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Dutch FPSO provider SBM Offshore has signed a letter of intent with Petrobras for a 22.5 years lease and operate contracts of FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão for deployment in Brazilian waters. The Libra consortium partners have also made a final investment decision (FID) for the project. The unit will be deployed at the Mero field... Continue Reading →
Shell courts multiple suitors for its $10B Permian shale portfolio (Bloomberg) --Devon Energy Corp. and ConocoPhillips are among potential suitors studying Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s portfolio of Permian Basin oil fields, which could be worth as much as $10 billion in a sale, people familiar with the matter said. Chevron Corp. is also among companies considering... Continue Reading →
(Oilprice) The global push to substantially reduce carbon and other fossil fuel emissions is expected to sharply impact demand for fossil fuels. It will eventually trigger a phenomenon known as peak oil demand, where crude oil consumption will cease growing, flat line, and then progressively contract causing prices to fall. A raft of analytical agencies and... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticuas) Petrobras notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) this week about signs of natural gas in the ES-M-669 offshore block, in the Espírito Santo Basin. The discovery was made in a water depth of 2,366 meters. Drilling of the 1-BRSA-1379D-ESS well, where the evidence was found, began in April, as reported. Block ES-M-669 was acquired... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) News in the exploratory campaign of the American ExxonMobil in the Campos Basin. The oil company notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) this week about signs of oil and gas found in block C-M-789, in a water depth of 2,681 meters. The discovery was made in well 1-EMEB-1A-RJS (also called Opal-1A). The exploratory campaign... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Italian energy group Eni (ENI.MI) pledged higher shareholder returns after swinging to a net profit in the second quarter to beat expectations as firmer oil prices offset lower production. Adjusted net profit was 929 million euros ($1.1 billion), compared with a loss of 714 million euros in the year-earlier period, Eni said on Friday. The... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) on Friday reported its highest profit in six quarters and joined an oil industry stampede to reward investors with share buybacks, as rebounding crude oil prices carried earnings and cash flow to pre-pandemic levels. Oil and gas are trading near multi-year highs as fuel consumption has thrown off pandemic losses and natural... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil on Friday posted its biggest quarterly profit in more than a year that also topped analysts' estimates as demand for oil, gas and chemicals rebounded, quelling some investor concerns over its recent weak performance. The company's first results following a contested board fight over its direction highlighted how oil producers are taking... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has been granted a royalty rate reduction for the Tubarão Martelo field by the country’s authorities in an effort to incentivize investment in revitalization. Brazil’s National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) approved PetroRio’s Development Plan for the cluster consisting of the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo offshore fields, the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL) and France's TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) have agreed to sell their stakes in Venezuela's onshore Petrocedeno project to a unit of state oil firm PDVSA, which will become the sole owner, Equinor said on Thursday. TotalEnergies separately confirmed the transaction and said it would mean a loss of $1.38 billion for the French company. Prior to... Continue Reading →
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