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 June 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) The Macau Cluster had its production in May impacted by a technical problem linked... Continue Reading →
Equinor to resume operations at Peregrino by the end of August
Equinor is very close to restarting production in the Peregrino field, in the southern part of the Campos basin. However, the date for restarting operations in the area has been slightly readjusted. The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the postponement of the resumption of production in the field to August 31 this... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil mergers drop to $12 billion as volatility limits deals
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas dealmaking fell to $12 billion last quarter, down from the first quarter and nearly a third of the $34.8 billion in the same period a year ago, as commodity price volatility left buyers and sellers clashing over asset values, according to data released by energy analytics firm Enverus on... Continue Reading →
Venezuela’s refining arm Citgo on the verge of yet another power shake-up
(Reuters) - A new battle for control of Citgo Petroleum, the eighth largest U.S. oil refiner and Venezuela's foreign crown jewel, could soon be unleashed under a proposed management shake-up by the South American country's opposition lawmakers. The revamping would come despite the company posting strong profits after two years of losses and could lead... Continue Reading →
Equinor’s Hywind Tampen to Become World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm in 2022, Despite Issues with 4 Turbines
Equinor's Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in Norway will become operational this year, becoming the world's largest floating wind farm, however, it will not be as big as planned, at least not in 2022, due to steel quality issues found in four of 11 turbines. Namely, as previously reported, Equinor is developing the 11 turbine... Continue Reading →
WoodMac: Seven giant oil players have what it takes to keep up output for 40-60 years
(OEM) With two-thirds of global resources in their hands, seven National oil companies (NOCs) own the lion’s share of remaining discovered oil and gas resources, says Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group. Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the outlook for the supply, demand, and price of hydrocarbons is constantly shifting, leading to a rewriting of energy trade... Continue Reading →
Two oil & gas firms close long-anticipated deal for sale of stake in field off Nigeria
(OEM) London-based and Oslo-listed oil and gas company Panoro Energy has completed the sale of its interest in the Offshore Mining Lease no. 113 (OML 113) offshore Nigeria to Oslo-listed PetroNor. Back in October 2019, the two oil and gas players entered into a sale agreement, enabling PetroNor to buy out Panoro’s interest in OML 113, including... Continue Reading →
Tullow Expects Cashflow of $200M at Oil Price of $95/bbl
Africa-focused Tullow Oil said on Wednesday it expected to make $200 million in free cashflow this year at an average oil price of $95 a barrel, adding that it sees no cashflow in the first half after an arbitration payment and an acquisition. Tullow said a shareholder prospectus for its planned merger with Capricorn Energy... Continue Reading →
Alberto Ferrin is the new country head of ExxonMobil Brazil
Alberto Ferrin was nominated the new president of the oil company in the Brazil. With ExxonMobil for more than 15 years, Ferrin has held a variety of roles with the company in exploration and production around the world, including leadership positions in West Africa, Australia, the United States and Mexico. “Brazil remains a strategic country... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Largest players drop out of Enel’s Brazilian power distributor sale process
(Reuters) - Major international players have dropped out of the bidding process for a Brazilian power distributor owned by Enel SpA (ENEI.MI), leaving two local firms competing head-to-head for the asset, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Equatorial Energia (EQTL3.SA) and Energisa SA (ENGI11.SA) were the only companies still interested in Celg-D, which distributes power to the center-west... Continue Reading →
