3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for September 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. The Company is the operator of Macau, Areia Branca, Fazenda Belém, Rio Ventura, Recôncavo... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the sale of Petrobras Operaciones S.A.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of 100% of its stake in Petrobras Operaciones S.A. (POSA), Petrobras' wholly owned subsidiary in Argentina, which holds a 33.6% stake in the Rio Neuquén Field. The teaser, which contains the key information about the opportunity, as... Continue Reading →
BlackRock’s Fink defends energy investments amid criticism from ‘left and right’
(Reuters) - Larry Fink, chief executive of the world's biggest asset manager BlackRock Inc (BLK.N), on Wednesday defended his firm's energy investments after facing a backlash from lawmakers critical of its stance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. "Facts are not important with some sub-groups in this country," Fink told attendees at the Institute of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras selects seven rigs from multi-rig tender
(OM) Petrobras has selected seven rigs from its tender for up to eight floating rigs, reports consulting firm Esgian. From Lot 1, which was for up to two high-spec DP rigs capable of operating in up to 3,000 m of water, the selected units are Diamond Offshore semisubmersible Ocean Courage and the Transocean drillship Deepwater Corcovado. Both of... Continue Reading →
Transocean adds more work to its backlog
(OEM) Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured more work for its fleet of offshore drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Suriname, Norway, the UK, and India. On Thursday, Transocean published its quarterly fleet status report, detailing some of the recently announced deals and adding several new ones. The aggregate incremental backlog associated with... Continue Reading →
AvenHexicon Gets Priority Rights to Develop Two Floating Wind Farms in Italy
The Swedish floating wind technology specialist Hexicon has obtained maritime priority rights for two offshore wind concessions in Italy, where it is operating through its joint venture, AvenHexicon Srl, with local partner Avapa Energy Srl. Earlier this year, applications for both grid connections and Maritime Concessions were sent in. AvenHexicon has now obtained priority rights for... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering secures $300 million in subsea robotics contracts
Oceaneering’s Subsea Robotics segment has won multiple contracts in the third quarter of 2022 with anticipated aggregate revenue of $300 million. The contracts are primarily for remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services delivered from floating drilling rigs and vessels for subsea equipment support, subsea intervention and construction. Included work scopes are also ROV tooling, survey, positioning... Continue Reading →
BlackRock assets fall below $8 tln, profit beats on strong ETF demand
(Reuters) -BlackRock Inc posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit on Thursday as strong demand for exchange-traded funds and other low-risk products cushioned the hit to fee income from a global market rout, but its assets under management fell below expectations. The threat of a recession, surging interest rates and the Ukraine crisis have slammed... Continue Reading →
August 22 oil production in Brazil reached 3,087 million boe/d
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) released preliminary production data for the month of August. Brazil hit the mark of oil production of 3.967 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d), with 3.087 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) of oil and 139.96 million cubic meters per day ( MMm3/d) of natural gas. In the pre-salt,... Continue Reading →
DNV: Offshore wind could grow 56-fold by 2050 and significantly contribute to green hydrogen production
Offshore wind capacity could grow 56-fold until 2050, driven by a growing need for decarbonisation and energy security, and decreasing costs. Regarding the latter, bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind levelised costs of energy (LCoE) are forecast to drop by 39 per cent and 84 per cent, respectively, according to the new Energy Transition Outlook from... Continue Reading →