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Guyana has granted a unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co, known as Aramco, a one-year contract to market the government's share of the crude produced in the South American country, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told Reuters. The country in early September had awarded Aramco a contract to market a cargo scheduled for Sept. 21-22. Natural Resources... Continue Reading →
(TNPetroleo) GNA - Gás Natural Açu, a joint venture formed by BP, Siemens, SPIC Brasil and Prumo Logística, controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners, announces that the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) released this September 16 ), all the generating units that make up the UTE GNA I for the start of commercial operation. Totaling... Continue Reading →
Australian oil and gas firm Karoon Energy has reached a settlement agreement with Pitkin Petroleum over a dispute related to Block Z-38, offshore Peru. Back in May, Pitkin Petroleum sent a notice of the dispute to Karoon Energy, related to the joint operating agreement in respect of Block Z-38, offshore Peru in which the two... Continue Reading →
FPSO operator SBM Offshore has completed the project financing of FPSO Sepetiba for a total of $1.6 billion, which is the largest project financing in the company’s history. The project financing was secured by a consortium of 13 international banks with insurance cover from Export Credit Agencies (ECA): Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) and... Continue Reading →
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 31 companies in connection with the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2021 licencing round. The deadline for applications was 8 September, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Wednesday. APA 2021 was announced on 9 June 2021. The aim is to grant new production licenses in the... Continue Reading →
Africa-focused Tullow Oil's finance chief Les Wood will step down by the end of March, the oil and gas company said on Wednesday, after it swung back to profit in the first half of 2021. Tullow, which has been operating in Africa since 1986, said profit after tax came in at $93 million for the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Investors managing more than $10 trillion on Wednesday published an ambitious blueprint for energy companies seeking to tackle climate change, including sharp cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and a winding down of oil and gas production. The unprecedented initiative - dubbed the Net Zero Standard for Oil and Gas - details 10 required... Continue Reading →
The independent oil company 3R announced (13) that it reached the highest gross production measured in the fields of Macau, in the Potiguar basin (RN). In addition, the company also recorded the highest oil production measured by flow meters at its metering stations in such concessions. However, this increase in volume was not reflected in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) named Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, a former chief executive of RWE Renewables, to oversee the British company's rapid expansion into renewable energy following the unexpected departure of BP's head of low carbon and natural gas Dev Sanyal. Dotzenrath's appointment comes at a time when BP, under the leadership of CEO Bernard Looney, seeks to rapidly... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) said on Tuesday it has tripled its low-carbon investment to $10 billion through 2028, as global oil companies rush to shift away from the fossil fuel due to the mounting pressure from investors and environmentalists. "With the anticipated strong cash generation of our base business, we expect to grow our dividend, buy... Continue Reading →
