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New Fortress Energy received approval from ANP for the construction of the South Gas Terminal, in Babitonga Bay, in Santa Catarina. Incorporated into the company's portfolio after the acquisition of Golar Power, the project had been awaiting authorization from the agency since February and is expected to start operating in the first quarter of 2022.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) clean energy unit will provide renewable energy credits (REC) to oilfield firm Baker Hughes' (BKR.N) facilities in United States for a two-year period, the companies said on Wednesday. The move comes as climate activists, investors, banks and some governments mount pressure on oil and gas companies to announce net zero emission... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) is currently committed to exploring in Africa for hydrocarbons and doing so fits the company's purpose, its exploration manager for deepwater Africa Benjamin Mee said on Wednesday at an industry event. More than 80% of Shell's exploration will be focused on core positions with an emphasis on deepwater and the company... Continue Reading →
Offshore energy engineering solutions provider Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a $4.4 million contract with BW Energy. Under the contract, Aquaterra Energy will provide procurement, engineering, manufacture, installation, and commissioning support of multiple conductor tensioning units for the repurposing of the Hibiscus Alpha jack-up rig to an offshore installation (OI), located offshore Gabon, West Africa.... Continue Reading →
Colombian majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol's third-quarter net profit surged to 3.81 trillion pesos ($983.4 million) on higher crude prices and structural changes implemented to meet recent industry challenges, the company said on Tuesday. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased 97% to 10.4 trillion pesos. "The results of the third quarter of 2021... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) ExxonMobil notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) of the discovery of traces of oil in the pioneer well 1-EMEB-2-RJS (Titã-1), in the Titan block in the Santos Basin. The milestone was reached approximately three months after the start of drilling at the site, which is being carried out by the West Saturn drillship, chartered... Continue Reading →
Karoon Energy announced that financial close has been reached on the Company’s US$160 million reserve-based, non-recourse, syndicated debt facility. An initial draw down, in accordance with the facility agreement, of US$30 million has been made in preparation for investments in the Baúna intervention campaign and Patola development in Brazil. This marks a significant step in... Continue Reading →
FPSO operator BW Offshore has been awarded a contract extension for a vessel operating in waters offshore Nigeria. BW Offshore said on Monday that the Sendje Berge FPSO has won a one-year extension with Addax Petroleum Exploration (Nigeria). The firm period has been extended to the fourth quarter of 2022. The Sendje Berge FPSO is located on... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has selected a consortium led by PetroRio SA (PRIO3.SA)for bilateral talks over the sale of its Albacora and Albacora Leste offshore oil fields, both companies said on Friday. The value of PetroRio's bids was not immediately clear, but Petrobras said in September that "the offers may exceed $4 billion... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/07/2021, about the divestment project of the Albacora and Albacora Leste fields, in the Campos Basin, informs that its Executive Board concluded the analysis of the proposals received and, yesterday, it approved the start of the negotiation phase with the consortia led by... Continue Reading →
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