SBM Offshore's Liza Unity FPSO, which last week set sail from Singapore en route to Guyana, has been awarded the SUSTAIN-1 notation by classification society ABS – the first FPSO in the world to receive it. According to ABS, the SUSTAIN-1 notation demonstrates the vessel’s alignment with key elements of the Environmental, Social, and Governance... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs protocol for industrial development around the Polo GasLub
Petrobras, the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the city of Itaboraí and the Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan) signed a protocol of intentions for the industrial development of the surrounding region of Polo GasLub, in Itaboraí (ex Comperj) The purpose of the protocol is to create conditions for the... Continue Reading →
Gulf of Mexico: Offshore Rigs Start to Return after Ida -Baker Hughes
U.S. energy firms [last week] added oil and natural gas rigs for a fifth time in six weeks as offshore oil units in the Gulf of Mexico slowly started to return after Hurricane Ida slammed into the coast. [Last week], four offshore oil rigs returned in Louisiana, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said in... Continue Reading →
Ecuador’s Petroecuador faces arbitration claims from two contractors
(Reuters) - Ecuador's state oil company Petroecuador is facing arbitration claims stemming from contractual disputes with two private contractors, the company said on Friday, adding that the processes would not affect crude output. Kamana Services and Servicios Petroleros Igapó separately presented claims stemming from disputes over services contracts signed with Petroecuador in 2016 to the... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio August 2021 Operational Data
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of August. Obs.: (1) Frade figures account for a 70% interest in the Frade Field until February 4 and 100% interest as of February 5, when the Company announced... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s president earmarks $32B to help Pemex boost oil production
(Bloomberg) --Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is raising Pemex’s spending plan for next year to about $32 billion in a bid to boost flagging oil production. The funds allocated for the state producer in a 2022 budget proposal, including operational spending, represent a 17% increase from this year. Of the total, about $18 billion... Continue Reading →
NFE and Hydro Finalize Definitive Commercial Terms for Natural Gas Supply to the Alunorte Alumina Refinery in the State of Pará, Brazil
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) (“NFE”) announced today that it has executed definitive commercial terms with a subsidiary of Norsk Hydro ASA (“Hydro”) to supply natural gas to the Alunorte Alumina Refinery in Pará, Brazil for a term of 15 years. “We are excited to partner with Hydro to transition the Alunorte refinery to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Petros Plan 3
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on July 21, 2021, informs that, as scheduled, it concluded today the settlement of the Term of Commitment entered into with Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros) relating to the migration process of the Renegotiated and Non-Renegotiated Petrobras System’s Petros plans (PPSP-R and PPSP-NR)... Continue Reading →
Petrobras launches new gasoline and diesel sales contracts
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has approved new contract models for the sale of gasoline A and road and marine diesel to fuel distributors, aiming to simplify some processes, increase competitiveness, and bring flexibility to Petrobras in the adoption of new commercial strategies. In the current market scenario, characterized by the entry... Continue Reading →
ANP PUBLISHES EDICT FOR THE 17TH BIDDING ROUND
The National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) published, on 07/27/20121, the edict for the 17th Bidding Round for Exploratory Blocks. 92 (ninety-two) blocks will be offered, distributed in 4 (four) sedimentary basins, located in the Campos, Pelotas, Potiguar and Santos basins, with areas of high potential and new exploratory frontiers. Among the... Continue Reading →