3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R”) and ENAUTA PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. (“Enauta” and, jointly with 3R, the “Companies”), under the terms of CVM Resolution No. 44, August 23, 2021, following the material facts disclosed on April 1 and 9, 2024, May 17 and 22, 2024, and June 26, 2024, regarding the transaction involving the merger... Continue Reading →
EU Approves Major $11.6B Investment in French Offshore Wind
(OE) The European Commission has approved a $11.64 billion (€10.82 billion) French scheme to support the deployment of offshore wind energy, which will help foster the transition towards a net-zero economy. The state aid scheme will run for 20 years. In particular, the measure will support the construction and operation of two bottom-fixed offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs on the Addendum to the Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Gas signed with CADE
Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 22, 2024, informs that the Court of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE") and Petrobras signed, today, an addendum to the Terms of Cessation Commitment ("TCC") for Gas, signed on July 8, 2019. As announced by Petrobras, the addendum results from extensive debates between... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs on the Addendum to the Cessation Commitment (TCC) for Refining signed with CADE
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on May 22, 2024, informs that the Court of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (”CADE”) and Petrobras signed an addendum to the Terms of Cessation Commitment (”TCC”) for Refining, signed in 2019, through which new obligations were agreed involving the activities carried out... Continue Reading →
BOEM Approves COP for Avangrid’s New England Wind Projects
(OE) The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its approval of Avangrid's New England Wind Construction and Operations Plan (COP), which authorizes construction and operation of two wind energy projects. This is the final approval of these two projects from BOEM, following the agency’s April 2024 Record of Decision. The approval will permit... Continue Reading →
Brazil National Production of oil and natural gas increased in May and reached 4.234 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d)
(TN) ANP released today (2/7) the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin for May 2024, which provides consolidated data on national production. This month, there was an increase in oil and natural gas production, and also in pre-salt production.Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4.234 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).Regarding... Continue Reading →
US to Hold Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Lease Sale in August, 6.3 GW Up for Grabs
(offshoreWIND.biz) The US Department of Interior (DOI) will hold an offshore wind lease sale in the Central Atlantic in August this year, with the two areas auctioned by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) potentially generating up to 6.3 GW of renewable energy. BOEM will hold the auction on 14 August, featuring one area located... Continue Reading →
WindEurope Warns Against Negative Bidding (Again) as Germany, Netherlands Bag EUR 4 Billion Through Offshore Wind Tenders
(offshoreWIND.biz) European wind energy industry organisation, WindEurope, has warned that the negative bidding approach will lead to the bid costs falling onto the supply chain and/or electricity consumers after Germany and the Netherlands closed their latest offshore wind tenders, securing nearly EUR 4 billion in total through winning bids. In both countries, the offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Turning Guyana block’s oil promise into reality: Two players proclaim potential commercial interest
(Offshore-energy.biz) Joint venture (JV) partners, Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy, are seeking to undertake additional action to tap into and unleash the hydrocarbon resources on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, given the potential for a standalone shallow oil resource development across the block, which their exploration results highlighted. As a result, the JV has... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Nets Exploration License Offshore Sao Tome and Principe
(OE) TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire a 60% interest and operatorship in Block STP02, offshore Sao Tome and Principe, from the Agência Nacional do Petroléo de S. Tomé e Principé (ANP-STP). The remaining interest will be held by the existing license holders, Sonangol (30%) and ANP-STP (10%). Located within an emerging basin, 60... Continue Reading →