(Reuters) - Courts in four Brazilian states have suspended a 50% hike in natural gas prices planned by state-run oil company Petrobras, likely kicking off an intense legal battle between the firm, the distributors that buy its fuel and various political authorities. In a note on Tuesday night, the company, formally Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), said... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras dramatically boosts CO2 re-injection
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras significantly increased the amount of carbon dioxide it re-injected into its offshore oilfields in 2021, a major step forward in the firm's emission-reduction goals. According to a release provided by Petrobras, formally Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), the company re-injected 6.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide produced in the oil... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of onshore fields in Espírito Santo – Cricare Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/27/2020, informs that it concluded today the sale of all of its stakes in 27 onshore exploration and production concessions, located in Espírito Santo, jointly denominated Cricaré Cluster to Karavan Seacrest SPE Cricare, a company in which Karavan O&G Participações e Consultoria Ltda.... Continue Reading →
CGX Energy moving forward with demobilisation activities off Guyana
Canadian oil and gas company CGX Energy will continue with the demobilisation of exploration drilling offshore Guyana, according to the Guyanese Maritime Administration Department. In its notice to mariners on Friday, the department confirmed CGX Energy’s demobilisation of exploration drilling is underway within the CGX-operated Corentyne block – where the Kawa-1 well is located – in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic... Continue Reading →
Pemex plans sharp drop in crude exports next year as it ramps up refining
(Reuters) - Mexico's Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said on Tuesday it would drastically reduce planned crude exports next year as the state oil company works to meet the government's target of refining all of its oil domestically. Pemex Chief Executive Officer Octavio Romero projected that its crude exportswould fall to 435,000 barrels per day (bpd) in... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras partners with Vibra Energia to test new renewable diesel
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has partnered with fuel distributor Vibra Energia SA (VBBR3.SA) to test its new renewable diesel made partly from edible oils, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), as the company is formally known, said the fuel will be tested starting next month by fleet owner Auto Viacao... Continue Reading →
Reducing Risk Across the Lifecycle of Floating Production Assets
Using digital transformation to mitigate risks and increase performance of offshore rigs(OE) Floating production storage and offload vessels (FPSOs) are among the largest investment trade-offs an oil and gas producer will make. On the one hand, these immense vessels offer the promise of exponentially increased production and storage flexibility over onshore counterparts. On the other,... Continue Reading →
Boosting production from ageing wells and oil & gas discoveries to propel growth in well intervention market
(OffshoreEnergy) Fortune Business Insights, a market research company, expects the increased number of initiatives to boost production from ageing wells and oil and gas discoveries to drive growth in the global well intervention market. The firm reported on Thursday that the global well intervention market is set to gain traction from the increasing demand for energy and... Continue Reading →
Floating Offshore Wind: Attention Turns Subsea for Power Transport
From being an ugly duckling, floating offshore wind is now the Cinderella of the offshore renewables world. Attention is now being paid to floating and even subsea substation concepts to help bring this power to shore. (OE) Over the past year, expectations around the growth in the floating offshore wind development have grown, significantly. Many... Continue Reading →
Tech Start-Ups Drive Brazil’s Oil & Gas Industry
(OE) As an industry central to global energy supply, many consumers may believe that the oil and gas sector is relatively resistant to fluctuation. However, amid the myriad pressures felt throughout the global economy over the past year and a half, new challenges are arising for oil and gas operators, some of which require a... Continue Reading →