Dutch FPSO leasing company SBM Offshore said Tuesday that production had resumed from its FPSO Cidade de Anchieta, offshore Brazil, after a lengthy shutdown. The Cidade de Anchieta, under contract with Petrobras in Brazil, has been shut down since January 22, 2022, after oil was spotted near the vessel. SBM Offshore said in one of its... Continue Reading →
Colombia targets 15% oil output boost from ‘enhanced recovery’, minister says
(Reuters) - Colombia is targeting a 15% increase in crude oil output by using "enhanced recovery" technologies to take advantage of higher energy prices, even as it pushes towards decarbonization, Minister for Mines and Energy Irene Velez said in an interview. The government of President Gustavo Petro, the first leftist to lead Colombia, hopes to... Continue Reading →
Westwood: Highest FPS throughput capacity since 2010 greenlighted in 2022
(OET) Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, has outlined that 2022 will have the highest floating production system (FPS) throughput capacity sanctioned since 2010, despite major project delays caused by multiple factors, including the supply chain inflationary pressure, which remains a concern in the future as well. Within its review of the... Continue Reading →
ANP green lights sale of the Carmopolis Cluster to the Cobra Group
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) authorized the sale of Polo Carmopolis, a Petrobras asset located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, to Carmo Energy (a company of the Spanish group Cobra). According to the ANP decision, Carmo Energy must present a financial guarantee or a term guaranteeing the decommissioning of the fields involved. The agency also... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum November 22 production data
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in Corporate Governance, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for November 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) Refers to the 35% Interest held by 3R in Pescada Cluster concessions. (2) Approximately... Continue Reading →
DNV Recertifies Petrojarl I FPSO, Enabling Two-year Charter Extension, Enauta Says
The Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta said Tuesday that classification society DNV had issued the recertification for the Petrojarl I FPSO, enabling a contract extension for the production unit. The Petrojarl I FPSO is an early production system used for production at Enauta's Atlanta field. Enauta is working to deploy a larger FPSO -... Continue Reading →
With inroads made in Sonangol and INA deals, UK firm expects entry into Angola early next year
(OET) UK-headquartered and AIM-listed company Afentra plc has made progress on completing deals with Angola’s state-owned oil and gas company Sonangol and Croatia’s INA-Industrija Nafte, which will allow it to acquire interests in blocks offshore Angola. Back in April 2022, Afentra announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Afentra (Angola), had signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Sonangol to acquire a 20... Continue Reading →
PRIO: November 22 operational data
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of November. Key:(1) The MUP3A well, in the Frade Field, had its production temporarily interrupted due to a failure in the completion equipment, with expected resumption in January. (2) The... Continue Reading →
Exxon and Chevron to Spend Billions More on Energy Projects in 2023
(Reuters) The two largest U.S. oil companies - Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp - disclosed plans to increase outlays on energy projects next year amid high oil demand and prices. While spending more, it will be less than half the combined $84 billion they spent in 2013, when oil prices often traded above $100 per barrel... Continue Reading →
Maha Energy, DBO Sign Merger Term Sheet
Sweden-based Maha Energy has signed a binding term sheet regarding a business combination with DBO 2.0 S.A. (“DBO”) for a consideration of 36,775,410 new shares in Maha. According to Maha, DBO is a private upstream oil and gas company focusing on mature offshore fields in Brazil formed in 2017. The company says that DBO has... Continue Reading →