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Norwegian shipping company Siem Offshore has won a long-term contract for one of its oil spill recovery vessels (OSRVs), which will carry out operations offshore Brazil. Siem Offshore revealed on Thursday that it has signed a new contract for its oil spill response vessel Siem Maragogi. No financial information about this deal was disclosed. The three-year deal... Continue Reading →
(PN) PRIO announced that it has started production at the ODP4 well, in the Frade field, in the Campos basin. The oil company received approval from the Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) for new drilling activities in the asset. The ODP4 well is particularly special, as it is the first in Frade's revitalization program.... Continue Reading →
ANP published the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production, with consolidated data on national production for the month of May. Approximately 2.879 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) of oil and 132 MMm3/d (million cubic meters per day) of natural gas were produced, totaling 3.707 MMboe/d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day) Pre-salt... Continue Reading →
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has been hired by Malaysia’s Yinson to supply a total of seven compressor trains for an FPSO vessel, which will be deployed off the coast of Brazil. MAN Energy Solutions revealed on Thursday that it has been commissioned by Yinson to provide five centrifugal compressor trains for gas production and export. The... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's real is expected to firm over the next 12 months but will come under growing pressure from planned extra social spending against a complex economic backdrop in the run-up to October's presidential vote, a Reuters poll showed. A median forecast in a poll of 28 analysts, which usually reflects a more conservative... Continue Reading →
(Valor) The result of Petrobras' billion-dollar international tender for the construction of two platform ships aimed at producing pre-salt oil could have been different if more companies had participated in the process, increasing competition and reducing unit prices, sources say. The tender aimed to build platforms P-80 and P-82, for exploration of pre-salt deposits, in... Continue Reading →
Hexicon AB’s TwinHub floating wind project in the Celtic Sea was successful in the latest UK Government's Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round (AR4). Hexicon has been awarded a CfD for its 32MW floating wind project at a strike price of £87.30/MWh (2012 real prices) taking the project a significant step closer to completion. The... Continue Reading →
(OE) After Mexico's Pemex said Sunday it had signed a deal with the U.S. firm New Fortress Energy (NFE) to develop the Lakach deepwater gas/condensate field, the confirmation also came from NFE, which shared more info on the development plan. The agreement involves the joint development of the Lakach deepwater natural gas field for Pemex... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL)said on Thursday its second-quarter results would be positively impacted by between $400 million and $550 million from trade in natural gas derivatives used to hedge its physical deliveries. The oil firm has earned record profits from soaring oil and gas prices and is widely expected to see a further increase in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) said on Thursday surging demand for oil products that had almost tripled refining profits in the second quarter would boost earnings by up to $1.2 billion. In an update before second quarter results on July 28, Shell also said it would reverse up to $4.5 billion in writedowns on oil and gas assets... Continue Reading →
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