The government of Canada has, together with the government of Nova Scotia and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, launched the start of the regional assessments of offshore wind development in the two provinces. The recently released Agreement and Terms of Reference outline how the assessments will be conducted, and sets out their goals, objectives,... Continue Reading →
Turning Brazil into world’s fourth largest oil producer with new hydrocarbon exploration program
Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is setting the wheels into motion to launch a program, which would step up investments in oil and natural gas exploration to promote regional development and foster national production while making Brazil the fourth largest oil producer in the world. To this end, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Names Alberto Consuegra as Interim CEO
Colombian majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol on Friday named Alberto Consuegra as its interim CEO, taking over from Felipe Bayon who stands down at the end of the month following more than five years in the top position. Ecopetrol announced in January that Bayon would leave, with his departure representing a shake-up for Colombia's biggest company... Continue Reading →
German Power Grid Firms List Costs to Meet Zero-carbon Targets
Boosting German power transmission lines to accommodate a shift to zero-carbon generation industry will require 14,197 km (8821.61 miles) of new networks costing billions of euros, the country's high voltage grid firms (TSOs) said on Friday. A rolling development plan presented for public consultation by the four companies calls for additional investments of 128.3 billion... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO Says He’s Ready to Be World’s Last Oil Producer
(Bloomberg) -- Jean Paul Prates, the head of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, isn’t deterred by the world’s energy transition. He says Latin America’s largest producer should keep increasing fossil fuel output for decades to come. “We will get market share,” Prates, chief executive officer of Petrobras, said in an interview in Rio de Janeiro. “We... Continue Reading →
FPSO sector poised for up to 50 contract awards this decade
New awards in the floating production storage and offloading vessel market could reach up to 50 by the end of this decade, according to a new report by Rystad Energy. From 2023 to 2030, the Oslo-based market intelligence firm forecasted 48 FPSO deals for new greenfield developments, 19 of which are earmarked for Brazil and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Braskem
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, informs that no decision has been made by the Executive Board or the Board of Directors in relation to the Braskem divestment process. Petrobras clarifies that all actions related to its participation in Braskem require careful analysis from a portfolio management... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Route 3 Integrated Project
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/23/22, informs that it has signed a contract with the company Toyo Setal Empreendimentos Ltda. to conclude the works on the Natural Gas Processing Unit (UPGN) of the Itaboraí Gaslub Cluster, which had been halted since June 2022. With the resumption of the... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Authorities Launch Probe Against Sembcorp Marine Unit
(OE) Brazilian authorities have reportedly launched a preliminary investigation into the Brazilian subsidiary of the Singapore-based marine and offshore engineering group Sembcorp Marine. "Sembcorp Marine Ltd wishes to inform that it has come to its knowledge that the Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil (“CGU”) has published a notice in the Official Gazette (the... Continue Reading →
Hull of Giant Guyana-bound FPSO Enters Drydock in Singapore
(OE) Dutch FPSO leasing company SBM Offshore said Friday that the China-built hull of the FPSO ONE Guyana had entered drydock at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore. One Guyana is one of SBM Offshore's largest-ever FPSO Units and is being built for deployment at ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. "The FPSO ONE GUYANA project passing... Continue Reading →