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Aug. 27 (Reuters) Suriname state oil firm Staatsolie will launch in November an 'open-door offering' for offshore areas to be explored and evaluated, the company said on Tuesday, as the small South American nation seeks partners and financing for what it hopes could be an oil and gas boom. Following a positive investment decision last... Continue Reading →
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC posted a 13% decline in interim net income after lower oil prices offset the impact of record-high oil and gas production. Net profit attributable to equity shareholders dropped to 69.5 billion yuan ($9.7 billion) after a record interim profit in 2024, according to a filing... Continue Reading →
Aug. 25 (OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured two contracts for its Normand Turmalina and Normand Superior vessels, with the combined worth of $65 million. The anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turmalina has received a contract extension from BRAVA Energia in Brazil. The extended contract has a duration of three... Continue Reading →
Aug 21 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec, reported a 39.8% drop in interim net profit due to lower oil prices, weaker fuel demand and as industry overcapacity weighs on margins at its chemicals business. Sinopec, the world's largest oil refiner by capacity, reported on Thursday a net income of 21.48 billion yuan ($2.99 billion) for January... Continue Reading →
Aug. 20 - The Special Bidding Committee (CEL) of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) published the blocks that will be offered in the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). There will be seven areas in total: Jaspe, Citrino, Larimar, Ônix, Itaimbezinho, Ametista, and Esmeralda. The public session is scheduled for October 22.... Continue Reading →
Aug 18 (Reuters) - State-run oil firm Petrobras is worried about an upcoming change in Brazil's reference oil price that determines some taxes and royalties drillers pay, as it could weaken the economic viability of projects in offshore post-salt fields and in its onshore business, CEO Magda Chambriard said on Monday. Chambriard added that oil in... Continue Reading →
Aug 18 (Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras is leaning toward corn as the raw material for a renewed foray into ethanol, potentially sidelining sugarcane and beleaguered sugar producer Raizen, three Petrobras sources familiar with the matter said, citing preliminary evaluations. Energy company Petrobras, majority-owned by Brazil's government, has previously said its potential return to ethanol would involve... Continue Reading →
Aug.18 (oilprice.com) Brazil’s oil and gas regulator ANP has approved an 18-month extension of the exploration period for the Aram block in the Santos Basin pre-salt, pushing the deadline for Petrobras and China’s CNOOC to meet their commitments to June 30, 2029, according to BNamericas. The move gives the consortium more time to advance drilling in... Continue Reading →
Aug.18 (agenciapetrobras.com) The Buzios field, operated by Petrobras, broke its record and surpassed daily production of 900,000 barrels of oil this weekend. Located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, approximately 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Búzios was discovered by Petrobras in 2010 and began operations in 2018. With this... Continue Reading →
Aug 15 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted Argentina's request to put on temporary hold a judge's order that it turn over its 51% stake in oil and gas company YPF to partially satisfy a $16.1 billion judgment won by two investors. In a brief order, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals... Continue Reading →
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