(Reuters) Guyana and the Dominican Republic on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on recruiting companies to build a 50,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Guyana that would tap the country's oil wealth. Any project would be at least 51% owned by the Dominican Republic government, according to the terms of the preliminary agreement, which was... Continue Reading →
Tullow’s Gabon Licenses Extended to 2046
(OE) Oil and gas firm Tullow said Wednesday it had received approval from the Government of Gabon for the extension of several of its Gabon licenses to 2046. "The license extensions increase the value of Tullow's resource base through the addition of c.5mmbbls net 2P reserves that will deliver c.100% 2P reserves replacement in Gabon... Continue Reading →
ROVCO Wins Survey Work at Proposed 1.4GW Floating Wind Farm Site
(OE) Rovco, a UK-based subsea robotics and survey firm, has won a contract with Flotation Energy to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore windfarm, 200 kilometers off the north-east coast of Scotland. Located in the Central North Sea, the planned 1.4 GW Cenos floating wind development will cover approximately 333 km2. ... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy’s wind division expected to break even in 2026 – JPM, Deutsche
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy's (ENR1n.DE) troubled wind turbine division is not expected to break even before 2026, analysts at JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank said on Wednesday, adding the unit's recovery would take longer than expected amid far-reaching problems. Frankfurt-listed shares in the company were trading 0.79% lower at 0653 GMT, two days after the group disclosed a... Continue Reading →
Vestas hopes to turn a profit this year despite Q2 loss
(Reuters) - The world's leading turbine maker Vestas (VWS.CO) on Wednesday said it aims to turn a profit this year, despite a bigger than expected second quarter adjusted loss and its expectation supply chain disruptions would continue for the rest of 2023. The Danish-listed company is struggling to deliver a backlog of projects from pandemic-hit years and... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum 2Q23 Results
3R Petroleum Óleo e Gas S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) hereby reports its results for the second quarter of 2023 (“2Q23”). Except as indicated otherwise, the financial and operational information set out below is presented on a consolidated basis and expressed in Brazilian Reais (R$), in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil (CPC)... Continue Reading →
What are the Issues with Siemens Gamesa’s Wind Turbines?
(Reuters) Shares in Siemens Energy fell on Monday after the company quantified deeper than expected problems at its struggling wind turbine division that were first unveiled in June, saying the issues triggered a 2.2 billion euro ($2.42 billion) charge. The group's shares slid 7.4% to the bottom of Germany's blue-chip index, as the group disclosed... Continue Reading →
Valaris undertakes $400 million private placement to fund acquisition of two drillships
(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Valaris Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Valaris Finance Company LLC, have disclosed a pricing of $400 million upsized private placement of additional 8.375 per cent senior secured second lien notes due 2030. The net proceeds of this offering will be used to finance the purchase of two Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine... Continue Reading →
Enauta completes another well in its drilling campaign off Brazil and moves to last one
(OET) Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has concluded the drilling and completion of another well in its drilling programme at a field offshore Brazil. In addition, the firm has started drilling activities at the last well in this drilling campaign. Back in November 2022, Enauta started drilling its first well, 7-ATL-5H-RJS, in this drilling campaign at the Atlanta... Continue Reading →
Amazon Nations Summit Faces Fault Lines on Oil, Deforestation
(OE) Eight Amazon rainforest nations are expected to face divisions over proposals to block new oil drilling and end deforestation when they meet on Tuesday for their first summit in 14 years. The meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) gathers heads of state from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela... Continue Reading →