(OE) A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to significantly deepen its planned greenhouse gas emission cuts, in a landmark ruling that could pave the way for legal action against energy firms around the world. At a courtroom in The Hague, judge Larisa Alwin read out a ruling which ordered Shell to reduce... Continue Reading →
Karoon in dispute with Peru partner over second offshore well
Australia’s Karoon Energy has received a dispute notice from a partner in its operated Block Z-38, offshore Peru, due to an alleged breach of obligations related to the drilling of a second exploration well on the block. Karoon’s wholly-owned subsidiary, KEI (Peru Z‐38) Sucursal del Peru, owns a 40 per cent operating equity interest in... Continue Reading →
Crondall assigned technical consultant role on Liza Unity FPSO
Consulting organisation Crondall Energy has been awarded a technical consultant role on the SBM Offshore-owned Liza Unity FPSO destined for ExxonMobil’s project off Guyana. Crondall said on Tuesday it would be supporting MUFG Bank Ltd (MUFG) as lenders’ technical consultant for the Liza Unity FPSO project financing. MUFG is acting as a technical bank on... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS STARTS DRILLING IN A CAMPOS BASIN BLOCK WITH OIL POTENTIAL IN PRE-SALT RESERVOIR
The exploratory activity in the Campos Basin gained new impetus. Petrobras started drilling the well 1-BRSA-1380D-RJS, in a water depth of 2,849 meters, in block C-M-346. The area was purchased in 2018, in the 14th Bidding Round. As a reminder, this block was the star of that bid for having received the highest bid in... Continue Reading →
Factbox: IEA’s urgent fossil fuel warning earns mixed reception from producers
(Reuters) A stark appeal by the world's top energy body to stop investment in new fossil fuel projects by next year has met a mixed reception from the world's top producers - from guarded praise and pledges to cut back on coal to outright defiance. The International Energy Agency said in its "Net Zero by... Continue Reading →
Pão de Açúcar FPSO to have innovative topside gas treatment module
(epbr) Production at Pão de Açúcar, discovered at BM-C-33, pre-salt in the Campos Basin and operated by Equinor Brasil (35%), will have an unprecedented natural gas treatment system installed on the topside of the production platform itself. It was the solution found to deal with the great potential for natural gas production associated with the... Continue Reading →
Sinopec to launch first green hydrogen project in 2022
(Reuters) Chinese state-controlled oil giant Sinopec, said it expects to launch its first green hydrogen project, a zero-carbon fuel generated from renewable energy sources, in the Inner Mongolia region in 2022. The company, China's largest hydrogen producer, also said it will focus on fossil fuel-based hydrogen output over the next five years and set up... Continue Reading →
Shell accepts unsolicited offer from Pemex for Deer Park, TX refinery stake
(WO) Shell Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has reached an agreement for the sale of its interest in Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership, a 50-50 joint venture between Shell Oil Company and P.M.I. Norteamerica, S.A. De C.V. (a subsidiary of Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex). The transaction will transfer Shell’s interest in... Continue Reading →
Hess takes more interest in Exxon’s Guyana block
U.S. oil and gas company Hess Corporation has increased its interest in an ExxonMobil-operated block located offshore Guyana on the back of recent oil discovery in the block. Kaieteur block off Guyana; Source: Ratio Petroleum Westmount Energy, one of the partners in the Kaieteur Block, on Monday noted the announcement by Ratio Petroleum that Hess... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 Nets ‘Very Large’ Deal for Mero 3 Pipeline Delivery
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has awarded offshore services provider Subsea 7 a "very large" contract for the delivery of subsea equipment for the Mero 3 deepwater field development, offshore Brazil. A very large contract, according to Subsea 7, is one worth between USD 500 and 750 million. The Mero-3 field is located some 200 kilometers... Continue Reading →