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(TNPetroleo) GNA - Gás Natural Açu, a joint venture formed by BP, Siemens, SPIC Brasil and Prumo Logística, controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners, announces that the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) released this September 16 ), all the generating units that make up the UTE GNA I for the start of commercial operation. Totaling... Continue Reading →
Oil held above $75 a barrel on Thursday, within sight of a multi-week high hit a day earlier, supported by a big drop in U.S. crude inventories and surging European natural gas prices. U.S. crude inventories fell by 6.4 million barrels last week, more than the 3.5 million-barrel drop analysts expected, with offshore oil facilities... Continue Reading →
Australian oil and gas firm Karoon Energy has reached a settlement agreement with Pitkin Petroleum over a dispute related to Block Z-38, offshore Peru. Back in May, Pitkin Petroleum sent a notice of the dispute to Karoon Energy, related to the joint operating agreement in respect of Block Z-38, offshore Peru in which the two... Continue Reading →
FPSO operator SBM Offshore has completed the project financing of FPSO Sepetiba for a total of $1.6 billion, which is the largest project financing in the company’s history. The project financing was secured by a consortium of 13 international banks with insurance cover from Export Credit Agencies (ECA): Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) and... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras received seven proposals for chartering a jack-up rig for operation in the Northeast China Union Offshore presented the best price for the charter of a self-elevating intervention rig for operation in water depths from 12 to 50 m. The Asian group offered the DSJ300 jack-up, with a daily rate of US$72,000 plus a... Continue Reading →
The Ventos Potiguar Offshore Wind Complex, which provides for the installation of five plants with a capacity of 2.7 gigawatts, 207 generators, should be the first in the country. With this, Rio Grande do Norte (RN) is on its way to being the first state in the country to have offshore wind energy production. Governor... Continue Reading →
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 31 companies in connection with the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2021 licencing round. The deadline for applications was 8 September, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Wednesday. APA 2021 was announced on 9 June 2021. The aim is to grant new production licenses in the... Continue Reading →
DOF ASA’s Brazilian subsidiary, Norskan Offshore, has secured a new long-term contract and an extension for two of its AHTS vessels with Petrobras. DOF announced on Tuesday, 14 September 2021 that its Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel, Skandi Botafogo with 180t bollard pull (BP) was awarded a brand new three-year contract with Petrobras with the scheduled startup of operations in the... Continue Reading →
Shearwater GeoServices has won a six-month contract extension with seismic data firm CGG on its Nebula survey offshore Brazil and is nearing completion of work for CGG on its North Viking Graben survey. Shearwater has previously conducted work for the extensive Nebula survey in the Campos and Santos basins and the announced extension will run to the... Continue Reading →
Africa-focused Tullow Oil's finance chief Les Wood will step down by the end of March, the oil and gas company said on Wednesday, after it swung back to profit in the first half of 2021. Tullow, which has been operating in Africa since 1986, said profit after tax came in at $93 million for the... Continue Reading →
