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(Reuters) British oil major BP is close to selling its central London headquarters for about 250 million pounds [around $324,4 million] as the coronavirus pandemic has forced the company to cut costs, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The office, located at St James' Square, which houses about 500 employees is under offer to Lifestyle... Continue Reading →
Message from the Management “In this quarter, we continued to focus on keeping our operations safe and reliable, protecting the health of our employees and contractors on board, reducing the risk of Covid-19 spreading in our operations and minimizing the impact on our business. At the same time, we delivered the review and adjustment of... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes Co said on Tuesday it would buy Compact Carbon Capture AS in a bid to expand its footprint beyond oil and gas oilfield services as it prepares for a transition to a low-carbon future. Facing pressure from shareholders worried about the climate impact of fossil fuel and a plunge in oil and gas... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, reinforcing the growing importance of the transition to low carbon in the company, informs the creation of the Climate Change Executive Management, which will be responsible for leading actions related to carbon management, reduction of air emissions, energy efficiency and climate change. The new structure will be linked to Mr.... Continue Reading →
The term of reference (TR) for offshore wind farms is now available to interested companies, according to Ibama's environmental licensing coordinator, Roberta Cox. The official release of the document is scheduled for November. The TR presents reference information and guidelines for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Study and the Environmental Impact Report (EIA /... Continue Reading →
Enauta evaluates closing the Atlanta field operations, in the Santos Basin post-salt, after Barra Energia informs that it will abandon the asset. An alternative is to take 100% of the field. The decision should be taken by the end of this month, Enauta reported today. - “Enauta had already been revising the project in order... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has completed the disposal of its non-core assets in Mexico to Perenco, but the two companies have entered into a dispute related to this transaction. Petrofac first sold a 49 per cent of its operations in Mexico to Perenco back in October 2018. This included contracts for work on the Santuario and... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean booked a profit in the third quarter of 2020 backed by a gain on restructuring and retirement of debt, offset by a loss on disposal of assets. Transocean on Monday reported a net income attributable to controlling interest of $359 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to a loss a year... Continue Reading →
UK oil company Premier Oil's creditors have given their approval for the company's merger with rival Chrysaor, proposed in October. To remind, the two UK-based offshore oil and gas companies Premier Oil and Harbour-controlled Chrysaor agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction, via a reverse takeover. The involved parties said the proposed merger would create... Continue Reading →
Norwegian company Aker Offshore Wind has received funding from Enova for a pre-project that aims to reduce costs and increase maturity in important technical segments of offshore floating wind. Enova is Norway’s innovation fund for environmentally friendly technologies. The objective of the project is to better understand how technology solutions can enable the use and development of a Norwegian... Continue Reading →
