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By Matthew Smith for Oilprice.com In a controversial move, Colombia’s leftist President, Gustavo Petro, banned awarding new hydrocarbon exploration contracts. He also sought to ban hydraulic fracturing in the conflict-riven country, which is economically dependent on petroleum extraction. Those government policies, coupled with tax hikes for Colombia’s extractive industries along with a lack of major oil and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Hess shareholders on Tuesday approved the company's $53 billion merger with No. 2 U.S. oil company Chevron (CVX.N), according to preliminary results of the vote. The merger required a majority vote to approve the deal by a majority of Hess' 308 million shares outstanding to pass. The company did not immediately provide the vote tally.... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oil and gas company Enauta has started anchoring operations for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. As planned, the FPSO Atlanta arrived at Atlanta Field in Santos Basin on May 11, 2024, after setting sail from Dubai in March, following the conclusion of the construction activities and sea... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras is designing its next offshore projects, making new investments in production units. The company is expected to put into operation six more platform ships (FPSOs) this year and next. In parallel, the company is also preparing a new tender until the end of 2024 to hire ten OSRV-type support vessels (used to recover... Continue Reading →
(OM) Petrobras has received the Distinguished Achievement Award at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) for its innovations at the Marlim Field and others in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The company’s president Jean Paul Prates said, “Through intensive use of innovation and technology, we managed to increase production in the Campos Basin by 230,000 bbl/d, which was already considered... Continue Reading →
(OE) MODEC and JGC Corporation have completed a project to measure and quantify emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from the FPSOs off the coast of Brazil which are chartered and operated by MODEC. It is the first time that Japanese companies have gained precise insights into the amount of major GHG emissions (methane,... Continue Reading →
In the pre-salt Santos Basin, the Tupi field reaches 15 years of operation this Wednesday (5/1), with 2.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of accumulated production and seven units in operation. The first pre-salt field to come on stream in May 2009, Tupi is today the country's largest producing field, with an average volume... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. ("3R" or "Company") (B3: RRRP3), pursuant to article 157, paragraph 4, of Law No. 6,404 and CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, due to the default of the financial obligations of Nova Técnica Energy Ltda. ("Nova Técnica") established within the scope... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras informs that it was released today the new edition of its Climate Change Supplement. The document details information regarding Petrobras' emissions performance in 2023, in addition to progress in indicators of commitments related to climate change, including the company's progressive emissions reduction trajectory. One of the highlights is the 41% reduction... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 17/04/2024, informs that it has signed today contracts for the assignment of its entire stake in the Cherne and Bagre fields, located in shallow waters in the Campos Basin, to Perenco Petróleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda (Perenco). Production from the two fields... Continue Reading →
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