construction suite from a compatriot oilfield services giant, Halliburton. Halliburton reported on Wednesday, 22 March 2023, that Hess had selected Halliburton’s DecisionSpace 365 Well Construction applications powered by iEnergy Hybrid Cloud to “plan, design, and construct safe, cost effective, and productive wells.” Nagaraj Srinivasan, senior... Continue Reading →
Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has kicked off production from a well located on a field offshore Brazil, with first production rates surpassing expectations. In addition, the second well at this field is expected to come online by the end of the month. Back in April 2021, Karoon hired a rig to perform well... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PRIO") (B3:PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of Article 12 of Resolution No. 44 of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission ("CVM"), dated August 23, 2021, as amended, informs that it received from Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) S. A. correspondence in which they inform the Company that they... Continue Reading →
