(Reuters) Ecuador is planning to offer, most likely in 2024, blocks for offshore exploration and production of natural gas at the Gulf of Guayaquil, following auctions for onshore areas to be completed next year, Energy Minister Xavier Vera said on Monday. Vera expects to greenlight a proposal in the coming months once blocks are defined... Continue Reading →
Petrobras denies changes in the composition of its current board
Petrobras sent a document to the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) denying any internal movement to change the composition of its current board. The company's statement comes after rumors circulated in the press over the last week, indicating that the government would be interested in changing the company's board. According to the news, the federal... Continue Reading →
UK: The Crown Estate Gives Update on Celtic Sea Floating Wind Seabed Leasing Process
(OE) The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has updated developers on the design of the tender process for seabed leasing for floating wind energy in the Celtic Sea. The Celtic Sea program is intended to provide 4GW of renewable energy capacity by 2035, with the region assessed to have the economic potential... Continue Reading →
California Step Closer to Morro Bay Floating Wind Lease Sale
(OW) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a finding of no significant impacts (FONSI) to environmental resources from potential offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area (WEA), located off the coast of San Luis Obispo County in central California. On 5 October, the Bureau announced it... Continue Reading →
ANP approves revision of Karoon’s Bauna U$378MM Development Plan
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the revision of the Development Plan for the Baúna field, presented by Australian Karoon – operator of the area. With the actions proposed in the plan, the oil company intends to invest around US$ 378 million in the field, increasing the oil reserves and the recovery factor in... Continue Reading →
SSE, Equinor plan 1.3 GW Dogger Bank D offshore wind project
SSE Renewables and Equinor are looking into building what would be the fourth part of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, whose three phases (A, B and C) are currently under construction. Surveys are now underway at an offshore site where the partners want to develop Dogger Bank D, which would... Continue Reading →
African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27
(Reuters) - African countries will use the COP27 climate talks in Egypt next month to advocate for a common energy position that sees fossil fuels as necessary to expanding economies and electricity access, the continent's top energy official said on Tuesday. The African position, criticised by environmental groups, could overshadow global climate talks in Sharm... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on contracts with NTS
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/22/2021, informs that, as part of the actions taken to open the Brazilian natural gas market, signed, in 09/30/2022, with Nova Transportadora do Sudeste S.A. (NTS) the Flexibility Reduction Agreement to be used by Petrobras (Agreement) and amendments to the Malha Sudeste, Malha... Continue Reading →
PRIO on the share buyback program
Petro Rio S.A. ("PRIO") (B3: PRIO3) informs that the Board of Directors approved the acquisition of up to 5.43% of the total shares issued by PRIO ("Share Buyback Program"). The Share Buyback may occur in one or more operations, and PRIO's Board of Directors will define the volumes in due course, considering the following conditions:... Continue Reading →
PRIO on the signing of the Dommo incorporation protocol
Petro Rio S.A. (PRIO”), following the Material Fact disclosed on the September 1st, 2022, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on October 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved, and the managements of the Company, as consenting intervening party, and of Dommo Energia S.A (“Dommo”) and Petro Rio OPCO Exploração Petrolífera... Continue Reading →