Bureau Veritas launches Balcão Único (One-Stop Shop), a service that facilitates and speeds up the environmental licensing process for the implementation of Offshore Wind Farms in Brazil and offers all the necessary support for companies interested in operating in the sector. The number of projects in the sector has risen 200% in the last year... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil’s Nigeria asset sale hits regulatory hurdle
(Reuters) - Nigeria's petroleum regulator said on Tuesday it stood by its refusal to approve Exxon Mobil's $1.28 billion sale of shares in its Nigerian unit to Seplat (SEPLAT.LG) after President Muhammadu Buhari approved the transaction. Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) head, Gbenga Komolafe, said under a new petroleum law passed last year, the petroleum minister... Continue Reading →
Nigeria’s Buhari grants consent to Seplat’s buy of Exxon Mobil’s Nigeria unit
(Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has granted consent to the acquisition of Exxon Mobil's Nigerian unit by Seplat Energy (SEPLAT.LG), in a $1.28 billion deal announced in February. Buhari, who doubles as oil minister, granted ministerial approval to the deal, the presidency said in a statement on Monday. Exxon and Seplat are expected to operate... Continue Reading →
ANP approves the first eight companies for the Permanent Production Sharing Offer
The Special Bidding Commission (CEL) of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the registration of the first eight companies for the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). The companies that had their applications approved so far were: BP Energy; Chevron; CNODC; CNOOC; Petrobras; Petronas; Shell and TotalEnergies. The purpose of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP)... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleun announces closing the acquisition of the Fazenda Belem Cluster
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3:RRRP3) informs its investors and the market in general that on August 5, 2022, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) approved the transfer of concession contracts for two onshore production fields that form the Fazenda Belém Cluster, owned by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.... Continue Reading →
Shizen leads offshore wind projects in Brazil
(EPBR) Ibama registers 66 projects under licensing in the country, totaling 169 GW. Rio Grande do Sul and Ceará lead the ranking of power Shizen Energia do Brasil, a group of Japanese origin, has become the leader in licensing offshore wind farms in Brazil, with 18 GW, in six projects on the Brazilian coast –... Continue Reading →
ANP: Brazil June production – 3,664 MMboe/d
The ANP published the Monthly Bulletin of the Production of Oil and Natural Gas, with the consolidated data of the national production in the month of June. Approximately 2,828 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) of oil and 133 MMm3/d (million cubic meters per day) of natural gas were produced, totaling 3,664 MMboe/d (million barrels of... Continue Reading →
US Stays the Course Toward Offshore Wind Targets
(OE) The events of the last month have shown that, despite some negative factors, the impetus to continue to grow the U.S. offshore wind segment has lost little steam. The foundations are firmly in place to support the deployment of 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050. Two major... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Hails French Floating Pre-Selection
A consortium of TotalEnergies, Corio Generation and Qair has been pre-selected by the French Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) to participate in a competitive tender to develop two floating windfarms in the Mediterranean Sea.The two projects, of about 250 MW each, could supply enough clean energy to meet the annual electricity consumption of... Continue Reading →
ANP extends exploratory period for ExxonMobil blocks in Sergipe-Alagoas and Campos Basins
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) extended the first exploratory period of four ExxonMobil blocks in Brazil. The measure will apply to areas SEAL-M-575, SEAL-M-637 and SEAL-M-505, in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin; and also for block C-M-789, in the Campos Basin. The term extension was granted within the scope of ANP Resolution No. 815/2020, which allows for... Continue Reading →