Oct. 5 (Aker Solutions) Aker Solutions’ consultancy arm, Entr has been awarded a contract by Net Zero Atlantic to deliver an offshore wind transmission routing and technology study in Canada as part of the Atlantic Canada Offshore Wind Readiness Program (ACORP). In collaboration with Canadian-based C-CORE, a global leader in risk-based advisory services in harsh... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes helping chart a course for LNG and monetize Venezuela’s gas reserves
Oct. 5 (offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has teamed up with PDVSA, Lindsayca, and Fulcrum LNG in a strategic alliance aimed at overhauling Venezuela’s natural gas infrastructure and establishing the nation's very first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capabilities. The company has signed a new agreement with PDVSA, Lindsayca, and Fulcrum LNG that... Continue Reading →
ANP approves delimitation of 11 new exploratory sectors in Equatorial Margin basins
Oct. 2 (TN) The ANP Board of Directors approved (Oct 2) the delimitation of 11 new exploratory sectors in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin—within an area incorporated into the Brazilian Continental Shelf—and the configuration of 501 new exploratory blocks within these sectors. The decision updates the region's territorial organization following the extension of the Brazilian Continental... Continue Reading →
Eco Atlantic’s Namibia Farm-Down to BP Clears Final Approval
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has received final ministerial approval to transfer a 60% participating interest in three exploration licenses offshore Namibia to BP, clearing the final governmental consent required for the transaction. The approval covers PEL97, PEL99 and PEL100 in the Walvis Basin, comprising the Cooper, Guy and Tamar licenses. BP Namibia Energy will... Continue Reading →
Brazil Oil and Gas production in August 2026 reached 6.002 million boe/d
Oct. 1 - ANP reports that in August 2026, Brazil produced 6.002 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) of oil and natural gas. Regarding oil, 4.615 million barrels per day (bbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 2.6% compared to the previous month and 18.4% compared to the same month in 2025. Natural gas... Continue Reading →
US senators hit deal on energy project permitting bill, vote after midterm elections
Sept 30 (Reuters) - US senators from both parties said on Wednesday they have reached a deal to reform laws on the permitting of large energy and infrastructure projects, though a vote will not occur before the midterm elections. The agreement marks a significant milestone in the years-long effort by Congress to overhaul federal permitting,... Continue Reading →
Oil executives worried over lack of essential element for Venezuela expansion: power
Sept 30 (Reuters) - Executives gathered in Caracas this week for the first large energy conference since Washington launched a $100 billion reconstruction effort for Venezuela's oil industry are warning about slow progress to clear the biggest obstacle for their expansion projects: unreliable power. With an unresolved electricity deficit of more than 1,500 megawatts (MW),... Continue Reading →
Qatar’s UCC Eyes Expansion into Venezuelan Oil and Gas
Sept. 30 (Reuters) Qatari producer UCC Oil and Gas Holding is in talks for its possible entrance into new fields in Venezuela, the company's head of Upstream, Erik Keskula, said on Tuesday at a conference in Caracas. UCC, British BP and XRG, a unit of United Arab Emirates' state company ADNOC, last month were granted... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia: Papa-Terra Field start of production at well PPT-52
Sept.29 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. ("Brava" or the "Company") (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that it commenced production at well PPT-52 on this date, following authorization from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (“Ibama”). The well is part of... Continue Reading →
GeoPark to invest $7 billion to lift output at Venezuelan oilfield
Sept 29 (Reuters) - Colombia's oil and gas producer GeoPark is planning a $7 billion investment in Venezuela's large Bare oilfield to increase crude output there to some 90,000 barrels per day by 2038 from a current 11,000 bpd, the company's chief executive, Felipe Bayon, said on Tuesday. With 15.7 billion barrels of original oil... Continue Reading →