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(Reuters) Oil and gas services company SBM Offshore on Thursday reported a better than expected decline in core profit for the first half of 2021 as it looks to develop floating offshore wind projects. After reducing spending sharply in the face of a pandemic-induced demand collapse, major energy companies have profitted from surging oil and... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s state-controlled oil company saw its earnings surge in the second quarter, thanks to a rally in crude prices and a hydropower crunch in Brazil that boosted electricity demand. Since late last year, Petrobras has sold more fuel oil domestically and increased output at its own thermal power plants, part of a wider... Continue Reading →
Executive Antônio Guimarães will assume command of the Brazilian arm of the oil company Karoon Energy. He was announced as the company's new president this week and will take over on Oct. 1, replacing Tim Hosking - who steps down after a 12-year stint. Guimarães starts to command the company at a time of expansion... Continue Reading →
(Valor) The president of PetroRio, Roberto Monteiro, said that the company “is ready” to take its next steps in growth. The oil company ended the second quarter with a cash position of R$4.53 billion, after issuing US$600 million in bonds in the period. Among PetroRio's new steps, the company expects to start drilling in 2022... Continue Reading →
The consortium of companies in charge of the Mero project (Bloco de Libra), announced the investment decision for its fourth phase. Located in deep waters, 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, the block is located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. The FPSO Mero 4 will have a capacity of... Continue Reading →
U.S. offshore engineering and construction services firm McDermott International has set up emission reduction targets, outlined in its recent sustainability report. McDermott’s aim is to reach a 50% reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, as well as a 35% reduction in scope 3 GHG emissions for ten key supply... Continue Reading →
Singapore’s Dyna-Mac has secured a fabrication project from a Chinese company for a total provisional contract sum of S$114 million (about $84.3 million). The fabrication project was awarded to Dyna-Mac by China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd. (CMHI). The contract with CMHI is for the supply, fabrication, and construction of topside modules to be executed... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) In preparations for the start of operation of the long-awaited Route 3 gas pipeline, Petrobras launched a new nationwide tender for the provision of services and supply of goods involving the onshore stretch of the line. The activities involve commissioning, pre-operation, departure and assisted operation of the onshore portion of Route 3. The bidding... Continue Reading →
Oil company Enauta informed that it will return the CE-M-661 block, located in the Ceará Basin, after the end of its first exploratory period on site in November this year tothe National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP). The company had acquired a 25% stake in the asset in a bidding round held in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) boosted its dividend and share buybacks on Tuesday, sending its shares up by over 5%, after beating expectations with a $2.8 billion second-quarter profit powered by higher oil prices and recovering demand. The strong results, underpinned by higher sales at petrol stations, went some way towards easing investors' concerns over BP's plan to... Continue Reading →
