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As the Colombian Government launched the country’s Offshore Wind Roadmap on 3 May, BlueFloat Energy revealed it has seven offshore wind projects under development in the country. This is just half of what the company plans in South America since there are also seven projects the Spanish developer is planning offshore Brazil. In Colombia, BlueFloat... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s President Iván Duque and Minister of Mining and Energy, Diego Mesa, launched the country’s Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap on 3 May at an event in the city of Barranquilla, whose waters will become the home of the first offshore wind farm in Colombia. The objective of the roadmap is to build a transparent and... Continue Reading →
(TN) Petrobras informs that the fourth producing well connected to the FPSO Carioca has come into operation, in the Sépia field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The opening of the last producing well added 41 thousand barrels of oil per day (bpd) to the unit - which already produced 134 thousand bpd.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Wind turbine makers racked up hefty losses last quarter, swelled by rocketing costs and cut-throat competition despite being more in demand than ever. The industry started seeing a steep decline in prices and increased competition back in 2017 as some governments moved away from generous, fixed, subsidised tariffs for power toward an auction-based... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Venezuela's oil exports fell 8% in April from the previous month amid continued delays linked to poor-quality crude grades and insufficient oil upgrading capacity available, according to documents and vessel monitoring data on Thursday. U.S.-sanctioned Venezuela recovered a portion of lost production last year, but crude shipments have been volatile, bouncing some 200,000... Continue Reading →
Germany-based renewable energy company RWE Renewables has appointed Katie Theoharides as Head of Offshore Development (East) in its offshore wind team in the U.S. Theoharides comes to RWE from her position as Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts "A cabinet secretary to Governor Charlie Baker, she was responsible for more... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's direct sales of crude will more than double this year and rise sharply this decade, as oil majors deliver more of their output to the government under production sharing agreements, according to a state official. Government-owned volumes, until now nearly irrelevant, are ramping up and will reach 1.127 million barrels per day... Continue Reading →
(WO) Greenfield investments in Angola and other leading and emerging hydrocarbon producing countries in Africa will help increase cumulative capital expenditure across the continent’s oil and gas sector in 2022 and beyond. According to the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) Q1 2022 Outlook, The State of African Energy, which takes a deep dive into Angola’s current... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) on Thursday reported a record first-quarter profit of $9.13 billion, boosted by higher oil and gas prices, stellar refining profits and the strong performance of its trading division. The last of the energy majors to report results, Shell joins sector rivals, including BP (BP.L) and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) in making big profits from the commodity price volatility stoked... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3) announces its 1Q22 earnings. HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE PERIOD Message from the Management "2022 started with several developments that affected Brent prices, including the decrease in severity of COVID-19, an excellent reason to celebrate; and the regrettable war in Ukraine. We have seen oil prices rise sharply, with... Continue Reading →
