Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that, in an extraordinary meeting held today, its Board of Directors (BD), in a session attended only by its members who were not nominated for a new election, fully validated the analyses made by the Eligibility Committee (CELEG) regarding the candidates nominated by the controlling shareholder and minority shareholders... Continue Reading →
Pemex releases names of managers allegedly bribed by Vitol, report says
(Reuters) Mexico's state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) disclosed the names of two former managers that allegedly received bribes from the world's largest independent commodity trader, Vitol, newspaper Reforma reported on Friday, citing independent journalism organization Quinto Elemento Lab. Citing a document obtained through the Mexican transparency institute, Quinto Elemento named the two former general... Continue Reading →
Oil output in Permian to rise in August to highest on record -EIA
(Reuters) - Oil output in the Permian in Texas and New Mexico, the biggest U.S. shale oil basin, is due to rise 78,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a record 5.445 million bpd in August, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its productivity report on Monday. Total output in the major U.S. shale... Continue Reading →
Congo to offer 30 oil and gas blocks for licensing
(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo will offer 27 oil blocks and three gas blocks, nearly double as many as previously planned, in a licensing round next week, the hydrocarbons ministry said on Monday. Congo, a leading miner of copper, cobalt, gold and diamonds, has long aimed to boost its oil sector and is believed... Continue Reading →
Oil giant Brazil works to open up vast offshore wind potential
(Upstream) Brazil’s vast potential for offshore wind generation and the challenges associated with implementing this new industry in a country that is still investing a lot of money in oil and natural gas projects were among the hot topics discussed in Upstream’s latest digital conference. With more than 130 gigawatts of future projects under environmental... Continue Reading →
Major subsea Christmas trees contracts in the third quarter will be led by Brazil projects
The world market for the supply of underwater Christmas trees should have Brazil as the main stage during this third quarter. In a survey carried out by Westwood Energy, the main contracts of the type expected for the period between July and September should include Shell's Gato do Mato projects in the Santos basin; Maromba,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Awards 4-year Contract for Offshore Flotel
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has awarded a 4-year contract to CIMC and OOS International for the OOS Tiradentes semi-submersible accommodation rig. Under the contract, the accommodation rig will be used to provide safety and maintenance support offshore of Brazil from April 2023 onwards. The four-year contract award follows on from two long-term contracts previously awarded by Petrobras in 2018... Continue Reading →
Field development offshore Brazil driving deepwater rig activity
(OM) Two key Equinor field development projects offshore Brazil are driving deepwater rig contracting activity, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. Recently,Valaris announced that it will be reactivating the DS-17 for a new 540-day contract with Equinor for offshore Brazil. The $327-million contract value includes $86 million in upfront reimbursements for mobilization, reactivation,... Continue Reading →
Guyana races against the clock to bank its oil bonanza
(Reuters) - For the poor, small South American country of Guyana, there's no time like the present when it comes to reaping the rewards of its offshore oil jackpot. With sky-high oil prices, a transition to renewable energy on the horizon and 750,000 citizens desperate for better lives, Guyana is putting its foot on the... Continue Reading →
Technip Energies, X1 Wind, Partners to Deliver Important Floating Wind Project
The European Commission has chosen Technip Energies, X1 Wind, and a consortium of ten international entities, to deliver the NextFloat project, a program aimed at accelerating industrial-scale floating wind. NextFloat project's main objectives are to demonstrate a competitive, sustainable, and integrated floating offshore wind solution optimized for deep waters and to accelerate the industrial-scale deployment... Continue Reading →