Following the announcement on November 30 2021, with respect to the signature of the contracts for FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão, SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has entered into a shareholder agreement with its long standing business partners Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). MC and NYK have acquired a respective... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Eneva, PetroReconcavo, 3R bid for Petrobras onshore fields Bahia Terra
(Reuters) - Brazilian energy companies Eneva SA (ENEV3.SA), PetroReconcavo SA (RECV3.SA) and 3R Petroleum Oleo e Gas SA (RRRP3.SA) are among the firms that submitted a binding offer on Tuesday for a cluster of onshore oilfields owned by state-run Petrobras(PETR4.SA), three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Eneva and PetroReconcavo jointly bid for the fields, known collectively as Polo... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Petroperu to miss deadline for financial audit, seeks bondholder reprieve
(Reuters) - Peru's embattled state-owned oil firm Petroperu (PETROBC1.LM) will not submit its annual financial audit before the end of July, new Chief Executive Francisco de la Torre told Reuters on Tuesday, meaning it will miss a key May deadline to present the document. Petroperu was downgraded earlier this month to junk by credit agencies after accounting... Continue Reading →
Shell notifies discovery of indications of natural gas in block in the Campos Basin
(PN) Shell notified the discovery of evidence of natural gas in block C-M-791, located in the Campos Basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in a water depth of 2,917 meters. The discovery took place in well 1-SHEL-34A-RJS (Bob-1A), according to information from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The drilling of the Bob-1A well... Continue Reading →
2021 Subsea 7 results grow 45% with revenues over U$5 billion
Subsea 7 ended 2021 with excellent operational and financial performance. Revenue reached US$ 5 billion, representing growth of 45% compared to the previous year. The company's EBITDA reached US$ 521 million, an increase of 55% compared to 2020. Net income for the year was US$ 36 million. The global order backlog hit the $7.2 billion... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes to enhance life-of-well capabilities by buying well intervention specialist
(Offshore Energy) Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes has inked a deal to acquire Altus Intervention, a provider of well intervention services and down-hole oil & gas technology, to strengthen its technological capabilities while enabling its customers to maximise production from fields. Baker Hughes informed on Monday that it is acquiring Altus Intervention to bring critical capabilities... Continue Reading →
Bacalhau development to hire 2 rigs
(PetroleoHoje) Transocean and Maersk Drilling continue in the dispute for the charter of the rig that will operate alongside the West Saturn unit for Equinor, drilling the development wells of the Bacalhau project, in the Santos Basin. The two groups presented the best proposals, being selected to proceed with the negotiation process with the Norwegian... Continue Reading →
Mexico Flared Record Levels of Gas in 2021 – Study
(Reuters) Flaring by the energy sector in Mexico hit record levels last year while the number of sites where gas is burnt off also rose despite government pledges to reduce such activity, research by a leading team of scientists showed. The practice releases carbon dioxide, black carbon, and other pollutants as well as methane, a... Continue Reading →
Britain prepares to temporarily nationalise Gazprom retail unit – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - The UK government is preparing to step in and temporarily run Russian gas giant Gazprom's British retail supply arm, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, as companies cut ties with Russian businesses. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Ltd, whose ultimate parent is the Russian state-run Gazprom, is a prime candidate to be taken into... Continue Reading →
Regulator: Brazil Cannot Add Oil to the Market Any Faster
(Reuters) Brazil this decade expects to gradually add 3 million barrels per day of oil and gas to its production but cannot speed up those plans to offset a ban on Russian oil, top oil regulator Rodolfo Saboia told Reuters last week. One of the largest and fastest-growing non-OPEC oil producers, the South American country... Continue Reading →