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DP World's subsidiary Drydocks World Dubai has started converting an Aframax tanker capable of carrying 700,000 barrels of oil to a Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO) for Dixstone, part of Perenco. As part of the extensive modification and life extension work at the FSO Pargo project, Drydocks will apply a new hull coating, which... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Spain's Repsol (REP.MC) raised its targets for building new renewable generation capacity and cutting emissions from its oil and gas business on Tuesday as part of a bid many in its sector in Europe are making to stave off global warming. The company said it now plans to have installed wind, solar and hydro plants... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore drilling rig contracting activity in West Africa is finally picking up as confidence slowly returns to the region. Esgian has previously reported that the US Gulf of Mexico and Brazil have already witnessed substantial recovery in the deepwater rig market. However, the final point in the golden triangle, West Africa, has struggled with sluggish growth, with current... Continue Reading →
Over the weekend, Petrobras resumed production from the Manati field, off the coast of the state of Bahia, after completing the repair of the pipeline located between the compression station and the field's gas treatment station. As the market is aware, a small gas leak in the onshore part of this pipeline caused the shutdown... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The world's top commodity trading houses are being told by brokers and exchanges to deposit hundreds of millions of dollars in extra funds to cover their exposure to soaring gas prices, seven sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Glencore, Gunvor, Trafigura and Vitol are among the commodity merchants facing what... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Shell will start, by mid-October, a new intervention campaign at Parque das Conchas. The West Tellus drillship, from Seadrill, is already sailing to the Campos Basin, with arrival scheduled for the weekend. In addition to the intervention program, Shell's new campaign will include the drilling of two wells, one infill in BC-10 and the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/29/2021, informs that the partner CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda. (CNODC) has not expressed interest in exercising the option to purchase an additional share of 5% in the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus, for the Búzios field, in... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of the entire 20% stake held by its subsidiary Petrobras America Inc. (PAI) in the company MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC. (MPGoM), located in Texas, USA, which owns offshore fields in the Gulf of Mexico. The teaser,... Continue Reading →
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met Friday to discuss the progress of Eni's activities in the country, following the giant offshore oil discovery of Baleine 1-X. As previously reported, Eni in September announced the major oil discovery in block CI-101, in what was the company's first exploration well drilled in the... Continue Reading →
The ANP will carry out on October 7th, from 9 am, the 17th Round of Bidding Blocks for exploration and production of oil and natural gas. 92 blocks will be offered, located in 11 sectors with high potential and new frontiers in four Brazilian offshore sedimentary basins: Campos, Pelotas, Potiguar and Santos. Due to the... Continue Reading →
