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(Reuters) - Mexico's government on Friday ordered state energy company Pemex to temporarily take control of a hydrogen plant inside one of its largest refineries but operated by French company Air Liquide (AIRP.PA). President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who signed a decree that declared hydrogen supply from the plant "a matter of public interest," has tightened... Continue Reading →
(OET) The oil and gas industry is always on the lookout for ways to boost production levels at offshore fields and gain access to stranded and untapped reserves that are not easy to bring online. Electrification of subsea production systems (SPS) offers the solution to these long-standing issues and constraints while also enabling decarbonization and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said the deployment of a British warship to waters off the coast of Guyana breaches the "spirit" of an agreement reached between Venezuelan and Guyanese authorities. Guyana and Venezuela agreed earlier this month to avoid the use of force and avoid increasing tensions in the long border dispute... Continue Reading →
(OET) As the world puts more gumption into its energy transition journey, subsea interconnectors open new opportunities for sharing the access and use of renewable energy, such as offshore wind power, between countries while upping the decarbonization ante and strengthening the security of electricity supply. The role of subsea cables in energy security and transition... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Engie Brasil (EGIE3.SA) said on Thursday it had reached a deal to sell a 15% stake in natural gas pipeline firm TAG to Canadian investment fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) for 3.1 billion reais ($641 million). CDPQ, Canada's No.2 pension fund manager with C$424 billion ($320.60 billion) under management, will raise... Continue Reading →
(OGJ) State-owned Petroecuador reached a new production peak last week of 404,290 b/d, or 413,241 boe/d when natural gas is included. The company ascribed the results to improvements in efficiency. One of the factors supporting the increase is production from Sacha field, Block 60, in Orellana province, which reached 77,802 b/d. In 2024, Petroecuador plans... Continue Reading →
Oil and natural gas production in November recorded a volume of 4.698 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d), surpassing the previous record achieved in September, when 4.666 MMboe/d were produced. Regarding oil, 3.678 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 3.8% compared to the previous month and 18.8% compared to... Continue Reading →
(WO) – NG Energy International Corp., along with its partners Olympo and Duemav in the Maria Conchita Block and with Clean Energy and Oleum in the SN9 Block, increased reserves at both Maria Conchita and Sinu-9 as part of an updated independent analysis by Sproule International Limited. The updated reserves and resources incorporate the recently... Continue Reading →
(OE) Ports in the UK such as Aberdeen serve as vital gateways to the offshore energy supply chain, providing services from surveying and construction to operational support, maintenance and decommissioning for oil and gas platforms and renewable energy installations all around the UK coastline. Vessels, moving 84.5 million tons of energy related cargo in 2022,... Continue Reading →
(BW) EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with Novonor S.A. ("Novonor") and Brazilian Development Bank ("BNDES") to acquire Ocyan Participações S.A. ("Ocyan" or the "Company"), a Brazilian-based solutions provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, for a total amount... Continue Reading →
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