Operators have called for greater certification and ‘provenance’ of oil and gas production and encourage competition when it comes to lowest emission barrels as they position their businesses to align with the energy transition. Speaking at the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) Wednesday (June 16), Arne Sigve Nylund, EVP for Technology, Projects and Drilling at Equinor, said... Continue Reading →
FPSO CIDADE DE SÃO VICENTE TO LEAVE BRAZIL
The FPSO Cidade de São Vicente will leave Brazil possibly in July. After trying unsuccessfully to negotiate a new contract in the country, BW Offshore will take the production unit abroad. The likely destination is Asia. The decision to withdraw the FPSO from Brazil was taken recently by BW Offshore, after negotiations with Trident and... Continue Reading →
Borr Drilling and Pemex making changes to rig JVs
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has made changes to the structure of its joint ventures in Mexico by exiting the integrated services JVs and becoming a majority owner in the drilling services JVs, which will continue to earn day rates, providing the company with sufficient liquidity. Borr Drilling has five rigs working for joint ventures... Continue Reading →
MODEC starts EPCI work on Bacalhau field FPSO
Japan’s floating solutions provider MODEC has started the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) work on the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel set for the Bacalhau field. MODEC said via social media channels on Monday that the company would proceed with EPCI work on the Bacalhau FPSO. The company added that it would... Continue Reading →
Equinor to spend more on renewables as oil output rises
Equinor (EQNR.OL) will speed up investments in renewable energy and low carbon solutions as new oil and gas comes onstream ahead of peak production in 2026, the company said on Tuesday as the pressure mounts to prove it can adapt to a greener future. The majority state-owned Norwegian company said it would dedicate more than 50% of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of onshore field in Sergipe
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/05/2020, informs that it has today finalized the sale of its 50% interest in the Dó-Ré-Mi onshore field, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, in the state of Sergipe, to the company Centro-Oeste Óleo e Gás Ltda. After fulfilling the previous conditions, the operation... Continue Reading →
Papa-Terra divestment near to closing
(PetroleoHoje) Six months after the binding date, Petrobras and 3R Petroleum should close, by the end of June, the divestment operation of the Papa-Terra field, located in deep waters in the Campos Basin. The terms of the asset purchase and sale contracts have already been negotiated, depending only on the seller's internal arrangements to conclude.
Repsol to present new green “transition” framework to investors
(Reuters) Spanish oil and gas firm Repsol (REP.MC) has hired banks to present a new transition financing framework to investors that will allow the company to issue sustainability-linked bonds, according to a lead manager on Monday. HSBC and Natixis have been appointed to help the Spanish firm present the new framework to investors from June 21-23, the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs Búzios Coparticipation Agreement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed today with Pré-sal Petróleo S.A. (PPSA) and its partners CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda. (CNODC) and CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda. (CNOOC) the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement, which will regulate the coexistence of the Transfer of Rights Agreement and the Production Sharing Contract for the Suplus of the... Continue Reading →
Norway’s Equinor must lift its climate ambitions, minority investors say
(Reuters) Norwegian energy major Equinor (EQNR.OL) must set tougher near-term targets for reducing the company's climate impact when it presents a new strategy next week, minority shareholders said. Chief Executive Anders Opedal, who took the helm late last year with a promise to speed up the state-controlled firm's renewable investments, also faces demands for climate action from... Continue Reading →