3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, informs its investors and the market in general that it became aware today that the operational license referring to the fields of Ubarana, Ubarana Oeste and Cioba, in the Potiguar basin, part of the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Braskem
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has received a letter from Apollo Management X, L.P. ("Apollo") and ADNOC International Limited ("ADNOC") with information about the non-binding proposal for the acquisition of Novonor S.A.'s interest in Braskem. The information was forwarded to Petrobras due to the fact that the Company is Braskem's second largest... Continue Reading →
BlueFloat, Renantis Ink Exclusivity Agreements for Scottish Floaters
(OW) The BlueFloat Energy and Renantis partnership has signed exclusivity agreements with Crown Estate Scotland to develop its Sinclair and Scaraben innovation projects which will now be part of a phased delivery of the partnership’s Broadshore project. The two 99.5 MW floating offshore wind farms will now be developed as part of a phased delivery... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions to Provide Dynamic and Static Subsea Umbilicals for ExxonMobil’s Uaru Project
Norwegian offshore engineering and construction firm Aker Solutions said Friday it had won a sizeable contract from ExxonMobil to provide dynamic and static subsea umbilical for the Uaru project in Guyana. Aker Solutions defines a sizeable contract as between NOK 0.5 billion (currently around $45,9 million) and NOK 1.5 billion (currently around $137,7 million). The... Continue Reading →
Lula’s coalition roiled by decision to block Petrobras’ Amazon project
(Reuters) - A decision by Brazil's environmental regulator to block state-owned oil company Petrobras' Amazon oil project has exposed tensions in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's coalition between green advocates and those prioritizing economic development. Ibama, late on Wednesday, said it would block a request by state-run oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA) to drill at the Amazon mouth near... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on environmental licensing process for Block FZA-M-59 in Amapá Águas Profundas
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has received news about IBAMA's rejection, yesterday, of the environmental licensing process for Block FZA-M-59 in Amapá Águas Profundas. The company also informs that it has not been officially notified by the agency, and as soon as it is notified it will formulate a request for reconsideration... Continue Reading →
Shell plans sale of French floating wind power unit Eolfi
(EV) Shell (LON: SHEL) is seeking to sell French floating wind developer Eolfi, a potential retreat from one element of its renewable power plans as new Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan pushes to deliver greater value to shareholders. The oil major is exploring the sale just a few years after it acquired Eolfi, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked... Continue Reading →
IBAMA Rejects Petrobras’ Request to Drill at the Foz do Amazonas Basin
The Brazilian environmental protection agency Ibama said on Wednesday it had rejected a request from state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) to drill an exploratory well, Morpho, 175 km from the coast and depth of 2,880 mts at the Foz do Amazonas Basin The much-awaited decision follows a technical recommendation by the agency's experts to reject the proposal.... Continue Reading →
TetraSpar Demonstrator Launches Floating Wind Innovation Challenge
(OE) The shareholders of the TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind project, Shell, TEPCO Renewable Power, RWE and Stiesdal Offshore, have launched an innovation challenge to accelerate the technical advancement of floating offshore wind. To encourage such innovation the partners have launched the global “TetraSpar Innovation Challenge”. The aim of the competition is to identify innovative solutions that... Continue Reading →
Perenco completes hookup of FSO at Pargo cluster offshore Brazil
(OM) Hookup operations have finished on the converted Pargo floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) on the Pargo cluster in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Operator Perenco Brazil now plans to submit final documents to the country’s regulatory authorities to obtain an operations license for the FSO. The program included connection of nine mooring lines and the... Continue Reading →