(Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) is considering permanently closing the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) at its 112,229 barrel-per-day (bpd) Pasadena, Texas refinery as part of a possible reconfiguration of the plant, said sources familiar with the company’s deliberations. Idling the shut 52,000-bpd FCC would be part of converting the refinery on the Houston Ship Channel to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the replacement of a Fiscal Council Member
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that Mr. José Franco Medeiros de Morais presented a letter of resignation as a full member of the company's Fiscal Council, for personal reasons, effective as of August 5, 2021. Additionally, the company received a letter from the Ministry of Economy indicating Mr. Jeferson Luís Bittencourt to replace Mr.... Continue Reading →
Renewables surged in 2020 but world not yet on track for climate goals, BP says
(Reuters) - Wind and solar power capacity expanded rapidly in 2020 while global energy demand cratered because of the pandemic, yet this did not yet reflect a "decisive shift" towards meeting U.N.-backed climate goals, BP said in its annual energy review. Last year witnessed the biggest fall in carbon emissions in more than 75 years,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras releases teaser of E&P assets in Potiguar Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser) for the sale, together with Sonangol Hidrocarbonetos Brasil Ltda. (Sonangol), of the total stakes of both companies in the onshore exploratory block POT-T-794, belonging to the BT-POT-55A concession, located in the Potiguar Basin, in the State of Rio Grande do... Continue Reading →
PETRO RIO CLOSING OF ACQUISITION OF INTEREST IN WAHOO
Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PetroRio") (B3: PRIO3), in accordance with art. 26 of the Novo Mercado Regulation, and in addition to the Material Fact of March 04, 2021, informs shareholders that the country’s National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (“ANP”) has approved the acquisition of 28.6% in the BM-C-30 Block (“Wahoo” or “Wahoo Field”)... Continue Reading →
Shell to reduce refinery portfolio by more than half
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) plans to reduce its refining and chemicals portfolio by more than half, it said in July 2020 without giving a precise timeframe. The move is part of the Anglo-Dutch company's plan to shrink its oil and gas business and expand its renewables and power division to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sharply... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 – Subsea 7 agrees to combine its Renewables business unit with OHT
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced an agreement to combine its Renewables business unit(1) with OHT ASA (Oslo Børs: OHT), subject to the customary approvals, conditions and relevant employee consultations. The combined company will be renamed Seaway 7 ASA and will initially retain OHT’s listing on Oslo’s Euronext Growth market, with... Continue Reading →
French group Qair announces new investment in green hydrogen and offshore wind energy in Brazil
The French alternative energy company Qair has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian state of Ceará for an investment of 5.85 billion euros for the production of green hydrogen and offshore wind energy. In a statement, the Government of Ceará and Qair Brasil indicated that both projects will generate 2,600 jobs and increase... Continue Reading →
PLATFORM P-76 IN BUZIOS SENDS GAS TO THE CONTINENT
(PetroNoticias) The P-76 platform is the second production unit in the Buzios field, in the Santos Basin, to send natural gas to the continent. The activity started in June and announced today by Petrobras. The operation began after the interconnection of the ship-platform to the gas pipeline known as Rota 2, which transports production to... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC, Halliburton to provide subsea fiber optic solution for Payara field
ExxonMobil has selected TechnipFMC and Halliburton to provide the Odassea subsea fiber optic solution for the Payara development project in Guyana. The award follows the completion of front-end engineering and design studies and qualifications. According to TechnipFMC, the Odassea service integrates hardware and digital systems to strengthen capabilities in subsea reservoir monitoring and production optimization. Halliburton... Continue Reading →