The U.S. Department of the Interior has unveiled proposal for a second offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico, which would cover four areas offshore Louisiana and Texas. Totaling 410,060 acres, the next Gulf of Mexico offshore wind auction would have the potential to secured clean power for 1.2 million homes. With the... Continue Reading →
Braskem Says There’s a New Potential Buyer for Novonor’s Stake
(Bloomberg) -- A new competitor has entered the race for a majority stake in Latin America’s leading petrochemical company Braskem. A third company is carrying out due diligence on the company, Chief Financial Officer Pedro Freitas said on a conference call with analysts on Tuesday, without disclosing the potential bidder’s name. Petrobras, the petrochemical’s second-biggest... Continue Reading →
CERAWEEK Petrobras exec says offshore Colombia project could find enough gas for exports
(Reuters) - A promising area off Colombia's coast where Brazil state-run Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is drilling this year could justify a large project to supply natural gas to the Andean country and for exports, Petrobras' head of exploration and production said on Wednesday. As oil production in Brazil's prolific presalt region is set to plateau... Continue Reading →
CERAWEEK Petrobras may soon move drill rig out of Equatorial Margin
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab may soon move a drilling rig out of the Potiguar Basin due to lack of permits for more wells, Chief Exploration and Production Officer Joelson Mendes said on Wednesday. Petrobras has drilled one well at Potiguar, and is in the process of drilling a second one,... Continue Reading →
Suriname presses Exxon, TotalEnergies to combine gas developments
(Reuters) - Suriname's state-owned oil company Staatsolie has begun talks with oil majors Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab to encourage joint development of natural gas fields that straddle its and Guyana's maritime borders, the head of its state oil firm told Reuters late Tuesday. The early-stage discussions are part of Suriname's efforts... Continue Reading →
Petrobras confirms decline in offshore production costs and announces drilling two well in Colombia
(PN) The director of Exploration and Production at Petrobras, Joelson Mendes, said that the resilience and competitiveness of the company's portfolio of E&P areas, depending on the production profile, is more efficient due to the technological solutions developed to reduce emissions . Joelson participated in the “Global Competitiveness of Latin American Upstream” panel at CERAWeek,... Continue Reading →
Atlanta FPSO Sets Sail for Brazil
(OE) Oil and gas company Enauta has confirmed that the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta started sailing towards its final location at the Atlanta Field in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. After the conclusion of the activities in Dubai and sea trials, the unit set sail toward Brazil, with the travel time estimated... Continue Reading →
Dril-Quip, Innovex agree to merger
(OM) Dril-Quip and Innovex Downhole Solutions, a supplier of well life-cycle technologies and services, have agreed to merge via an all-stock transaction. On closure, Dril-Quip stockholders would own around 52% of the combined company and Innovex stockholders around 48%. The new group, with annual revenue of over $1 billion, would offer clients technical solutions for... Continue Reading →
MAN Energy Solutions Lands Major Order for MODEC’s New FPSO
(OE) MAN Energy Solutions has been hired to supply 11 RB-type compressor trains for MODEC’s floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that will be deployed at the Raia project, in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. The order’s substantial value marks it as the largest single order ever received at MAN Energy Solutions Switzerland, the... Continue Reading →
BREAKING: Parkwind Consortium Wins Norway’s First Offshore Wind Tender
(offshoreWIND.biz) The Norwegian government has unveiled Ventyr Energi, a consortium of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, as the winner of the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) offshore wind auction round in Norway. The winning bid in the auction was NOK 115 (EUR 0.099) per kWh. “This is a milestone in the government’s offshore wind... Continue Reading →