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(Reuters) - Brazil's government aims to make more energy projects eligible for key tax benefits, however the main ministries involved disagree about whether to favor a "green" agenda or include oil projects and refineries, according to a senior official and a document seen by Reuters. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government has vowed to... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that a mission was carried out to China, during which Petrobras CEO Jean Paul Prates met with CEOs of Chinese companies and signed cooperation agreements in the energy sector, as specified below: MoU with China National Offshore Oil Corporation - CNOOC, in order to extend collaboration and explore the... Continue Reading →
(PN) Brazil breaks a new record in total production (oil + natural gas), as well as in oil and natural gas considered separately and also in pre-salt production. The announcement was made today by the National Oil and Gas Agency (ANP) through its July 2023 Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin. A total of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The low interest in the first-ever auction of offshore wind farm development rights in the Gulf of Mexico marks a potentially serious setback for U.S. President Joe Biden’s green energy agenda, and the U.S. offshore wind sector in general. U.S. officials had touted the auction as a key milestone in Biden’s agenda to make... Continue Reading →
Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) will focus on bolstering its capital position to deal with increasing volatility in the energy market and "restrictive" access to financing, the state oil firm's chief executive said on Wednesday. Petronas posted a 29% drop in second-quarter profit, in line with oil majors such as Chevron, Exxon Mobil and Shell.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombia's Ministry of Finance has authorized state-controlled energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) to arrange a line of credit worth up to $1 billion with international lenders, the company said on Monday. The loan will be provided by Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE), Banco Inbursa S.A., Foreign Trade Bank of Latin America S.A. (BLX.N) and ICBC Standard Bank Plc (SBKJLS.UL), Ecopetrol... Continue Reading →
A Connecticut oil and gas trader already charged for his alleged role in a bribery scheme to win business from Brazil's state-owned Petrobras oil company was hit with additional charges on Tuesday, the Justice Department said. Gary Oztemel, of Riverside, Connecticut, owner of Petro Trade Services, was charged with money laundering and conspiracy to violate... Continue Reading →
(OE) Kraken Robotics Inc. has announced solid financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Products revenue in the quarter was $10.5 million, an increase of 24% over the comparable quarter. The increase was the result of continued sales of KATFISH, subsea batteries, work with the Canadian Navy on its RMDS program as well... Continue Reading →
(OE) Woodside has announced that the Trion field development plan (FDP) has been approved by the Mexican regulator, Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH). Woodside’s final investment decision (FID) to develop the Trion resource, announced 20 June 2023, was subject to Trion joint venture approval and regulatory approval of the FDP. Both of these conditions have... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norway's BW Energy is now able to move forward with its acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitória on the Golfinho field in Brazil, more than a year after it reached a deal with the FPSO's Italian owner Saipem. The two companies had signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the $73 million floater sale in June 2022, but the transaction was subject... Continue Reading →
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