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(offshore-energy.biz) Chile’s state-owned company Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (Enap) and harbor towage services provider SAAM have launched Latin America’s first electric tug at Sanmar shipyard in Tuzla Bay, Turkey. The vessel with electric propulsion that does not emit greenhouse gases (GHG) and reduces environmental and underwater noise will operate in Puerto Chacabuco, Aysén region, in... Continue Reading →
(OE) McDermott has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Repsol Exploración México for the Polok and Chinwol field development project in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the contract scope, McDermott will provide comprehensive FEED services for the project's engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of subsea, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF). "Our... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Argentina's government has green lit a key $500 million private sector gas pipeline expansion project, the energy secretariat said on Monday, a key signal of state support to boost transport capacity as it ramps up domestic energy production. The project, proposed by major private local operator Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS), would... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol plans to build a new green hydrogen plant at its refinery in the Caribbean city of Cartagena for some $28.5 million, it said in a statement on Monday. The plant will produce 800 tonnes of green hydrogen a year, making it Latin America's biggest, Ecopetrol said in the... Continue Reading →
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has tucked a new steel pipe production milestone under its belt for its upcoming natural gas project off the coast of Brazil. Equinor marked the occasion by hosting a celebration at Confab, Tenaris’ welded mill in Brazil’s Pindamonhangaba to commemorate the completion of steel pipe production for the Raia project. With over 99%... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energt.biz) Argentina’s oil and gas firm YPF has joined a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project being co-developed by Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) midstream infrastructure Golar LNG and Latin American integrated energy company Pan American Energy (PAE) in Argentinean waters. The $3 billion project will see the FLNG Hilli, set to... Continue Reading →
Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has found light oil and gas-condensate in an appraisal well drilled in Orange Basin block, offshore Namibia. The appraisal well, Mopane-1A, was spud on October 23 with Saipem’s Santorini drillship, at PEL83 offshore block. In an update from November 29, Galp has confirmed that the Mopane-1A well encountered light oil and... Continue Reading →
(Eixos) The Porto do Açu, in Rio de Janeiro — controlled by Prumo Logística in partnership with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges International — signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Belgian company Sarens, to study partnerships in logistics solutions for the transportation of components for the offshore wind power chain The agreement was formalized... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil will put 91 oil blocks into sale permanently, which could bring 2.4 billion reais ($394.11 million) in signing bonuses in the next round of auctions, said the country's Ministry of Mines and Energy in a Friday statement. The government will make available 39 blocks in Minas Gerais state's Sao Francisco Basin, 41... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Argentina's massive Vaca Muerta shale formation produced a record 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil in the third quarter, consultancy Rystad said on Friday. The figure is a 35% year-on-year surge in production thanks to improved productivity and evacuation capacity, putting the formation on track to hit its target of 1 million... Continue Reading →
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