Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine said Wednesday it had secured contracts worth around S$250 million (~$186 million) for the conversion of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), integration of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, and the "jumboisation" of two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHD). For the first contract, Keppel Shipyard has... Continue Reading →
Enauta Books Semi-Submersible Rig for Atlanta Field Drilling
Brazilian oil company Enauta has hired the Alpha Star semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the fourth production well at its Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Enauta expects to start drilling in the fourth quarter of 2022. The contract could eventually be extended to include two more wells for Atlanta’s Full Development System.... Continue Reading →
Equinor Posts Record Q4 Results
Norway's Equinor joined European peers in hiking shareholder payouts after posting record pretax profits for the fourth quarter due to a boom in oil and gas prices. Adjusted earnings before tax rose to $15.0 billion in the October-December quarter from $756 million in the same period a year ago, exceeding the $13.2 billion predicted in a... Continue Reading →
PetroReconcavo registers increase in 2P reserves in 2021
PetroReconcavo ended 2021 with an increase of 5.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in its reserves. The Reserves and Resources Certification report was prepared by the independent consultancy Netherland, Sewell & Associates and released this week by the oil company. Thus, the volume of new 2P reserves (proved and probable) totaled 10.8 million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Cactus Energia plans to invest 5 billion euros in a green hydrogen plant in Ceará
(epbr) The government of Ceará and Cactus Energia Verde signed a memorandum of understanding for the production of green hydrogen (H2V) at the Pecém Port Complex. These are investments estimated at 5 billion euros, to produce 10.5 thousand tons of H2V monthly, in addition to 5.25 thousand tons of green oxygen. The intention is to... Continue Reading →
Energy giant BP speeds up green makeover plan
(Reuters) - BP said on Tuesday it was aiming to accelerate its goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 as the British energy giant seeks to shift away from fossil fuels and boost its renewable energy capacity. The company, which two years ago started on the biggest revamp in its history, now intends to halve... Continue Reading →
Ecopetrol reserves rise 13% in 2021, company says
(Reuters) - The proven oil and gas reserves of Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) rose 13% last year, the company said on Monday, thanks partially to an improved international price for Brent. Ecopetrol's proven reserves - also known as 1P reserves - finished last year at 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), compared with... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas bankers confront their own energy transition
(Reuters) - Can oil bankers learn renewable tricks? They may need to in this climate, judging by the experience of Douglas MacKenzie, a Citigroup banker who has spent decades advising global energy giants on fossil fuel deals since joining Goldman Sachs as an associate in 1985. "I cover Big Oil. I'm a supermajor guy," the... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum: Installation of Advisory Committees to the Board of Directors
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 480, informs its shareholders, investors and the market in general that, on January 27, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors decided to establish two committees to support the Board, namely (i) People and Compensation Committee and (ii) Finance Committee,... Continue Reading →
BP’s Profits Hit Their Highest in Eight Years in 2021
BP's profits hit their highest in eight years in 2021, lifted by soaring gas and oil prices, as the company boosted share repurchases and said it was accelerating plans to cut emissions with increased spending on low carbon energy. BP's rebound to an annual profit of $12.85 billion after a large loss in 2020, is... Continue Reading →