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(Reuters) Karoon Energy announced deals worth $720 million on Thursday to buy stakes in certain offshore oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico from U.S.-based LLOG Exploration, in a move to diversify operations beyond Brazil and Australia. The oil and gas explorer said it would raise around A$480 million ($312.43 million) to fund a 30% stake purchase... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's mines and energy minister thinks it is way past time for state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) to reduce diesel and gasoline prices at its refineries, after a recent drop in oil prices and the strengthening of the Brazilian real. Alexandre Silveira said on Friday he saw room for the oil giant to lower diesel... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) is seeking partners for offshore wind projects in Japan and may invest in hydrogen technology companies to tackle inflation and equipment bottlenecks that have battered the renewables sector. The oil major plans to expand in low carbon energy in the coming decades as it seeks a long-term business model that can survive the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with European Energy, a Danish company with verticalized operations in the energy transition, including renewable generation and green hydrogen-based solutions, to evaluate, on a non-binding basis, business opportunities for the development of an e-methanol plant project in Brazil. The agreement was... Continue Reading →
PRIO S.A. ("Company" or "PRIO") (B3: PRIO3), in addition to the material fact released on November 3, 2022, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on this date, received the payment regarding the conclusion of the sale of its 10% interest in the Manati Field ("Field" or "Manati") to Gas Bridge Storage S.A.... Continue Reading →
(OE) Japanese FPSO leasing firm MODEC said Thursday that the first steel-cutting ceremony for the Guyana-bound FPSO Errea Wittu had been held in China. MODEC secured its first order to supply an FPSO to Guyana in May 2023. The order came from an ExxonMobil-led consortium and is for the deployment of the FPSO to the... Continue Reading →
(OW) Fifty entities, including individual companies and consortia, from more than ten countries have submitted their expressions of interest to develop offshore wind projects in Portugal as the country prepares for its first auction. The number of interested parties reflects the high interest and attractiveness that the Portuguese offshore wind market presents on the international... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA is offering to sell up to 1 million barrels of Corocoro crude through an intermediary, sources said on Wednesday, which could become the first sale of that grade in two years. Since Washington temporarily eased oil sanctions on the country last month, PDVSA has been allocating spot cargoes of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Britain will increase the guaranteed price offered for offshore wind projects in its next renewables auction by 66%, the government said on Thursday, as it seeks to spur more projects after its last auction failed to attract any offshore wind investment. Britain, which is already the world’s second largest offshore wind market after... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Seven groups of energy companies have sought pre-qualification for Norway's first commercial offshore wind farm tender, the government said on Wednesday, while several others dropped out of the race as soaring costs dampened interest. The tender offers the opportunity to build bottom-fixed wind turbines in the North Sea with a capacity of 1.5 gigawatts,... Continue Reading →
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