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(U) Brazil’s Prio intends to become one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in the Americas and is counting on more than doubling its production over the next two years to meet that target. With a solid cash position of $1.2 billion, the company is simultaneously developing a pair of clusters in the... Continue Reading →
South American nation could host first offshore wind auction in late 2023 (U) The Brazilian Senate has passed a key bill of law crafted to unlock investments in offshore renewable energy projects in the country. The federal bill, sponsored by Jean Paul Prates, a senator from the opposition Workers’ Party, proposes a regulatory framework for... Continue Reading →
(U) After years of uncertainty and stagnation, the offshore drilling market is making a comeback in 2022, with demand for rigs rebounding around the world. Brazil, one leg of the “golden triangle” of offshore oil and gas — the other two being the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa — is expected to lead rig... Continue Reading →
VAALCO Energy said Monday that the Government of Equatorial Guinea has approved the Venus - Block P Plan of Development (“POD”). VAALCO has an 80% participation interest in the project and is the operator. Upon the execution of final documents, VAALCO will proceed directly to project execution, which targets first oil in 2026 and adds... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 08/16/2022 and 09/08/2022, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of 40% of its stake in the BM-POT-17 exploratory concessions, in which the Pitu well Discovery Assessment Plan is being developed (Blocks POT-M-853 and POT-M-855), and the POT-M-762_R15 Concession (Block... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is uncertain whether it will bid for new offshore areas Guyana wants to explore, a person close to the matter said, as the oil major ramps up production faster than expected and the South American country wrestles with fixing terms of new oil leases. An Exxon-led consortium discovered oil in the... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3:RRRP3), in accordance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, informs its investors and the market in general that, at a Board of Directors Meeting held on September 8, 2022, was approved the acquisition of shares representing 15% of the capital of 3R Petroleum Offshore S.A.... Continue Reading →
French energy major TotalEnergies has approved the final investment decision for the Fenix gas development, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina. This development is said to be the world’s southernmost gas project. Through its Total Austral affiliate, TotalEnergies operates the project with a 37.5 per cent interest, in... Continue Reading →
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) gave its approval, without restrictions, to PetroRio's (now called PRio) purchase of Dommo. The information was published in the Official Gazette. Pursuant to the merger notification submitted to Cade, the transaction will cause Dommo to become, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary of PRio. Dommo owns 20% of the... Continue Reading →
Offshore energy companies in Brazil have come together for a joint industry research and technology development project focused on addressing technologies to reduce carbon emissions. The project named i-Concept JIP Phase 2 focuses on the development of applied computational modules to generate and rank offshore conceptual systems, addressing technologies to reduce carbon emissions and creating... Continue Reading →
