Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras informs that it published today its 2020 Sustainability Report. In addition to presenting its operating, economic, social, environmental and governance performance, the report shows Petrobras’ advances in environmental and social indicators and the support in the fight against the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on Brazilian society, thus expanding the... Continue Reading →
ENAUTA PROJECTS TO INVEST U$ 145 MILLION UNTIL 2022 IN EXPLORATION, PRODUCTION AND SUBSEA
The company estimates to disburse resources in exploration, development and production in the order of U$ 40 million in 2021 and U$ 105 million for 2022. The projection has a variation margin of 20% negative or positive. Of the total set aside for this year, US$ 19 million will go to the Atlanta field, including... Continue Reading →
Brazil reached 20.273 billion barrels of 3P reserves (proven + probable + possible) in 2020
The ANP published the twentieth edition of the Annual Bulletin of Resources and Reserves (BAR), with consolidated information on the Brazilian oil and natural gas reserves declared in 2020. In this edition, reserve data per unit of the federation, the proportion of proven, possible and probable reserves by basin, accumulated production by basin and state... Continue Reading →
Biden admin aims for U.S. leadership in offshore wind: official
(Reuters) - The Biden administration aims to transform the United States into the world’s leading producer of energy from offshore wind after years of lagging behind Europe, a senior official said on Wednesday. President Joe Biden’s cabinet earlier this week unveiled a plan to boost the industry that promised new acreage, faster permitting, and billions... Continue Reading →
Colombia provisionally approves ExxonMobil fracking pilot project
(Reuters) - Colombia has provisionally approved U.S. oil company ExxonMobil Corp’s plan to develop a pilot project for hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, in the country’s Valle Medio del Magdalena basin, the oil regulator said on Wednesday. With the Platero investigative project ExxonMobil becomes the second company to begin a fracking pilot project in Colombia,... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil signals better first-quarter earnings as oil prices climb
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp expects rising first-quarter results across its three major businesses, with an at least $2 billion improvement from prices for oil and gas driving profits, the company signaled in a securities filing on Wednesday. The largest U.S. oil producer last year posted four consecutive quarterly losses as falling oil prices and... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum raises R$ 822.8 million with new issue of shares
3R Petroleum (RRRP3) raised R$ 822.8 million with a new issue of shares (follow-on), four months after debuting on the Stock Exchange with an IPO that raised R$ 690 million. According to the relevant fact, R$ 559.5 million will go to the capital account of the oil company, and R$ 263.3 million will remain in... Continue Reading →
Stena drillship arrives in Mexico ahead of new gig
A Stena Drilling-owned drillship, Stena IceMAX, has arrived in Mexico ahead of its contract with the Spanish oil company Repsol. In a social media update on Wednesday, Stena Drilling said that the Stena IceMax rig had arrived in Tampico, Mexico to finalise preparations for its upcoming contract with Repsol. Repsol awarded the contract to the Stena drillship... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil nearly ready to start up Guyana FPSO compressor
Oil major ExxonMobil is preparing to start up a gas compressor on SBM Offshore’s Liza Destiny FPSO, operating offshore Guyana, this week following a technical issue that started in January 2021. As previously reported, ExxonMobil started experiencing technical issues with the gas compressor on the SBM Offshore-owned FPSO Liza Destiny, which is working on the Liza field located offshore... Continue Reading →
Premier Oil-Chrysaor to trade as Harbour Energy from Thursday
(Reuters) - The merger of Chrysaor and Premier Oil is due to complete on Wednesday, creating Harbour Energy, the UK North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer, which will replace Premier’s stock exchange listing from Thursday, Premier said. The reverse takeover of Chrysaor by Premier Oil, which traces its history back to the 1930s, ushers... Continue Reading →