With a strong sense of accomplishment, we are very proud to share 2022 results. They are the synthesis of a long trajectory of huge challenges which were overcome, efficient management, consistent strategic choices which were vindicated and the focus on value generation, all of which are today reflected in excellent economic and financial results and... Continue Reading →
Transocean Incurs Wider-Than-Expected Loss in Q4
(Zacks)Transocean, Inc. RIG reported an adjusted net loss of 49 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2022. The figure was wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 19 cents per share. This underperformance can be attributed to a decline in revenues from contract drilling. Moreover, RIG’s bottom line declined from the... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind’s Jones Act Supply Chain Getting into Gear
Capital Link’s Jones Act webinar on Offshore Wind, moderated by lawyer Winston & Strawn’s Charlie Papavizas, provided good insights into the plans of leading U.S. participants in the sector. The panel offered an extremely positive view of the most exciting sector in Jones Act shipping at this time. Panelist Jeff Andreini of Crowley, which is involved... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol reports record net profit of $6.9 bln for 2022
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) on Tuesday reported record net profit of 33.4 trillion pesos ($6.9 billion) for 2022, double the previous year, boosted by higher oil prices and greater-than-expected production. Ecopetrol also reported a fourth-quarter net profit of 6.85 trillion pesos, up 13% from a year earlier. Reuters Graphics "During 2022 Ecopetrol... Continue Reading →
BW Energy targeting 2026 for Maromba project startup offshore Brazil
(OM) BW Energy is progressing its planned Maromba field development in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil, the company revealed in its latest results review. Last April it entered an agreement to purchase the FPSO Polvo from BW Offshore for deployment on Maromba following an upgrade. Discussions continue on financing this process, and planned first oil has now been pushed... Continue Reading →
PRIO to approach 100,000 barrels/day of oil production in 2023
PRIO expects to increase investments by 180% in 2023, to US$ 600 million, and reach the end of the year with a production level of around 100,000 barrels/day, said the coordinator of the company's wells, Estevão Borges Pereira. The oil company intends to increase its production in the Campos Basin by 25% – currently around... Continue Reading →
PetroReconcavo completes the acquisition of Maha Energy Brasil
The independent operator PetroReconcavo announced the completion of the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Maha Energy Brasil, an exploration and production company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and with onshore operations in Bahia and Sergipe. The deal involved US$ 138 million and was announced in December last year. With the acquisition, PetroReconcavo now... Continue Reading →
Prosafe focused increasingly on Brazil for accommodation support
Prosafe has provided a status report on its fleet of accommodation support rigs in its latest results review. Late last year Safe Zephyrus completed its contract with bp at ETAP in the central UK North Sea and is presently heading west from the Canary Islands to Brazil to start a program for Petrobras on May 1. Earlier this month, Safe... Continue Reading →
Surveys completed for Celtic Sea floating offshore wind projects
N-Sea Group has finished a series of benthic and geophysical surveys for Llŷr 1 and Llŷr 2 floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea. N-Sea conducted the offshore surveys using its N-Sea Spirit vessel, establishing a baseline ground model which will be developed as the project matures, Floventis Energy said, the developer of the projects. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the request to suspend sales of assets for 90 days
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it received Official Letter 166/2023/GM-MME from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) yesterday requesting the suspension of the sales of assets for 90 (ninety) days, due to the reassessment of the National Energy Policy currently underway and the establishment of a new composition of the National Energy... Continue Reading →