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June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil on Tuesday reported $4.67 billion in profit from its Guyana operations in 2025, slightly lower than the previous year when oil prices were weaker. Exxon leads the consortium that produces all of Guyana's oil output and currently produces more than 900,000 barrels per day from the country.... Continue Reading →
June 8 (oilnow.gy) Going back to Venezuela might be a stretch for big oil with other more attractive places nearby like Guyana. That was the assessment from Texas-based energy attorney Ted Borrego in an S&P Global article published May 20, as analysts weighed whether Venezuela’s planned debt restructuring could eventually reopen the door to major... Continue Reading →
June 8 - Petrobras has filed a lawsuit in the United States against Murphy Oil Corp., its partner in operations in the Gulf of Mexico. In a lawsuit filed in a Texas court, the Brazilian state-owned company alleges that it has identified more than US$5 million in expenses improperly charged by the American company. Petrobras... Continue Reading →
June 7 - The Rio Grande Shipyard, owned by Ecovix, completed this week the decommissioning of the P-32 platform in its dry dock. The first green dismantling in Brazil was concluded, involving hundreds of workers who worked on the maritime unit, which weighed more than 44,000 tons. Acquired at auction by Gerdau in July 2023,... Continue Reading →
June 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. designation of Brazil's biggest criminal groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) starting Friday is likely to increase the risks and costs of doing business in a country where gangs have had years to penetrate the formal economy. The two biggest Brazilian crime syndicates, the Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro... Continue Reading →
June 4 - SBM Offshore announces that it has entered into a shareholders’ agreement with its long-standing business partner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) with the intention to divest a 45% ownership interest in the special purpose companies related to the lease and operation of the FSO Chalchi. SBM Offshore will remain the majority shareholder... Continue Reading →
Asunción, Paraguay - June 3, 2026 – DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, acted as lender technical advisor for the Villeta green hydrogen-based fertilizer project in Paraguay, supporting a group of international lenders through technical due diligence and contributing to the project reaching financial close. The project is being developed by ATOME. The... Continue Reading →
June 4 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), informs its investors and the market in general of the preliminary and unaudited production data for the month of May 2026. Potiguar – The Company has been gradually resuming operations at the facilities that were suspended in October 2025 following an audit conducted by the... Continue Reading →
June 4 (OE) MODEC and Norway-based Eld Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a 1.2 MW power system integrated with carbon capture for future floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. Under the agreement, Eld Energy will lead the design, procurement and construction of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-based power system,... Continue Reading →
By Gavin Maguire June 3 (Reuters) - While oil markets fixate on the disruptions to Middle East exports and surging U.S. supply in 2026, South America is quietly emerging as a key new source of global crude flows. Led by Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela, the region has delivered the largest increase in oil exports of... Continue Reading →
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