Equinor and SSE have announced a financial close on the first two phases of the world's largest offshore wind farm project - the Dogger Bank in the UK North Sea. Dogger Bank wind farm is a joint venture between SSE Renewables, who are leading the construction of the offshore wind farm, and Equinor, who will operate... Continue Reading →
Repsol reveals new strategic plan to accelerate energy transition
Spanish oil company Repsol has unveiled its 2021 – 2025 strategic plan which will advance its net-zero emissions objective. Repsol said on Thursday that the new strategy would be highly flexible concerning the macroeconomic environment and that it would be set in motion at a time of historic difficulty to which the company already responded with its... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Petrobras Taps Shearwater Geo for Deepwater OBN Survey
Seismic contractor Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a large Ocean Bottom Node 4D Baseline survey in Brazil with the Brazilian national oil company Petrobras. The deepwater OBN survey will be carried out at the Jubarte Field in the Campos Basin. The 810 sq. km survey will start in the first half of 2021 and be... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves Strategic Plan 2021-2025
Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, in a meeting held today, the Strategic Plan for the five-year period 2021-2025 (SP 2021-25). The plan maintains the 5 pillars that support the implementation of the company's set of strategies: (i) Maximization of the return on capital employed; (ii) Reduction of the cost of capital; (iii)... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind energy potential in Brazil attracts Equinor and Neoenergia
Brazil's potential for power generation with wind farms installed at sea, a technology that is on the rise in the world but still unprecedented in the country, entered the radar of government technicians and companies such as the Norwegian oil company Equinor and the electric company Neoenergia, of the group Spanish Iberdrola. The state-owned Energy... Continue Reading →
Exxon Lowers Oil Price Outlook for Much of the Next Decade
U.S. oil major Exxon has lowered its expectations for oil prices for much of the next decade, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing internal company documents. As part of an internal financial-planning process conducted this fall, the company has cut its outlook for future oil prices for each of the next seven years... Continue Reading →
GOVERNMENT TO APPROVE IN DECEMBER NEW PROGRAM FOR REVITALIZATION OF MATURE OFFSHORE FIELDs
The secretary of oil and natural gas of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, José Mauro Ferreira, announced that the government should approve in December the so-called Promar – Mature Offshore Fields Revitalization and Incentive Program. The announcement was made during the opening of the Mossoró Oil & Gas event in Rio Grande do Norte.... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS LAUNCHES TENDERS FOR SUBSEA EQUIPMENT AND PIPELINE CONNECTION SERVICES
Petrobras announced two relevant bids this week, involving subsea equipment and pipeline connection services on platforms. The first bid includes the acquisition of five umbilical termination units (UTA) for the Búzios 5 platform, FPSO Almirante Barroso. The second bid for a service contract for the operation of pull-in and pull-out systems for subsea pipelines on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on news in the press regarding Papa-Terra field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, regarding the divestment of the Papa-Terra field, Campos Basin, clarifies that the stage of receiving binding offers was completed on 9/29/2020. As a result, on 10/29/2020, negotiations started with Starboard Asset Ltda (Starboard), a fund manager that has a relevant stake... Continue Reading →
Tracking the Environmental Impact of the Oil and Gas Supply Chain
With the energy transition gaining pace, several exploration and production (“E&P”) companies have adjusted their business models; both to reduce emissions and to mitigate climate-related business risks. E&Ps may be grabbing the headlines regarding the oil and gas industry’s response to the energy transition, but the core of their supply chain – Oil Field Services (“OFS”)... Continue Reading →