(Reuters) - Argentina's Economy minister Sergio Massa said on Thursday that the government was readying a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bill to send to Congress in the coming months, amid a push to create a major gas export sector in the country. The bill aims to spur the multi-billion-dollar investments needed to exploit Argentina's massive... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on assignment of participation in the Búzios field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases of 09/29/2021, 10/04/2021 and 03/04/2022, informs that it has received today the amount of R$ 10.3 billion, equivalent to US$ 1.9 billion by the PTAX exchange rate of 11/24/2022, related to the assignment of 5% of its participation in the Production Sharing Contract of the... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Lula won’t have interventionist stance on Petrobras, aide says
(Reuters) - Brazil's incoming leftist government will not have an interventionist stance on state-run oil giant Petrobras (PETR4.SA), a member of the transition team for President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday. Senator Jean Paul Prates told reporters that the future administration had no intention of causing a "breakdown" of the company and that... Continue Reading →
FPSO Anna Nery heads towards the Marlim field in the Campos Basin
(TN) The FPSO Anna Nery left the BrasFELS shipyard, in the city of Angra dos Reis (RJ), and headed for its final destination, the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The vessel has the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 4 million m³ of gas per... Continue Reading →
Energy trader Gunvor expands leadership team
(Reuters) - Geneva-based energy trader Gunvor Group has widened its executive committee to 14 people including its chief executive, reflecting the growing importance of gas trading for the firm, the company’s website showed on Thursday. The new members are Benoit Roulon, the new global head of crude oil trading; Richard Brockmeyer, head of North American... Continue Reading →
KNOT orders new shuttle tanker for charter with Petrobras
(OET) Norway-based shuttle tankers owner and operator Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT) has ordered another shuttle tanker for time charter with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras. On 21 November, KNOT signed a contract with Chinese shipyard Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) for the construction of a 154,000 cbm Suezmax dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle tanker.... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s electoral court rejects Bolsonaro election challenge
(Reuters) - The head of Brazil's electoral court Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday rejected a complaint from President Jair Bolsonaro's allies to challenge the presidential election, which the incumbent lost by a small margin, according to a court document. Leftist ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in the Oct. 30 runoff election, marking a... Continue Reading →
U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for second month in a row – Baker Hughes
(Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week and second month in a row as relatively high oil prices encourage firms to drill more. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose two to 784 in the shortened week to Nov.... Continue Reading →
U.S. prepared to authorize Chevron to boost Venezuela’s oil output
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp could win U.S. approval to vastly expand operations in Venezuela as soon as Saturday once the Venezuelan government and its opposition resume political talks, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. A U.S. authorization for Chevron to help rebuild the country's sagging oil production was one of the biggest... Continue Reading →
Ocean Winds, Bord na Móna Want to Build Offshore Wind Farms in Ireland
(OE) Renewable energy firm Ocean Winds has partnered up with the Irish company Bord na Móna to jointly identify, co-own, and develop offshore wind energy opportunities around the coast of Ireland. The joint venture initially incorporates two potential projects, Réalt na Mara, off the coast of Dublin and Wicklow, and Celtic Horizon, off the coast... Continue Reading →