(FT.com, 30.Nov.2022) — The ports of the US Gulf of Mexico coast will soon resume shipments that have been absent for more than three years: tankers full of Venezuela’s heavy crude oil. The first tanker carrying about 1mn barrels could set sail as soon as this month after the US […]
Ormat Supports Taiwan Geothermal Development
(Ormat, 30.Nov.2022) — Following the commercial transfer of the 4.2MW Yilan Qingshui Geothermal Power Plant in 2021, Taiwan will have more geothermal energy. Jieyuan Energy Development, Fengyu Green Energy and ORMAT signed a three-party cooperation agreement on the 23rd, and will jointly develop geothermal power plants with an installation capacity of […]
Election to Equinor’s Board of Directors
(Equinor, 30.Nov.2022) — On 30 November 2022 the corporate assembly of Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) elected Haakon Bruun-Hanssen as new member to Equinor ASA’s board of directors. Haakon Bruun-Hanssen is elected as a new shareholder-elected member of the board of directors, replacing Bjørn Tore Godal. Bruun-Hanssen held the position as […]
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: November 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during November 2022 including Brazilian oil giant Petrobras launching its strategic plan for 2023-27; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcoming resumption of Venezuelan-led negotiations in Mexico City between the ruling party and opposition […]
Petrobras on Petrobras Day
(Petrobras, 30.Nov.2022) — Petrobras will hold Petrobras Day on 1 December 2022. There will be two webcasts, the first in Portuguese and the second in English, with presentations about our new Strategic Plan 2023-27. Petrobras will use the Microsoft Teams tool (link below) for the event. 1 December 2022 […]
Petrobras Concludes REMAN Divestment
(Petrobras, 30.Nov.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 25 Aug. 2021, 10 Mar. 2022, 13 May 2022 and 30 Aug. 2022, informs that it has today finalized the sale of the shares of Refinaria de Manaus S.A. (Manaus Refinery), which was formed to hold Refinaria Isaac Sabbá […]
Petrobras Concludes Transfer of Interest in Búzios
(Petrobras, 30.Nov.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 29 Sep. 2021, 4 Oct. 2021, 4 Mar. 2022 and 24 Nov. 2022 informs that it concluded today the assignment of 5% of its interest in the Production Sharing Contract of the Surplus Volume of the Transfer of Rights, […]
Petrobras on Petros Plan
(Petrobras, 30.Nov.2022) — Petrobras informs that it was disclosed by the Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros) that its Deliberative Council approved the Deficit Equalization Plan (PED) for the year 2021 of the Renegotiated Petros Pension Plan (PPSP-R), because this plan has exceeded the legal limit of tolerance to technical […]
Petrobras on Sale of Thermal Power Plant
(Petrobras, 30.Nov.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 14 Aug. 2020 and 15 Jun. 2020, informs that its Executive Board has approved the termination of the competitive process for the sale of the Canoas Thermoelectric Plant (UTE Canoas). Despite the efforts made in this process, it was […]
Petrobras Approves Strategic Plan 2023-27
(Petrobras, 30.Nov.2022) — Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, in a meeting held today, the Strategic Plan for the five-year period 2023-2027 (SP 2023-27). Throughout 2022, Petrobras delivered an operational and financial performance in line with its commitment to generate value for society and shareholders and in full […]
Maduro Calls for ‘Complete Lifting’ of Oil Sanctions
(AFP, 30.Nov.2022) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the easing of an oil embargo on his country by the United States was not enough, and called Wednesday for the total lifting of sanctions. The United States over the weekend granted energy giant Chevron a license to resume some oil operations […]
Interoil Releases 3Q:22 Details
(Interoil, 29.Nov.2022) — In July 2022 Interoil Exploration and Production ASA successfully closed its share offering. The final number of shares that were subscribed and issued in the Share Issue is 14,357,554 at a subscription price of NOK 1.30 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately NOK 18.7mn. Gross […]
Global Deepwater Production to Increase 60% by 2030: WoodMac
(WoodMac, 29.Nov.2022) — Global deepwater production will increase 60% by 2030, reaching 17 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business. Wood Mackenzie’s report ‘Global deepwater 2022 state of the industry’, highlights the sector’s expansion from 6% of upstream […]
bpTT Starts Production from Cassia C Facility
(bpTT, 29.Nov.2022) — bp Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) today confirms its Cassia C development has safely delivered first gas.Cassia C is bpTT’s first offshore compression platform and its biggest offshore facility. It will enable bpTT to access and produce low pressure gas resources from the Greater Cassia Area. The […]
ConocoPhillips and QatarEnergy to Provide Reliable LNG Supply to Germany
(ConocoPhillips, 29.Nov.2022) — ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) and QatarEnergy signed two agreements to supply long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany. The suppliers are joint venture companies established between ConocoPhillips and QatarEnergy to participate in the North Field East (NFE) and North Field South (NFS) projects, and the buyer is a […]
Trinidad Launches Roadmap for a Green Hydrogen Economy
(MEEI, 29.Nov.2022) — Today, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) launched “The Roadmap for a Green Hydrogen Economy in Trinidad and Tobago” which is the summary findings of the Study to “Establish a Green Hydrogen Market in Trinidad and Tobago”. The Launch was held at Hilton Trinidad and […]
Suriname: Demerara Bid Round 2022/2023
(SHI, 28.Nov.2022) — Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute (SHI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., announced the launch of a competitive bid round of six new blocks in the currently sparsely explored Demerara acreage of Suriname. The blocks are located east to the current offshore discoveries and have a […]
Shell to Acquire Renewable Natgas Producer Nature Energy
(Shell, 28.Nov.2022) — Shell Petroleum NV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc, has reached an agreement with Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Pioneer Point Partners and Sampension to acquire 100% shareholding of Nature Energy Biogas A/S for nearly US$2bn (€ 1.9bn). The acquisition will be absorbed within Shell’s current […]
Frontera and CGX to Spud Wei-1 Offshore Guyana by Jan. 2023
(Frontera, 28.Nov.2022) — Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) and CGX Energy Inc. (TSXV: OYL), joint venture partners in the Petroleum Prospecting License for the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, announce its continued commitment to drill the Wei-1 well and that final preparations are complete in advance of spudding the Wei-1 well, which […]
APA Corp. Deems Awari Well on Block 58 Non-commerical
(APA Corp., 28.Nov.2022) — APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) provided an update on exploration activities in Block 58 offshore Suriname. Drilling operations have concluded at the Awari exploration prospect in the previously untested northwest portion of Block 58. The well was deemed noncommercial. APA holds 50% working interest, while TotalEnergies is […]
Petrobras on Shareholder Remuneration Policy, Gross Debt
(Petrobras, 27.Nov.2022) — Petrobras, regarding the news in the media about the Shareholder Remuneration Policy, approved by the Board of Directors in 2019 and improved in 2020 and 2021, clarifies that the payment of extraordinary dividends is provided for in the Policy. In addition, the company does not take on […]
OFAC Authorizes Certain Chevron Transactions in Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Nov.2022) — The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License No. 41 which authorizes certain transactions related to Chevron Corporation’s joint ventures in Venezuela. ____________________ By Piero Stewart. © 2022 Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
US State Department: Joint Statement on Venezuela Negotiations
(US Department of State, 26.Nov.2022) — The following statement was released by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles, the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs the Honourable Mélanie Joly, and the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign, […]
US Eases Venezuela Oil Sanctions After Gov’t, Opposition Ink Deal
(Al Jazeera, 26.Nov.2022) — The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela after the government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition signed a broad ‘social accord’ to create a UN-administered fund to provide humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan people. The agreement signed on Saturday in Mexico City […]
Chevron Can Resume Key Role in Venezuela’s Oil Output
(Reuters, 26.Nov.2022) — Chevron Corp on Saturday received a U.S. license allowing the second-largest U.S. oil company to expand its production in Venezuela and bring the South American country’s crude oil to the United States. The decision grants broader rights for the last big U.S. oil company still operating in […]
CGG Wins Multi-Year Extension of Dedicated Imaging
(CGG, 24.Nov.2022) — CGG has been awarded a multi-year contract extension by Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP) to continue operating a dedicated seismic imaging center at its head office in Seria, Brunei. Peter Whiting, EVP, Geoscience, CGG, said: “This renewal of our dedicated center contract builds on six […]
Petrobras on $1.9bn Payment by CNOOC for Búzios Field Participation
(Petrobras, 24.Nov.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the releases of 29 Sep. 2021, 4 Oct. 2021 and 04 Mar. 2022, informs that it has received today the amount of R$ 10.3bn, equivalent to US$1.9bn by the PTAX exchange rate of 24 Nov. 2022, related to the assignment of 5% of […]
US Prepared to Authorize Chevron to Boost Venezuela’s Oil Output
(Reuters, 23.Nov.2022) — Chevron Corp could soon win U.S. approval to expand operations in Venezuela and resume trading its oil once the Venezuelan government and its opposition resume political talks, four people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. A U.S. authorization for Chevron to help rebuild the country’s sagging […]
Sempra Announces Strategic Partnership with ConocoPhillips for Port Arthur LNG
(Sempra, 22.Nov.2022) — Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE) announced that its subsidiary, Sempra Infrastructure, and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) have executed a 20-year Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for 5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Phase 1 of the proposed Port Arthur LNG project under development in Jefferson County, […]
South Africa: TotalEnergies Responds to Bloom and The Green Connection
(TotalEnergies, 22.Nov.2022) — In response to an open letter from Bloom dated 17 October 2022 concerning TotalEnergies‘ gas exploration project in South Africa, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive officer of TotalEnergies, wrote today to Bloom and The Green Connection. The content of Patrick Pouyanné’s letter is provided below: “I […]
Irpa: More Gas to Europe and Extended Life for Aasta Hansteen
(Equinor, 22.Nov.2022) — On behalf of the Irpa partnership, Equinor has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Irpa gas discovery, formerly known as Asterix, to the Norwegian Minister for Petroleum and Energy. The development will ensure activity and stable gas deliveries from Aasta Hansteen until 2039. […]
NFE Finalizes Deals with Pemex Regarding Lakach Offshore Gas Field
(New Fortress Energy, 22.Nov.2022) — New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) has finalized its agreements with Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Mexico’s state-owned oil company, to develop and operate an integrated upstream and natural gas liquefaction project off the coast of Veracruz in Southeastern Mexico. The agreements comprise a long-term strategic partnership, expressly supported by His Excellency […]
SLB on Award for bp’s Cypre Project
(SLB, 22.Nov.2022) — SLB announced today an award to its OneSubsea® business and Subsea Integration Alliance of a large contract by bp for its Cypre gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The contract scope covers the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of the subsea production systems and subsea pipelines. The award represents Subsea […]
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Gaming Out the Proposed Price Cap on Russian Oil: KAPSARC [PDF Download]
(KAPSARC, 21.Nov.2022) — In a June 29, 2022, communique, the G7 countries agreed to explore ways to impose a price cap on Russian oil exports. The main mechanism would be a ban on the provision of insurance, logistics and financial services by G7 nations for cargoes sold above the price […]
Waiving a Law May Help New England Get Easier Access to NatGas
(Connecticut Public Radio, 21.Nov.2022) — On Oct. 27, Eversource Energy President and CEO, Joe Nolan, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden warning him of the potential power shortages across New England if the region experiences sustained extreme cold. In the letter, Eversource asked for a number of proactive measures […]
QatarEnergy, Sinopec Ink 27-year 4 MTPA LNG Supply Deal to China
(QatarEnergy, 21.Nov.2022) — QatarEnergy entered into a 27-year Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) for the supply of 4 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG to the People’s Republic of China. Under the terms of the SPA, the contracted LNG volumes will be […]
Lula to Start Job Interviews for Petrobras Overhaul, Sources Say
(Reuters, 21.Nov.2022) — Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva begins interviews this week with candidates to run oil firm Petrobras, people familiar with the talks said, kicking off what may be a rocky few months for the state-controlled company. Lula, who takes office on Jan. 1, has already signaled […]
KAPSARC 4Q:22 Oil Market Outlook (KOMO)
(KAPSARC, 21.Nov.2022) — Highlights from KAPSARC‘s fourth quarter of 2022 Oil Market Outlook (KOMO) follow. Declining gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Q4 2022 will add downward pressure to the underlying seasonality of oil demand trends in several countries, playing an important role in oil demand declines this quarter. OECD […]
Janet L. Yellen on Election of IADB President
(US Treasury, 20.Nov.2022) — Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Election of the President of the Inter-American Development Bank. On behalf of the United States, I wish to extend my congratulations to Ilan Goldfajn on his election as President of the IDB. The IDB plays a […]
ExxonMobil Guyana Renews Sponsorship in 2023 for the 2nd Edition of IECEG 2023
(IECEG, 18.Nov.2022) — The International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana 2023 (IECEG 2023) today announced ExxonMobil Guyana as the premier sponsor of the second edition of the Conference & Expo. Commenting on the sponsorship, President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge said, “The event’s theme, ‘Harnessing Energy for Development’, aligns with our […]
Petrobras on Shareholder Remuneration Distribution Method
(Petrobras, 18.Nov.2022) — Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 3 November 2022, informs that the distribution of the second installment of the remuneration to shareholders, approved by the Board of Directors on that date, to be paid on 19 January 2022, in the amount of R$ 1.67445, will […]
Fitch Ratings Maintains Ecopetrol’s Rating at BB+, with a Stable Outlook
(Ecopetrol, 18.Nov.2022) — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) reports that the rating agency Fitch Ratings maintained the company’s credit rating at “BB+”, with a stable outlook, and the company’s individual credit rating (Stand-Alone, excluding the Government’s support) at “bbb”. The rating agency highlighted Ecopetrol’s liquidity profile, which is supported by cash […]
Saudi Arabia, Led By The Crown Prince And New Prime Minister, Is Greening Up
(Forbes, 18.Nov.2022) — With oil production at 11 million bpd (barrels per day) Saudi Arabia is the second top oil producer – a country of population only 35 million. The US is the top producer at over 12 million bpd and a population of 350 million. Russia comes in third. […]
NextEra Energy to Acquire 1,080-MW Net Interest in Portfolio
(NextEra, 18.Nov.2022) — NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) has entered into an agreement with subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC to acquire a 49% interest in an approximately 1.5-gigawatt renewables portfolio and approximately 100% of the indirect membership interests in an approximately 345-megawatt (MW) portfolio of operating wind assets. Immediately […]
Freeport LNG Updates on Restart of Liquefaction Facility
(Freeport LNG, 18.Nov.2022) — Freeport LNG Development, L.P. provided an update on the ongoing reconstruction and resumption of operations at its natural gas liquefaction and LNG export facility. As of 14 November the reconstruction work necessary to commence initial operations, including utilization of all three liquefaction trains, two LNG storage […]
Simon Bolivar Foundation Support Health Programs for Venezuelan, Other Migrants
(Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., 17.Nov.2022) — Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $1.68mn in grant funding to seven qualified charitable organizations as part of its Colombia-Ecuador-Peru Humanitarian Health Grants program. The call for grant applications for this charitable program, recognizing the vulnerable […]
Höegh LNG Partners LP Reports 3Q:22 Financial Results
(Höegh LNG Partners, 17.Nov.2022) — Höegh LNG Partners LP (NYSE: HMLP-PA) reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. Highlights Reported for the third quarter of 2022 total time charter revenues of $36.9 mn (Q3 2021: $35.6 mn). Generated for the third quarter of 2022 operating income of $18.2 mn (Q3 2021: $27.1 mn), net income […]
CNOOC Says Jinzhou 31-1 Gas Field Project Commences Production
(CNOOC, 17.Nov.2022) — CNOOC Limited (SEHK: 00883, SSE: 600938) announced that Jinzhou 31-1 gas field development project commenced production. Jinzhou 31-1 gas field locates in Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of about 30 meters. The main production facilities include 1 subsea production system, 1 submarine transportation […]
Eni and PASQAL to Develop Quantum Solutions for the Energy Sector
(Eni, 17.Nov.2022) — Eni and PASQAL announced the establishment of a collaboration to develop next-generation HPC solutions for the energy sector through quantum computing Eni, the Italian energy company, and PASQAL, leader in neutral atoms quantum computing, today announced the establishment of a collaboration to develop next-generation HPC (high performance […]
Eni and Sonatrach Inaugurate Solar Lab, Lay First Stone of PV Facility in BRN, Algeria
(Eni, 17.Nov.2022) — The CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi and the CEO of Sonatrach Toufik Hakkar have inaugurated the Solar Lab and laid the first stone of a 10MW photovoltaic plant in the Bir Rebaa North (BRN) production complex, in the Berkine basin, south-eastern Algeria, today. The event took place […]