(Reuters) Mexico's oil regulator and state company Pemex are at odds over how to develop a deepwater natural gas project, eight people close to the matter said, threatening to stall a $1.5 billion energy venture. Officials at regulator National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) have raised questions about whether Petroleos Mexicanos can shoulder the massive project, the... Continue Reading →
Prio Still Eyeing Petrobras Assets After Albacora Deal Collapse
Brazilian oil company Prio will continue to assess the purchase of some assets from state-owned Petrobras even after a deal for its Albacora offshore oilfield fell through, Prio's finance chief told Reuters on Tuesday. Petrobras has in recent years sold off dozens of oil fields, as well as refineries, pipelines, gas station chains and other... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum August 22 Production Data
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for August 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. The Company is the operator of Macau, Areia Branca, Fazenda Belém, Rio Ventura, Recôncavo... Continue Reading →
Evolving South American, Caribbean alliances can help alleviate the global energy conundrum
(OM) The global energy market continues to shift dynamically, from being oversupplied in 2020 to presently having a deficit, a trend which has been exacerbated by the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Additionally, years of underinvestment in hydrocarbon projects has only amplified this deficit. The result: elevating the stature of nations with hydrocarbon reserves that can be... Continue Reading →
Commercialization deal signed for first-ever wireless underwater ROV
Swiss underwater robotics company Hydromea and Scotland’s remote technology specialist Air Control Entech (ACE) have entered into a service partnership agreement to commercialize what is said to be the world’s first wireless remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) for inspections at offshore floating platforms. Under the deal, ACE will promote and use Hydromea’s EXRAY wireless ROV... Continue Reading →
All Turbines Installed at France’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm
Jan De Nul has completed the installation of 80 sets of 6 MW wind turbine generators (WTG) at Saint-Nazaire, France's first commercial offshore wind farm. The company said Tuesday it had completed the project "significantly ahead of schedule." The first turbine was installed back in April using Jan De Nul's Vole au Vent jack-up vessel. On September... Continue Reading →
Petronas hails Suriname oil discovery
US operator Apache has discovered light oil with its Baja-1 wildcat in deep-water Block 53 offshore Suriname and is working to firm up the potential of the resource. The US independent and partners Petronas of Malaysia and Spain’s Cepsa drilled the Baja-1 exploration well to a total depth of 5290 metres from a water depth... Continue Reading →
Africa’s first hydrogen power plant seen producing electricity in 2024
(Reuters) - French independent power producer HDF Energy (HDF.PA) expects its green hydrogen power plant in Namibia, Africa's first, to start producing electricity by 2024, a senior company executive said on Monday. Once operational, the 3.1 billion Namibian dollar ($181.25 million) Swakopmund project will supply clean electricity power, 24 hours a day all-year round, boosting electricity supply... Continue Reading →
Bladt Industries, Semco Maritime JV to Build Substations for Polish Offshore Wind Farm
(OE) A Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime consortium has been appointed as the preferred supplier of two offshore substations for the Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland, being developed by a joint venture of ORLEN Group and Northland Power Inc. The two substations will be constructed and established in 2022-2025 as key components of... Continue Reading →
Approval granted for the transfer of Equinor’s interest in two blocks in the Campos Basin to ExxonMobil and Petrobras.
The decision was made by the Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade). In Block C-M-657, Equinor holds a 30% stake, as does Petrobras. ExxonMobil owns a 40% interest. In Block C-M-709, Equinor holds a 20% stake, while Petrobras and ExxonMobil each hold 40%. In the documentation delivered to Cade, it is not... Continue Reading →