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(Reuters) - Brazil announced two Chinese partnerships on Monday, including a $1 billion investment by China's Envision Energy to produce sustainable aviation fuel, as the country's president visits China. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with energy companies as well as with automaker GAC, and Chinese defense company Norinco. Minister of Mines and Energy... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) France’s energy giant TotalEnergies is making strides in the development of the first-ever offshore oil field in Suriname. Progress has also been achieved in the construction of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined for this project. Following a final investment decision (FID) for the 12.2-billion GranMorgu offshore oil field in Block 58, located around 150 kilometers off... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore accommodation firm Prosafe has been declared the winner of a bidding process for a four-year contract by Petrobras, for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. Contract award and timing are subject to a formal process during which Petrobras is under no formal obligation to... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, further to the material facts disclosed on December 27, 2024, January 10, 2025, and March 6, 2025, hereby informs its investors and the general market that, today, the Company has decided to terminate the negotiations related to the divestment process onshore... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Uruguay's state-run energy firm Ancap plans to launch a bidding round for natural hydrogen exploration and development by the end of the year, with offers expected in 2026, executives said on Wednesday. Ancap is also exploring a bidding round for carbon capture investment, to be launched potentially in 2027, the firm's representatives said at a conference... Continue Reading →
(OM) Petrobras has upped its oil and gas exploration budget to develop new frontiers and expand production, even as it intends to foster the “energy transition” and work towards the Net Zero by 2050 goal. Those were among the thoughts offered by Petrobras CEO Magda Chambriard at a technical session held on Monday at the... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energt.biz) Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company Challenger Energy Group (CEG) has provided updates on the reprocessing work being carried out offshore Uruguay and the sale of its assets onshore Trinidad and Tobago. Expressing satisfaction with how Challenger Energy is currently positioned, the oil and gas company’s CEO, Eytan Uliel, said in a recent update that his... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turquesa. The four-year contract, subject to board approval, is scheduled to begin in February 2026. The current contract for Normand Turquesa has been extended by nine months and runs until start of new... Continue Reading →
(PN) Karoon announced that it has completed the transaction with Altera & Ocyan for the purchase of FPSO Cidade de Itajaí, located in the Baúna field, in the Santos Basin. The total value of the deal was US$115 million, plus approximately US$8 million in transaction costs, with the final payment of US$85 million to be... Continue Reading →
(OE) BW Energy has made a final investment decision (FID) for the Maromba development offshore Brazil, which will feature an integrated drilling and wellhead platform (WHP) and a refurbished floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The Maromba development targets 500 million barrels of oil in place in the highly delineated and tested Maastrichtian sands.... Continue Reading →
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