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(Reuters) Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras will do what it can to reduce the reinjection of natural gas into oil wells, Chief Executive Magda Chambriard said on Wednesday. The government published a decree on Monday authorizing the oil regulator ANP to order oil companies to reduce the reinjection to increase the supply of gas and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Norwegian energy company Equinor has cancelled its offshore-wind projects in Spain and Portugal, in addition to its previously announced exit from Vietnam, and could withdraw from more countries to rein in spending, an executive told Reuters on Wednesday. "We have been actively pursuing early-phase opportunities in a series of markets around the world, in different... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOOC posted record first-half profit on Thursday, boosted by output growth and higher oil prices. Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 25% to 79.73 billion yuan ($11.19 billion), CNOOC said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CNOOC's net production of oil and gas increased by... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has picked up multimillion-dollar long-term assignments off the coast of Brazil for two vessels, which will carry out well intervention work for the country’s energy giant, Petrobras. Following a competitive tender process, Helix entered into three-year vessel charter and service contracts with Petrobras for the Siem Helix 1 and Siem Helix 2 riser-based... Continue Reading →
(OE) SLB has launched a well integrity assessment solution that helps carbon storage developers quantify the risks associated with wells at prospective storage sites with previous drilling activity. Establishing secure storage sites is essential to enabling growth of CCUS and creating a low carbon energy ecosystem, says SLB. Many prospective carbon storage sites are located... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore supply services company Havila Shipping has recorded a profit before tax of NOK 4.0 million ($382,000) in Q2 2024, compared with NOK -5.4 million in Q2 2023. Deals made in the quarter include the agreement with Reach Subsea to extend the contract for the IMR vessel Havila Subsea. The existing contract was due... Continue Reading →
South America Offshore Wind 2024 announce the support and participation of Petrobras/Federal Government as 'Lead Developer Sponsors' at South America Offshore Wind 2024! Petrobras' commitment is the energy that makes them go further. Petrobras is a publicly traded corporation operating in an integrated and specialized manner in the oil, natural gas, and energy industry. They... Continue Reading →
(PN) British oil company BP has notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) about the discovery of oil signs in the pioneer well of the Pau Brasil block, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. As we reported, the well (which received the technical name 1-BP-12D-RJS) is located in a water depth of 2,283 meters... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) An Exxon Mobil consortium's crude output in Guyana has been fully restored at two floating production facilities after workers completed a natural gas pipeline tie-in, a company spokesperson said on Monday. Output had fallen to between 400,000 and 500,000 barrels per day from July 2 through the end of the month, government data showed,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian seismic company TGS announced it has entered into a partnership with Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras to collaborate on scientific research and technological development activities in Brazil. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), the partners will seek to drive innovation in the energy sector through collaborative efforts to develop new technologies and conduct... Continue Reading →
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