Offshore drilling firm Valaris said Monday it had secured a 12-well contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-7. Valaris will reactivate the drillship for this contract. The contract, with an undisclosed client, is expected to start in the second quarter of 2024 and has an estimated duration of 850 days. The total contract value... Continue Reading →
Goldman Upgrades Oil Demand Outlook as Market Tempers Growth Pessimism
(Reuters) Goldman Sachs on Sunday revised up its global oil demand forecast for the year while sticking to its 12-month Brent price projection of $93 per barrel as higher realized inventories offset the demand boost from a less pessimistic growth outlook. Goldman analysts estimate global oil demand climbed to an all-time high of 102.8 million... Continue Reading →
Ørsted to Become First Tenant of New Jersey Wind Port
(OW) The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved agreements with Ørsted for the development and sublease of up to 34 acres at the New Jersey Wind Port (NJWP), which Ørsted will use as a staging and support area for its 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project. With the agreement, Ørsted will... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Secures EUR 500 Million Loan for East Anglia Three
Spain-headquartered Iberdrola has secured a EUR 500 million loan from Citi, partly guaranteed by the Norwegian Export Credit Agency (Eksfin), to support the development of the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. The loan has a drawdown period of two years. According to Iberdrola, it will improve the company’s liquidity... Continue Reading →
Corio Generation Bolsters South Korea Offshore Wind Ties
Corio Generation has signed cooperation agreements with local companies, based in Busan, for the development of offshore wind projects in South Korea. Corio announced it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GS Entec on 19 July and with Chokwang-Jotun on 20 July, respectively, for its offshore wind projects in Busan. Under the agreements,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on revision of Disclosure and Trading Policy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the revision of the Policy for Disclosure of Material Act or Fact and Securities Trading ("Disclosure and Trading Policy"). The revision of the Disclosure and Trading Policy results from the amendment of the Company's Shareholder Remuneration Policy, which... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Shareholder Remuneration Policy
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors (BoD), in a meeting held today, approved the improvement of its Shareholder Remuneration Policy (Policy). On 05/11/2023, the BoD determined that the Executive Board should prepare a proposal to improve the Policy, including the possibility of repurchasing shares. The improvement of the Policy became... Continue Reading →
Venezuela-Trinidad Offshore Gas Project Talks Hit Sticking Point Over Terms
(Reuters) Negotiations between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago to jointly develop an offshore gas field near the maritime border have hit a sticking point following Venezuela's refusal to accept the terms of a U.S. license, the Caribbean nation's Prime Minister Keith Rowley said on Thursday. The United States in January issued a two-year license allowing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras lifts presalt production offshore Brazil
Petrobras achieved a new presalt production from its fields offshore Brazil of 2.06 MMboe/d during second-quarter 2023, representing 78% of the company’s total output. The previous high of 2.05 MMboe/d was registered in the first quarter. However, the company’s production in the Brazilian post-salt was 9.7% lower than for the previous quarter, at 346,000 bbl/d,... Continue Reading →
Ocean giants unite to forge mega fleet of semi-submersible vessels
China-based companies specializing in ocean-based heavy lift transport COSCO SHIPPING Specialized and Guangzhou Salvage have concluded a joint venture deal leading to the creation of a fleet of 18 semi-submersible vessels by the end of 2023. Commercial management of the fleet will be handled by the joint venture and COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Transport exclusively with... Continue Reading →