(Reuters) - Consortia led by Brazil's 3R Petroleum Oleo e Gas SA (RRRP3.SA) and private equity firm Seacrest Capital have submitted binding offers for a refinery and dozens of oilfields owned by state-run Petrobras, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Polo Potiguar is expected to fetch Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) from several hundred million dollars to over... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM SIGNS MOU TO BUY DUNA ENERGIA (CENTRAL RESOURCES) FOR US$ 71 MILLION
(PetroNoticias) 3R wants to further strengthen its position in Rio Grande do Norte. With this goal in sight, the company announced an agreement to acquire Duna Energia (formerly Central Resources) for US$ 71 million. If the acquisition is approved and carried out, 3R will gain control over the Ponta do Mel and Redonda fields, in... Continue Reading →
Dyna-Mac secures more FPSO work
Singapore’s offshore builder Dyna-Mac has secured additional work scope from existing customers, for a total provisional contract sum of S$8 million (about $6 million), and completed projects and loaded out modules. Dyna-Mac said on Tuesday it was awarded an add-on work scope for an ongoing project in the yard. The award is for the procurement... Continue Reading →
Equinor CEO Calls for More Offshore Wind Areas
Countries worldwide should make more offshore areas available for wind farms than they do currently if they want to fulfil their climate ambitions, the chief executive of Norwegian oil firm Equinor told Reuters. Like other European oil majors, Equinor is developing a portfolio of renewable projects while continuing to produce oil and gas, with offshore... Continue Reading →
OIL COMPANIEES RESUME PROJECTS AMID RECENT RECOVERY IN OIL PRICES – BRAZIL
Amid the recent recovery in oil prices on the international market, oil companies are slowly beginning to gain confidence to move forward with new projects. In month of June, when the Brent-type barrel surpassed US$ 70 for the first time in two years, Petrobras, the Norwegian company Equinor and the Australian company Karoon have announced... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies, Qatar Petroleum, Chevron win Suriname offshore acreage
A consortium between France’s major TotalEnergies and Qatar’s Qatar Petroleum and U.S. supermajor Chevron have submitted winning bids for shallow-water offshore acreage in Suriname. Suriname’s national oil company Staatsolie said last Friday that the three oil companies submitted ‘most favourable’ bids for the relevant blocks offered in the Suriname Shallow Offshore (SHO) Bid Round 2020/2021... Continue Reading →
Maersk signs Mero 2 EPCI contract with Libra consortium
(PetrleoHoje) Maersk Supply Service signs US$ 100 million EPCI contract with Libra's consortium (Petrobras, Shell, Total, CNPD and Cnooc). The company will be responsible for the pre-installation of the mooring system for the FPSO Sepetiba, the production unit at the Mero 2 project, located in the Santos Basin cluster.
Atapu and Sépia fields may receive investments of up to R$ 200 billion
(TNPetroleo) The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) published the minutes of the pre-bid and contract for the auction of the Atapu and Sépia pre-salt fields, scheduled to take place in December this year. This, which will be the biggest oil and natural gas event this year, should attract investments of R$ 200 billion by... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies, Qatar Petroleum, Chevron Submit Winning Bids for Suriname Offshore Blocks
U.S. oil major Chevron, and a consortium between France's TotalEnergies and Qatar's Qatar Petroleum have submitted winning bids for shallow-water offshore acreage in Suriname, Suriname's national oil company Staatsolie said Friday. Staatsolie said the trio had submitted "most favorable" bids for the relevant blocks offered in the SHO Bid Round 2020/2021 which had closed for... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS GAINS MORE TIME FOR EXPLOITATION OF SAGITARIO IN THE SANTOS BASIN
(PetroNoticias) With results below initial expectations, Petrobras turned to the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) to ask for more time for exploration and evaluation activities in the Sagitario area (Block S-M-623), in the Santos Basin. The regulatory agency accepted the request and extended the exploration period in the region to March 5, 2024. With more time... Continue Reading →
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