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 →
Norway’s mature areas licencing round attracts bids from 31 oil & gas players
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 scores new contract and extension with Petrobras
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 →
CGG Extends Seismic Vessel Deal with Shearwater in Brazil
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 →
Tullow Swings to Profit. CFO to Step Down
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 →
Investor group sets tough climate blueprint for Big Oil
(Reuters) - Investors managing more than $10 trillion on Wednesday published an ambitious blueprint for energy companies seeking to tackle climate change, including sharp cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and a winding down of oil and gas production. The unprecedented initiative - dubbed the Net Zero Standard for Oil and Gas - details 10 required... Continue Reading →
Ibama considers that Petrobras’ request for a preliminary license for exploration in Foz do Amazonas is illegal
(epbr) Opinion of the Specialized Federal Attorney with Ibama considered that Petrobras' request for a preliminary license (LP) for exploration in Foz do Amazonas is illegal, according to information supplied by WWF-Brasil. The oil company tried to slice up the licensing to streamline the process. -- Petrobras requested the exceptional issuance of an LP, which... Continue Reading →
A FOURTH OF THE OIL TANKER FLEET APPROACHES RETIREMENT
(Portos e Navios) About one in four tankers is approaching retirement age. The information is from the UK tanker broker Gibson, who estimates between 20% and 30% the portion of tankers over 15 years old — approaching the retirement age in the coming years. The number may reflect the formulation of new green regulations by... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 Names New CFO
Offshore installation services provider Subsea 7 said Tuesday that its Chief Executive Office Ricardo Rosa would retire from his position at the end of December 2021. He will be succeeded from January 1, 2022, by Mark Foley. Foley joins Subsea 7 from Petrofac where he held the position of Group Financial Controller and SVP Finance... Continue Reading →
3R WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT OF THE MACAU CLUSTER AND EXPECTS TO OPEN SEPARATION PLANTS IN 2022
The independent oil company 3R announced (13) that it reached the highest gross production measured in the fields of Macau, in the Potiguar basin (RN). In addition, the company also recorded the highest oil production measured by flow meters at its metering stations in such concessions. However, this increase in volume was not reflected in... Continue Reading →