(OE) China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has posted an 11.4% net profit growth in 2024, marking a record year of oil and gas production, which has been increased by 7% compared to a year earlier. In 2024, CNOOC recorded a net oil and gas production of 726.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), a... Continue Reading →
Floatel Victory to Stay with Equinor Offshore Brazil
(OE) Oslo-listed offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has secured a contract extension with Equinor for its Floatel Victory semi-submersible accommodation unit. Under the contract extension, Floatel Vicotry will continue to provide Maintenance and Safety Unit (MSU) support alongside the Peregrino Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit offshore Brazil through the end of 2025.... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Awarded Major Contract for Gato do Mato
TechnipFMC has been awarded a major integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract worth over $1 billion by Shell for its Gato do Mato greenfield development offshore Brazil. In addition to integrated execution, the project will utilize Subsea 2.0® configure-to-order (CTO) subsea production systems. Combining both offerings will enable streamlined project management through a single interface and accelerate time to first... Continue Reading →
MODEC Gets Shell’s Gato do Mato FPSO Ops and Maintenance Job
(OE) MODEC has signed an agreement with Shell for the operations and maintenance of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, to be deployed at Gato do Mato deepwater field off Brazil, for a period of 20 years. The agreement follows the execution of the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract, which was awarded to... Continue Reading →
Engie Brasil to buy two hydro power plants for $523 million
(Reuters) - Power firm Engie Brasil said on Friday it had signed a contract to buy two hydro power plants in northern Brazil for about 3 billion reais ($523.2 million), according to a securities filing. Engie Brasil is buying the entities which hold the concessions to run the Cachoeira Caldeirao plant, located in Amapa state, and... Continue Reading →
Sinopec’s 2024 net profit drops 16.8% due to falling oil prices, NEVs
(Reuters) - China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, reported a 16.8% decline in 2024 net profit, citing lower crude oil prices and the accelerated development of the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. Sinopec's Hong Kong-listed shares were down 3.3% around 10:40 a.m. local time on Monday after falling as far as 4.5% earlier... Continue Reading →
Sea Lion Offshore Oil Project in Falkland Islands Targets FID in Mid-2025
(OE) A final investment decision (FID) for the Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in mid-2025, according to Rockhopper, which is partner in the project with the operator Navitas Petroleum. Navitas continues to estimate Capex to first oil on phase 1 of c$1.4 billion and in this regard has entered into... Continue Reading →
Argentine energy firm CGC to tie-up with YPF in Vaca Muerta oil project
(Reuters) - Argentine energy company CGC announced on Friday that it will partner with state oil company YPF in a project located in the South American country's lucrative Vaca Muerta basin as a minority partner. In a statement, CGC said it will provide an unspecified amount of capital for the tie-up in Argentina's massive shale... Continue Reading →
Shell Makes FID for Deepwater Gato do Mato Project off Brazil
(OE) Shell Brasil Petróleo, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Gato do Mato, a deepwater oil and gas project in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Gato do Mato Consortium includes Shell (operator with a 50% stake), Ecopetrol (30%), TotalEnergies (20%) and Pré-Sal Petróleo... Continue Reading →