Havila said on Friday it has entered into a three-year bareboat contract with OceanPact Netherlands B.V. for the operation of the subsea vessel Havila Harmony in Brazil. Founded in 2007, OceanPact is dedicated to consultancy, management, and operation of oil spill response in coastal and offshore environments. It is one of the largest oil spill... Continue Reading →
Repsol Writes down $1.5B as COVID-19 Sours Oil Outlook
Spanish oil and gas firm Repsol posted a quarterly net loss and wrote down $1.5 billion in assets on Thursday as it revised down unusually high expectations for oil and gas prices over the next 30 years. The demand-sapping COVID-19 crisis has piled pressure on a sector already battered by oil prices dragged down by... Continue Reading →
Italian Prosecutors Seek Jail Time for Eni, Shell Execs over Nigeria Bribery Case
Italian prosecutors have asked for oil majors Eni and Shell to be fined and some of their present and former executives, including Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi, to be jailed in a long-running trial over alleged corruption in Nigeria. In one of the oil industry's biggest alleged scandals, Italian prosecutors allege Eni and Shell acquired a... Continue Reading →
Ecopetrol Hires Doris for Offshore Engineering Services
Colombia's state-run oil firm Ecopetrol has hired Doris Inc. for the provision of Consulting Engineering Services. The scope includes including studies, engineering, and support during the execution of offshore oil and gas developments. The contract is for a five-year period. Doris did not provide the financial details on the deal. Continue reading
Brazil boosts oil exports to Asia as global rivals make record cuts
Brazil increased crude exports to Asia in the first half of the year, stealing a slice of a coveted developing market from global rivals who made record cuts to shipments to match the unprecedented fall in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The rise reflects Brazil’s growing clout among global oil producers as its massive... Continue Reading →
Shipments Resume from Pemex FPSO After Collision
An oil production and storage vessel operated by Mexican state oil firm Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico has resumed crude shipments after a tanker collision halted exports earlier this month, according to a person with knowledge of the matter and data from Refinitiv Eikon. The FPSO facility (floating production, storage and offloading), which has... Continue Reading →
Chevron to Buy Noble Energy for $5 Billion
U.S. oil major Chevron has agreed to buy with Noble Energy, in an all-stock transaction valued at $5 billion, or $10.38 per share. Based on Chevron’s closing price on July 17, 2020 and under the terms of the agreement, Noble Energy shareholders will receive 0.1191 shares of Chevron for each Noble Energy share. The total... Continue Reading →
Enauta estimates production of Atlanta at 23,000 bpd in 2020 and 18,000 bpd in 2021
July 20, 2020 The oil company Enauta reported estimate average daily production from the Atlanta field at 23,000 barrels of oil for 2020, according to a press release. For 2021, production in Atlanta, in the Santos Basin, should drop to 18,000 bpd, projected Enauta, emphasizing that the estimates have a negative or positive variation margin... Continue Reading →
Further on Phase 4 of The Pre-Salt With 13 FPSOS
Jul 17, 2020 Among the units licensed by Petrobras are four with a capacity to produce 225,000 bopd On Thursday (7/15), Petrobras requested a license from Ibama for the implementation of 12 FPSOs in the Santos Basin pre-salt and the reactivation of an FPSO in Mero (“FPSO Mero FR”). There are four new units for... Continue Reading →
OIL MAJORS WANT TO REDUCE UPSTREAM EMISSIONS BY 2025
Jul 16, 2020 The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a group made up of large oil companies to respond to the O&G industry's global change, announced today a new emission reduction target. The consortium aims to reduce from 20 kg to 21 kg of CO2 for each barrel of equivalent oil sold in the... Continue Reading →