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Oct. 27 (Reuters) Venezuela's oil ministry will ask the presidency to suspend a wide cooperation agreement with Trinidad and Tobago for energy development, including joint gas projects in negotiation, the South American country's oil minister said. Trinidad's previous government had been planning numerous joint gas projects with Venezuela, including the 4.2 trillion cubic feet Dragon... Continue Reading →
Oct 27 (Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex reported a 61.25 billion peso ($3.34 billion) third-quarter net loss on Monday, according to a filing with the Mexican stock exchange. Revenues for one of the country's biggest companies during the July-to-September period totaled 378.9 billion pesos. Pemex reported that it pumped with partners an average... Continue Reading →
Oct. 27 (OE) Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured contract extensions for three of its premium jack-up rigs from Mexico’s national oil company Pemex. The rigs Galar and Gersemi have each been awarded two-year firm contract extensions that will commence in direct continuation of their existing contracts in Mexico. The extensions also include two... Continue Reading →
Oct. 27 (Reuters) Portugal's Galp Energia reported an 11% increase in adjusted third-quarter core profit on Monday, beating analysts' estimates, driven by a jump in refining margins and robust gas trading. The energy firm reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of 911 million euros ($1.06 billion), surpassing the company-provided consensus of... Continue Reading →
Spot Auction will offer 4 million barrels with shipment scheduled between February and August 2026 Oct. 23 - PPSA (Pre-Salt Oil) began the process for holding the 5th Spot Oil Auction, scheduled for December 10, 2025. The event foresees the commercialization of four loads of 1 million barrels of oil from the Union each, coming... Continue Reading →
Oct. 24 (offshore-energy.biz) Texas-headquartered manufacturer of pipes and related services Tenaris has secured a contract for the delivery of casing and tubing for what will be Mexico’s first deepwater oil development. Tenaris’ scope includes the supply of 12,000 tons of casing and tubing, including 1,600 tons in the Super 13 Chrome steel grade, for the Trion... Continue Reading →
Oct. 23 (oilnow) While global oil and gas exploration has slowed dramatically over the past decade, Guyana stands as one of the few nations bucking the trend. According to Palzor Shenga, Vice President – Upstream Research at Rystad Energy, the South American country remains a leading light in an industry that has seen annual discoveries... Continue Reading →
October 22, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has acquired both blocks in the Campos Basin for which it submitted offers during the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer conducted by Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), successfully securing 100% of the bids submitted. Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Brazilian power company Eletrobras announced on Wednesday it is changing its name to Axia Energia, in a development it said will not impact any contractual, business, or regulatory commitments established by the firm. In a securities filing, Eletrobras also said its Sao Paulo-listed ordinary shares' ticker "ELET3" will change to "AXIA3"... Continue Reading →
Oct. 22 - The 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Sharing Offer had seven pre-salt blocks for sale: Esmeralda and Ametista, in the Santos Basin; and Citrino, Itaimbezinho, Ônix, Larimar, and Jaspe, in the Campos Basin. A group of 15 companies are eligible to submit bids during the bidding process: Petrobras, 3R Petroleum, BP Energy, Chevron,... Continue Reading →
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