(Reuters) APA Corp. said on Wednesday its most recent appraisal well in Block 58 off Suriname's coast confirmed the extension of oil resources 14 kilometers from the discovery well. APA's exploration in Suriname has been closely watched as it could become Suriname's first commercial deepwater project. Massive discoveries and fast-growing oil production in neighboring Guyana... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on share buyback program
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the material fact disclosed on July 28, 2023, informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held yesterday, approved a Share Buyback Program for Shares Issued by Petrobras (Buyback Program), to remain in treasury and subsequent cancellation, without reducing the share capital. The Buyback Program will... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on remuneration to shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, approved the payment of shareholder remuneration in the amount of R$ 1.149304 per common and preferred share, as anticipation for 2023, declared based on the balance sheet of June 30, 2023. The approved shareholder remuneration is in line with... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Financial Performance in 2Q23
Main achievements: • Robust recurring EBITDA of US$ 11.7 billion, a 19% decrease compared to 1Q23, mainly influenced by international diesel crack spreads, which declined more than 40% QoQ• Gross debt under control at US$ 58 billion, even after the increase in leases due to the startup of chartered FPSOs Anna Nery and Almirante Barroso•... Continue Reading →
PRIO hits record production and predicts first oil in the Wahoo field by the first half of 2024
(PN) Independent operator PRIO ended the second quarter of the year with a record average production of 91,000 barrels of oil per day. One of the highlights in the period was the Frade Revitalization Plan, which consolidated the field's daily production at almost 60,000 barrels per day with the completion of another producing well, ODP5... Continue Reading →
Colombian oil and gas sector braced for higher taxes
(OM) Colombia’s new President Gustavo Petro has pledged to position his country as a leader of the energy transition. According to Wood Mackenzie, his plans for fiscal reform involve higher taxes for extractive industries, and hydrocarbons provide the primary source of Colombia’s revenue. At the same time, the country has to address the long-standing challenge... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil places all Argentinian shale assets under review
(Bloomberg) – ExxonMobil Corp., which once planned to bet big on Argentina’s oil and gas riches, has put all of its shale assets in the country under review. Exxon is involved in six areas of Argentina’s heralded Vaca Muerta — Spanish for Dead Cow — formation in Patagonia. The company’s plans to ramp up development... Continue Reading →
Brazil central bank kicks off rate cuts more aggressively than expected
(Reuters) - Brazil's central bank kicked off its rate-cutting cycle more aggressively than expected on Wednesday, reducing its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points and signaling more of the same in the months ahead due to an improving inflation outlook. The bank's rate-setting committee Copom cut its Selic policy rate to 13.25%, as just... Continue Reading →
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Reaches Milestone: First Turbine Installation Underway
(OED) The campaign to install the first of 277 turbines at the world’s largest offshore wind farm - the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK - is underway, SSE Renewables said Thursday. The 260-meter-tall offshore wind turbines – each almost twice the height of the London Eye – will be installed around 80 miles... Continue Reading →
DORIS Selected as Principal Designer for Two Floating Wind Farms in Scotland
(OE) Offshore engineering services company DORIS has been appointed Principal Designer on the Broadshore and Bellrock floating offshore wind farm projects in Scotland by the BlueFloat Energy | Renantis Partnership. The Broadshore and Bellrock projects are located 50 km north of Fraserburgh and 130 km east of Aberdeen, respectively. The floating wind farm projects are... Continue Reading →