Brazil's worst drought in two decades will force the country to depend more heavily on costly thermal power plants to compensate for reduced hydroelectric generation, the National Electric Grid Operator (ONS) director-general said. According to Luiz Carlos Ciocchi, this could keep power prices high but he saw no risk of power shortages or rationing. "If... Continue Reading →
Global renewable energy grew at fastest pace in two decades in 2020 – IEA
(Reuters) Renewable energy grew at its fastest pace in two decades last year, led by China, and will continue to grow in the next two years, a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed on Tuesday. New renewable energy capacity in 2020 rose by 45% to 280 gigawatts (GW) last year, the largest year-on-year... Continue Reading →
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Confirms $764,5M FPSO Hull Order
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has through its subsidiary Hyundai Heavy Industries secured a ~$764,5 million order for the construction of an FPSO Hull. In a stock exchange filing on Tuesday, KSOE said it had secured a KRW 854,7 billion. It said its contract partner was Singapore's Keppel Shipyard and that the delivery was for... Continue Reading →
Enauta Charters Solstad AHTS for Atlanta Field Support
Brazilian oil company Enauta has chartered an anchor handling tug and supply vessel from Norway's Solstad Offshore. Solstad Offshore said Tuesday it had struck a deal with Enauta for the charter of the 2006-built AHTS Normand Turmalina (previously known as BOS Turmalina). Enauta will continue using the vessel it first chartered back in August 2017... Continue Reading →
Venezuela needs $58 bln to restore crude output to 1998 levels -document
(Reuters) Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA would need $58 billion in investment to revive its crude production to the levels of 1998 before ex-President Hugo Chavez came to power, equivalent to 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd), a document seen by Reuters shows. In the February 2021 document entitled "Investment Opportunities," Petroleos de Venezuela's (PDVSA.UL)... Continue Reading →
PetroRio Polvo Drilling Result
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”), following best corporate governance practices, informs its shareholders and the market in general about the drilling in the Polvo Field’s (“Polvo”) Eocene reservoir, which resulted in a well (“POL-K”) with initial production of 2,500 barrels of oil per day, still in the assessment period. This highly satisfying result, following... Continue Reading →
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.15 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.33. This compares to loss of $0.52 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 54.55%. A quarter ago, it was... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on sale of onshore field in Sergipe/Rabo Branco
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on December 11, 2020, informs that it signed with Petrom Produção de Petróleo & Gás Ltda. (Petrom) a contract for the sale of its entire 50% stake in the onshore field of Rabo Branco, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, in the State of Sergipe.... Continue Reading →
Diamond elects ex-Pacific Drilling and Noble exec as new CEO
Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has named a former boss of Pacific Drilling and a former executive of Noble Corporation as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer who will also serve on the board of directors. Diamond revealed on Monday that Bernie G. Wolford Jr. succeeds Marc Edwards, who retired from the company as Chairman, President, and... Continue Reading →
TGS begins Santos Basin phase 4 3D survey
Norwegian seismic firm TGS has commenced the multi-client Phase 4 3D survey in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The survey is taking place in the western portion of the Santos Basin and works as a northwest extension of the existing TGS Santos 3D, covering approximately 5,000 square kilometers. The aim of this data coverage is... Continue Reading →