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For the first time, China will this year allow foreign companies to explore for and produce oil and gas in the country, opening up the industry to firms other than state-run energy giants, as Beijing looks to boost domestic energy supplies. The long-awaited opening accompanies a reshuffle of the so-called "midstream" pipeline business, but experts... Continue Reading →
Premier Oil and Rockhopper, two oil companies working to develop the Sea Lion oil field offshore the Falkland Islands, have welcomed Navitas as their potential new partner in the project. The companies have signed non-binding heads of terms with Navitas Petroleum, which should lead to Navitas obtaining a 30% interest in the Sea Lion offshore... Continue Reading →
Oil prices rose a further 2% on Monday, pushing Brent above $70 a barrel, as rhetoric from the United States, Iran and Iraq fanned tensions in the Middle East after a U.S. air strike which killed a top Iranian military commander. Brent crude futures soared to a high of $70.74 a barrel and was at... Continue Reading →
Offsore services firm Subsea 7 on Thursday announced changes to its executive management team, including the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer and three Executive Vice Presidents, effective from January 1, 2020. John Evans is now in place as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Jean Cahuzac who retired at the end of 2019. Evans remains... Continue Reading →
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French marine services group Bourbon Corporation, which has been in a court restructuring process after its business was hit by volatile energy markets, said its assets would be taken over by its creditor banks. Bourbon said the Marseille commercial court had ruled that Bourbon's assets would be transferred to Société Phocéenne de Participations (SPP) from... Continue Reading →
Dec 19, 2019 TGS has completed a new multibeam and coring program covering over 213,0000 square kilometers in the Campos and Santos basins of offshore Brazil. This study, known as a SeepHunter campaign, includes the results of 342 conventional cores and 29 jumbo piston cores and heat probes. In additon, advanced geochemistry has been performed... Continue Reading →
2020 Speakers Confirmed Heloisa Borges Esteves | Superintendent of Licensing Rounds Promotion ANP – Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis 11:45 | Tuesday, 3 March, 2020 | Regulatory Standards and Legal Outlook Session “Divestment of Mature Fields and Permanent Offer” Heloisa Borges Esteves holds a PhD in Economics from the Federal University of... Continue Reading →
Guyana has invited companies interested in purchasing the first three deliveries of the government's share of the country's looming oil production to present bids this week, the government said in a statement on Sunday. The government will later seek proposals from companies interested in a longer-term contract to market Guyanese crude, the statement said. Continue... Continue Reading →
December 16, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage ( teaser) , referring to the sale of its interest in the concession BM-P2, located in the Pelotas Basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Petrobras and Total are partners in this concession and each has... Continue Reading →
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