(OE) Saipem SA and Saipem do Brasil have become fully operational with state-owned companies in the Brazilian market following the annulment of the prohibitory sanctions issued by the Federal Court of Brasilia. On December 20, 2024, the Federal District Court of Brasilia, ruling on the petition of Saipem SA and Saipem do Brasil, established that... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and Ecopetrol confirm Colombia’s largest gas discovery
Petrobras, following up on communication of October 3, 2024, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. - Colombia Branch (PIB-COL), and Ecopetrol confirm the largest gas discovery in the history of Colombia with the drilling of the Sirius-2 well. The drilling of Sirius-2 began on June 19, 2024. The well is located within the... Continue Reading →
Argentina government OKs key Vaca Muerta gas pipeline project
(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 →
New pipeline milestone for natural gas project in Brazilian waters
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 →
Local player joins FLNG project seeking to make Argentina an LNG exporter
(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 →
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta region hits record oil production in Q3, Rystad says
(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 →
Guyana gas-to-energy project wins initial US ExIm bank loan guarantee approval
(Reuters) - Guyana has received preliminary approval from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for a more than $500 million loan guarantee to support a natural-gas fired power project and gas processing facility, a government official said on Thursday. Construction of the about $2 billion gas-to-energy project is underway. A gas pipeline is installed, but the first... Continue Reading →
Brazil, Argentina sign deal with Bolivia’s YPFB to transport Vaca Muerta gas
(Reuters) - Grupo Matrix Energia of Brazil and TotalEnergies of Argentina confirmed their first deal with Bolivia's state energy company, YPFB, to transport natural gas from the massive Vaca Muerta shale formation in Argentina as the region faces a supply shift. Under the contract signed on Nov. 22, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) will move... Continue Reading →
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta gas-export plan is a pipe dream
(Reuters) - Natural gas production is booming in Argentina’s vast Vaca Muerta shale lands, but full pipelines and the government's free-market approach to paying for new ones may prevent the country from becoming a major gas exporter by early next decade. About $58 billion worth of new or upgraded pipelines, processing plants and export terminals... Continue Reading →
Brazil and Argentina agree to studies on gas exports from Vaca Muerta
(Reuters) - Brazil and Argentina signed an agreement on Monday to study the development of infrastructure for natural gas exports to Brazil, with Brazilian authorities saying the deal could lead to imports of as much as 30 million cubic metres of gas per day by 2030. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) will create a working... Continue Reading →