The Italian oil-services provider, which builds projects for the fossil-fuel industry, says it may get more than half its work from clean-energy clients in a decade. That reflects a persistent lack of oil-company investment in the wake of crude’s crash, and a boom in renewables. “In 10 years, […]
Brazil has 844 exploration blocks available. Of this total, 158 may be put into operation. The ANP published in the Official Gazette the names of three other companies approved by the Special Bidding Commission (CEL) for the Permanent Offer: DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG, Petrol Serviços de Sondagem Ltda. […]
Rio de Janeiro, October 16, 2018 – Petrobras informs that today it signed an Integrated Project Business Model Agreement (“IPBMA” or “Business Model Agreement”) with China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company (“CNODC”), a subsidiary of CNPC, advancing towards their Strategic Partnership, as disclosed to the […]
Brazil’s far-right presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro could revise the country’s model of production-sharing contracts in its coveted pre-salt oil fields if he wins this month’s election, newspaper Valor reported on Monday. The poll leader ahead of the Oct. 28 run-off vote could also end overseas financing by state […]
According to IEA’s report from last Friday, fifteen years ago, forecasts of peak supply were all the rage, with production from non-OPEC countries supposed to have started declining by now. In fact, production has surged, led by the U.S. shale revolution, and supported by big increases in Brazil, […]
Big Oil is giving up looking for singles and doubles in the Gulf of Mexico: Now it’s home runs or bust. Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the world’s two biggest oil companies, have put a slew of assets in the Gulf up for sale in […]
French utility Engie SA and a Canadian pension fund plan to offer as much as $9 billion (34 billion reals) for Petrobras’s natural gas pipeline network, potentially a $1 billion boost from their initial bid, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Petroleo Brasileiro SA is now finalizing terms with […]
Brazilian oil company Petrobras is abandoning the Camarão Norte discovery located south of the Manati field offshore Brazil. The Manati field is operated by Petrobras and QGEP is one of its partners. QGEP informed on Thursday that the Consortium of Block BCAM-40 has begun the relinquishment process with the […]
Oil prices have been creeping upwards for more than a year, quietly gaining ground as emerging-market investors fretted about trade and the end of cheap money. But now that crude is near the highest in four years, it’s suddenly a hot topic. For energy importers, the squeeze in […]
Nationalistic and free market advisers to Brazil’s right-wing presidential frontrunner are deeply split about the future of state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro, foreshadowing a showdown over divestments and fuel subsidies. Read more
