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(Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp warned on Thursday it would write down about $2.5 billion of California assets in the fourth quarter, and said lower energy prices reduced operating profits. The snapshot by the largest U.S. oil producer showed operating results could drop to about $8.9 billion, down 30% from the $12.7 billion net profit a year earlier, and 3% weaker... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Environmental Institute (Ibama) issued the preliminary license for the Parque das Baleias Integrated Project, in the Campos Basin. The document is valid for five years. The project foresees the interconnection of 17 wells to the new platform vessel (FPSO) Maria Quitéria, nine of which are oil producers and eight water injectors. The platform... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - European energy firms Equinor (EQNR.OL) and BP (BP.L) terminated on Wednesday their agreement to sell power to New York state from their proposed Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farm, citing rising inflation, higher borrowing costs and supply chain issues. "This agreement reflects changed economic circumstances on an industry-wide scale and repositions an already mature project to continue... Continue Reading →
(OE) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has updated its Guidelines for Providing Geophysical, Geotechnical, and Geohazard Information Pursuant to 30 CFR Part 585. The guidelines provide information for offshore renewable energy projects and were last published in May 2020. They were primarily developed for the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). However, now that BOEM has... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chevron (CVX.N) said on Tuesday it would take non-cash writedowns on U.S. oil and gas production, primarily in California, and for securing abandoned wells and pipelines in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that had been previously sold. The U.S. oil major expects to take non-cash, after-tax charges of between $3.5 billion and $4 billion in... Continue Reading →
Oil and natural gas production in November recorded a volume of 4.698 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d), surpassing the previous record achieved in September, when 4.666 MMboe/d were produced. Regarding oil, 3.678 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 3.8% compared to the previous month and 18.8% compared to... Continue Reading →
(BW) EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with Novonor S.A. ("Novonor") and Brazilian Development Bank ("BNDES") to acquire Ocyan Participações S.A. ("Ocyan" or the "Company"), a Brazilian-based solutions provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, for a total amount... Continue Reading →
(OET) U.S. energy company New Fortress Energy (NFE) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 1.6 GW capacity reserve contract (PortoCem PPA) from Ceiba Energy that will be transferred to new power assets connected to NFE’s existing LNG terminals in Brazil, enabling NFE to become “leading LNG-to-power company” in the country. According to NFE, the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Enauta said on Monday it acquired the entire 23% stake held by QatarEnergy Brasil Ltda in some oil fields in the Campos Basin for a total value of $150 million. In a securities filing, the company said that the transaction to acquire a stake in the Abalone, Ostra, and Argonauta oil fields, components of the so-called... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started drilling the Pitu Oeste (RN) well today, which marks the resumption of the company's search for oil and gas in the Equatorial Margin, a region that stretches along the Brazilian coast from the state of Rio Grande do Norte to Amapá. The drilling of the... Continue Reading →
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