(Reuters) - Mexican state power utility CFE has signed an agreement with French energy company Engie to develop terms and requirements to expand the Mayakan gas pipeline in the Yucatan Peninsula, CFE said in a statement Monday. Representatives for the two parties met on Nov. 23, CFE said. The Mayakan pipeline spans some 800 km... Continue Reading →
Argentina agrees fuel price rise caps with firms, pledges FX access
(Reuters) - Argentina on Monday reached an agreement with major oil firms operating in the country to put a cap on fuel price increases in a bid to keep costs at the pump down for hard-hit consumers amid surging inflation. The deal with firms like state company YPF (YPFD.BA) and Shell (SHEL.L) would see fuel price increases of 4%... Continue Reading →
Venezuelan oil offers little to U.S. or Chevron
(Reuters Breakingviews) - U.S. President Joe Biden is open to Venezuelan oil. Over the weekend, the Treasury Department issued $355 billion oil giant Chevron (CVX.N) a license to resume limited production in the country. That helps to spread around extraction of the fossil fuel, and could ease prices on the margin. But between the dirty Venezuelan oil and... Continue Reading →
BP weighs ending its 70-year-old Statistical Review of World Energy
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) is considering ending the publication of its Statistical Review of World Energy, over 70 years after it first published the benchmark report, as the energy major focuses on its shift to renewables, the company told Reuters. The Statistical Review has been a go-to resource for the wider energy sector since it was first published in... Continue Reading →
As winner of Petrobras’ tender, Prosafe anticipates contract award by year-end
(OET) Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe has been selected as the winning bidder for a 650-day firm period contract for Petrobras’ tender in Brazil. This announcement comes after the firm disclosed in October 2022 that it had submitted the most competitive offer in this bidding process. Prosafe explained last Friday that the final contract award and the start of... Continue Reading →
Guyana: Frontera, CGX to Spud Wei-1 Well ‘No later than January 31, 2023
Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy Inc, partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, have been given more time to drill the Wei-1 exploration well. Under the Corentyne block license terms, the joint venture was previously required to spud Wei-1, the second of two commitment wells on the block, by November 27, 2022. However, the... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies’ Awari Exploration Well Offshore Suriname Fails to Deliver
(OED) Oil and gas company TotalEnergies has completed drilling the Awari exploration well offshore Suriname without encountering commercial hydrocarbon volumes. The news was shared Monday by APA Corporation, TotalEnergies' partner in Block 58, where the well was drilled. APA holds 50% working interest, while TotalEnergies is the operator on the block with a 50% working interest.... Continue Reading →
Karoon Energy on the oil assets acquisition trail
(U) Australian independent Karoon Energy is on the acquisition trail as it looks to add more oil assets in Brazil, where it is already producing from the Bauna field, and potentially further afield in the Americas. “We are continuing to explore potential acquisition and farm-in opportunities,” confirmed Karoon chairman Bruce Phillips. Most of the assets... Continue Reading →
BP wins contract to market Guyana’s share of oil production
(Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) will market Guyana's share of crude oil produced over the next year from two offshore production platforms, the South American country's Ministry of Natural Resources said. Guyana is home to one of the largest oil discoveries in the last decade, with about 11 billion barrels found to date. A consortium that controls... Continue Reading →
Deepwater Oil And Gas Production To Rise 60pct By 2030
(RZ) Deepwater production is set to increase by over 60% between 2022 and 2030, growing from 6% to 8% of overall upstream production. Ultra-deepwater production – from depths of 5,000 feet and above is growing fastest – by 2024 it will account for more than half of all deepwater production. Deepwater is the fastest-growing upstream... Continue Reading →