(OET) Ecuador’s state-owned oil player EP Petroecuador is inviting investors to participate in a tender process for an offshore natural gas field located in the Gulf of Guayaquil. This is being undertaken to ramp up the production of natural gas from the field in a bid to meet the growing energy demand. With the rising... Continue Reading →
Brazil Offshore Wind wants industrial policy to guarantee demand
(epbr) As of July 14, IBAMA had applications for licensing for 78 offshore wind projects, adding up to 189 GW of capacity with the installation of around 13,000 turbines on the Brazilian coast – this is almost the total power of energy installed in the entire country (194 GW). To get the projects off the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on fertilizer plant in Paraná
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it is in the final phase of studies for the resumption of fertilizer production at Araucária Nitrogenados (ANSA), its subsidiary in Paraná. After finalizing the technical and economic feasibility studies, the resumption project will be submitted for approval by the company's Executive Board and Board of Directors. The... Continue Reading →
IBAMA issues operating license for Petrobras Anita Garibaldi FPSO
(PN) The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (IBAMA) granted Petrobras the license to operate the Anita Garibaldi FPSO, which should begin its activities in the coming weeks. The unit has the capacity to produce up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and process up to 7 million m³ of gas per day. FPSO... Continue Reading →
Namibia Grants Global Petroleum, Partners 2-Year Renewal Period for Offshore Block
(OE) Oil and gas company Global Petroleum said Monday that the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy had given approval for the company and its partners to proceed to the First Renewal Period ("FRP") of Walvis Basin license PEL 94, with a duration of two years from September 2023 to September 2025. The work commitment... Continue Reading →
Frontera says it will evaluate Guyana oil discovery before proceeding
(Reuters) - Frontera Energy (FEC.TO) and its unit CGX Energy (OYL.V) expect to complete an analysis in the next two to three months of the Wei-1 oil well in Guyana before deciding whether to upgrade an exploration license to its development phase, Frontera said on Friday. The Frontera-CGX group could become the next oil consortium to advance an oil... Continue Reading →
Guyana Oil Legislation Will Grant Broad Powers to Energy Minister
(Reuters) Guyana’s parliament on Thursday passed long-awaited oil legislation that grants the natural resources minister extensive power over its multi-billion-dollar oil industry. The new rules will be applied to future projects in the South American country, including from an oil blocks auction scheduled for the fourth quarter. A group led by Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol hails new oil and gas discovery
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol on Thursday reported a new oil and gas discovery in Putumayo province. The Alqamari-2 well was drilled to a depth of 9,287 feet and saw daily flow of 1,800 barrels of oil, Ecopetrol said in a statement. The oil is a light hydrocarbon. The rate of associated... Continue Reading →
Eco snaps up Tullow’s stake and operatorship in block off Guyana
(OET) UK-headquartered oil and gas company Tullow Oil has set the wheels in motion to sell its entire interest in Tullow Guyana (TGBV), which includes the Orinduik licence, to Eco Guyana Oil and Gas (Barbados) Limited, a subsidiary of Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, in exchange for a combination of upfront cash and contingent consideration.... Continue Reading →
50,000 bpd Refinery Planned to Tap Guyana’s Offshore Oil Wealth
(Reuters) Guyana and the Dominican Republic on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on recruiting companies to build a 50,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Guyana that would tap the country's oil wealth. Any project would be at least 51% owned by the Dominican Republic government, according to the terms of the preliminary agreement, which was... Continue Reading →