(Equinor, 6.Jun.2024) — In a meeting in the corporate assembly of Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) on 4 Jun. 2024 Tone Hegland Bachke and Fernanda Lopes Larsen were elected as new members to the board of directors of Equinor. Furthermore, the corporate assembly re-elected Jon Erik Reinhardsen as chair and Anne Drinkwater […]
Technip and Turner Awarded Contract by ExxonMobil for Louisiana CCS Project
(Technip, 6.Jun.2024) — Technip Energies (PARIS:TE), in consortium with Turner Industries, has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract by ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore Storage LLC. Technip Energies will oversee the engineering and procurement while Turner Industries will be responsible for the construction. The contract covers ExxonMobil […]
TotalEnergies, APA Corp. and Staatsolie Progress towards FID on Block 58
(TotalEnergies, 5.Jun.2024) — On the occasion of the 2024 Suriname Energy Oil and Gas Summit, Javier Rielo, Senior Vice President Americas, Exploration & Production for TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE), and Annand Jagesar, CEO of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V, the Suriname National Oil Company, announced several significant steps towards the Final […]
Petrobras and Sinosure Ink MOU
(Petrobras, 5.Jun.2024) — Petrobras signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chinese Export Credit Agency, Sinosure. The agreement aims to evaluate investment and cooperation opportunities in low-carbon and green finance initiatives; to strengthen Petrobras’ supply chain; and to increase and facilitate trade and financial exchanges between Petrobras and Chinese […]
TotalEnergies Buys Gas-Fired UK Power Plant
(TotalEnergies, 5.Jun.2024) — In line with its development as an integrated electricity player, TotalEnergies signed an agreement with EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy sector, for the acquisition of all the shares of West Burton Energy for an enterprise value of £450mn. West Burton Energy owns and operates […]
Mega Gas Project off Africa Nears Final Stages Before Start-up
(bp, 4.Jun.2024) — Seven years in the making, something remarkable is taking shape in the ocean where Mauritania and Senegal meet. A project, which includes a breakwater, subsea, a floating liquefied natural gas facility (FLNG), and floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) – each an engineering feat in its own […]
Equinor Solidifies New York Offtake Deal for Empire Wind 1
(Equinor, 4.Jun.2024) — Equinor announced the execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the renewable power generated by the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. This agreement follows NYSERDA’s February announcement that Equinor had been selected as a […]
Equinor Divests Interests in Gina Krog Area
(Equinor, 4.Jun.2024) — Equinor is selling 19.5% interests in production licenses PL 048E, which is the Eirin field, and PL 1201 to PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (PGNiG). With this, the ownership between Equinor and PGNiG in these licenses will be balanced with the Gina Krog field. The plan for development […]
Field Development Plan for Block 56 Submitted to MEM
(Tethys Oil, 4.Jun.2024) — Tethys Oil has, through its wholly owned subsidiary, achieved a significant milestone in its exploration and appraisal activities by submitting its first comprehensive Field Development Plan (“FDP”) for Block 56, Mudawrat Concession, to the Omani Ministry of Energy and Minerals (“MEM”) for review and approval. The […]
GTA LNG Project Reaches Milestone with Arrival of FPSO
(bp, 4.Jun.2024) — The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, a key component of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG development, has arrived at its final location offshore on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal. The FPSO vessel is currently being moored at the site 40km offshore […]
Mega Gas Project off Africa Nears Final Stages before Start-up
(bp, 4.Jun.2024) — It takes extraordinary engineering and technology to keep the world supplied with energy. The latest example – one of bp’s biggest-ever projects – is coming together in the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa. Seven years in the making, something remarkable is […]
TotalEnergies Increases LNG Deliveries to Asia with Two New Contracts
(TotalEnergies, 4.Jun.2024) — In line with its strategy to grow its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business, TotalEnergies announces the signing of two new LNG medium- and long-term contracts in Asia: a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) for the delivery to India of up to 800,000 tons per year […]
SEOGS: The Next Stage of Success
(SEOGS, 3.Jun.2024) — Taking place from 4-7 Jun. 2024, SEOGS will be hosted by Staatsolie under the theme: The Next Stage of Success. SEOGS is the market leading energy and offshore event in Suriname and one the largest energy events in the Caribbean attracting a regional and international audience. With the first developments on the […]
Mexico Elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its First Female President
(AP, 3.Jun.2024) — Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female president in the country’s 200-year history. Sheinbaum, the favored successor of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, vowed to continue on the direction set by the populist leftist leader. But the cool-tempered scientist offers a sharp contrast in style […]
A Scientist, a Leftist and a Former Mexico City Mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
(AP, 3.Jun.2024) — Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continuity. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist ran a disciplined campaign capitalizing on her predecessor’s popularity before emerging victorious in Sunday’s vote, according to an official […]
Subsea7 Awarded Four PLSV Contracts in Brazil
(Subsea7, 3.Jun.2024) — Subsea7 announced, after a competitive tender process, the award by Petrobras of four long-term day-rate contracts for pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) commencing in 2025. The contracts have a combined value of over $1.25bn and will be recorded in the backlog in the second quarter. The contracts for Seven […]
Mitsubishi Power to Supply Technology to Support Brazil’s Largest Reliability Project
(Mitsubishi, 1.Jun.2024) — The consortium formed by Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. and CONSAG Engenharia – an Andrade Gutierrez company (CONSAG) – recently signed an agreement with Portocem Geração de Energia S.A. and New Fortress Energy, Inc. (NFE) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the Portocem Thermoelectric Power Plant […]
NMPRC Approves New PNM Energy Resources for 2026
(NMPRC, 31.May.2024) — The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) approved an application by Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM), for new energy resources to be added by summer 2026. The new resources, totaling 410 megawatts of solar and battery storage capacity, are planned to […]
Noble Announces Changes to its Share Capital
(Noble, 31.May.2024) — Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE, CSE: NOBLE) announces changes to its share capital. During the period since 30 Apr. 2024, 57,454 new A ordinary shares each with a nominal value of USD 0.00001 have been issued. 57,454 new A ordinary shares have been issued to certain holders of […]
Petrobras on Minority Shareholder Correspondence
(Petrobras, 31.May.2024) — Petrobras has received correspondence from minority shareholders of the company requesting the convening of an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) for the election of members of the Board of Directors (“BoD”) and for the chairmanship of the BoD, under the argument that there would have been dismissal of […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: May 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.May.2024) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during May 2024 including Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2024 highlights from Houston, Texas; the government of Trinidad and Tobago receiving a specific 2-yr licence from OFAC to pursue the exploration, production and export of […]
Ecopetrol Reports on Registry of Amendments of its Bylaws
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.May.2024) — Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) reported that the amendment to its bylaws was registered with the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá on 29 Mar. 2024. This amendment was approved by the General Shareholders’ Assembly in an ordinary session held on 22 Mar., and […]
BW LPG Limited 1Q:24 Financial Results
(BW, 30.May.2024) — BW LPG Limited (NYSE: BWLP, OSE: BWLPG.OL) reported a Q1 2024 Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) of $150mn, yielding an annualised return on equity of 37% with $468.5mn free cash flow generated. The Q1 operating profit was $157.8mn, and earnings per share was USD 1.07. The net […]
U. S. Steel and Nippon Steel Announce Receipt of All Non-U.S. Regulatory Approvals
(U.S. Steel, 30.May.2024) — United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) and Nippon Steel Corporation (TSE: 5401) have received all regulatory approvals outside of the U.S. related to the proposed transaction between U. S. Steel and Nippon Steel. These approvals have been received from the Directorate-General for Competition of the European […]
Saudi Arabia Sets up New Aramco Share Sale
(Reuters, 30.May.2024) — Saudi Arabia’s government on Thursday filed papers to sell a new stake in state oil giant Aramco that could raise as much as $13.1 billion, a landmark deal to help fund Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to diversify the economy. In the main part of the deal, Saudi […]
JBIC $1bn Loan to Support Scarborough Energy Project
(Woodside, 30.May.2024) — Woodside signed a US$1bn loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). The loan agreement, executed in Tokyo between Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill and JBIC Deputy Governor Kazuhiko Amakawa, will fund Woodside’s Scarborough Energy Project. It further strengthens Woodside’s balance sheet, providing diversity of funding and […]
ConocoPhillips to Acquire Marathon Oil in All-stock Deal
(ConocoPhillips, 29.May.2024) — ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) and Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which ConocoPhillips will acquire Marathon Oil in an all-stock transaction with an enterprise value of $22.5bn, inclusive of $5.4bn of net debt. Under the terms of […]
Subsea7 Awarded ‘Super-major’ Deal Offshore Brazil
(Subsea7, 30.May.2024) — Subsea7 announced the award of a super-major1 contract by Petrobras, after winning a competitive tender, for the development of the Búzios 9 field located approximately 180 kilometres off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 2,000 metres water depth in the pre-salt Santos basin. The […]
Chevron Updates Stockholders at Annual Meeting
(Chevron, 29.May.2024) — Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) provided an overview of the company’s business performance and plans at its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. “Chevron continues to deliver strong operational performance, maintain cost and capital discipline and consistently return cash to shareholders,” said Michael Wirth, Chevron’s chairman and CEO. “We’ve strengthened our portfolio […]
Hess Corp. Receives Stockholder Approval for Proposed $53bn Merger with Chevron
(Hess Corporation, 28.May.2024) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) has received the necessary approval of its stockholders for closing the company’s merger with Chevron Corporation. At the special meeting of Hess stockholders held today, a majority of the outstanding shares of Hess common stock were voted in favor of the adoption of the […]
TE H2 Partners with VERBUND on Large Project in Tunisia
(TotalEnergies, 28.May.2024) — TE H2 a joint-venture between TotalEnergies and EREN Groupe, together with VERBUND, Austria’s leading electricity company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Tunisia to study the implementation of a large green hydrogen project named “H2 Notos” for export to Central Europe through pipelines. H2 […]
Major Energy Fund Buys 20% Participation in PERU LNG
(PERU LNG, 28.May.2024) — PERU LNG announces that 20% of its shares have been acquired by MidOcean Vicuna Holdings Ltd, a liquefied natural gas company managed by global energy and infrastructure investment fund EIG. “This transaction represents a significant development as it reflects confidence in PERU LNG’s strong operating fundamentals. This […]
TotalEnergies Takes FID for Atapu-2 and Sépia-2 Oil Developments
(TotalEnergies, 27.May.2024) — TotalEnergies, together with the operator Petrobras and their partners in the Atapu and Sépia consortiums, have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the second development phase of Atapu and Sépia fields, located in the prolific pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Atapu field has been producing since 2020 […]
Marechal Duque de Caxias in Brazil on Way to Pre-salt Layer
(Petrobras, 27.May.2024) — The platform ship Marechal Duque de Caxias arrived in Brazil on 27 May 2024, from China, heading for the Mero field in the pre-salt Santos Basin. The platform of the FPSO type (floating production, storage, and transfer unit) can produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil and compress […]
Oil tycoon gets license to continue buying asphalt from Venezuela
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Nicolle Yapur, Bloomberg, 27.May.2024) — US energy magnate Harry Sargeant III secured a license to continue importing asphalt from Venezuela without breaching US sanctions. Oil firms that want to stay or operate in Venezuela have been applying for permits from the US Treasury after Washington reimposed sanctions last month. Texas-based […]
Subsea7 Awarded Belinda Field Contract in the UK North Sea
(Subsea7, 27.May.2024) — Subsea7 announced the award of a sizeable1 contract by Serica Energy, for the Belinda field development south-east of the Triton FPSO. The Belinda field is operated by Serica Energy and located approximately 190 kilometres east of Aberdeen in the UK Central North Sea, with a water depth of 95 […]
MODEC Updates on FPSO Errea Wittu
(Go Integrated Group, 26.May.2024) — MODEC recently announced that the keel laying for the FPSO Errea Wittu hull has been completed five weeks ahead of schedule. This is an important achievement for the vessel which will operate at the $12.7bn Uaru project, the fifth oil development in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek […]
UK Running Out of Options to Achieve a ‘Just and Fair’ Energy Transition by 2030
(RGU, 24.May.2024) — A new report by Robert Gordon University (RGU) has revealed that the UK will fail to achieve a ‘just and fair’ transition by 2030 unless there is urgent alignment across the political spectrum to sustain UK offshore energy industry jobs, supply chain investments and the economic contribution […]
Paratus Energy Services Provides 1Q:24 Trading Update
(Paratus Energy Services Ltd., 24.May.2024) — Paratus Energy Services Ltd. announced a trading update for the first quarter 2024 and updates on Paratus, its subsidiaries and associated companies (“Paratus Group” or the “Group”). Company overview Paratus Energy is the holding company of a group of leading energy services companies. The Group […]
Board of Directors Approves Election of new Petrobras CEO
(Petrobras, 24.May.2024) — Petrobras, following up on the release published on 22 May 2024, informs that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, appointed Magda Chambriard as a member of the Board of Directors and elected her as the company’s new CEO. Magda Chambriard took office in both positions […]
Petrobras Inks Deals for Platforms P-84 and P-85
(Petrobras, 24.May.2024) — Petrobras signed on 24 May 2024, contracts with Seatrium O&G Americas Limited to acquire the P-84 and P-85 vessel platforms. Both units will be self-owned and installed in the Atapu and Sépia fields, respectively, in ultra-deep waters of the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, with first oil date […]
New Stratus Energy to acquire production & significant development opportunity in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.May.2024) — New Stratus Energy (NSE) entered into definitive agreements to acquire an initial 49% equity stake in Operaciones Petroleras Soledad S. de R.L. de C.V. (OPS), a private oil and gas company in Mexico. This deal grants NSE the exclusive […]
CNOOC Subsidiaries Sign EPCCs with MIREME and ENH
(CNOOC, 24.May.2024) — On 24 May, CNOOC Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries have entered into petroleum exploration and production concession contracts (EPCCs) with the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy of Mozambique (MIREME) and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) for 5 offshore blocks in Mozambique. The contracts were […]
PEMEX Concludes Working Sessions with Suppliers
(PEMEX, 23.May.2024) — The CEO of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Octavio Romero Oropeza, concluded a three-day round of working sessions held in Villa Hermosa, Tabasco, and in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, where he engaged in a direct dialogue with suppliers and contractors who maintain commercial relations with the country’s most important […]
Aker Solutions Doubles Down on Consultancy Business, Unveils New Name
(Aker Solutions, 23.May.2024) — Aker Solutions’ consultancy has today announced plans to double its revenues and headcount by 2030 as it introduces its new name, Entr. Entr’s growth is driven by an increased demand for Aker Solutions’ early phase offerings and the need to adapt its services for new and […]
More Private Investment Needed in Mexico to Meet Expanding Energy Demand
(WoodMac, 23.May.2024) — With a presidential election looming, Mexico is facing several energy challenges, including declining oil and gas production, a need to increase exploration activity, a high dependence on gasoline imports, a constrained power supply and public pressure to transition to renewable energy. All this is occurring as domestic demand […]
Frontera Announces Annual Meeting Results
(Frontera, 23.May.2024) — Frontera Energy Corporation (TSX: FEC) announced the results from its 2024 annual meeting of shareholders held today (the “Meeting”). ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Shareholders elected each of the nominees proposed by management as set forth in the management information circular of the company dated 4 Apr. 2024. The total number […]
Golden Arrow Updates on San Pietro Iron-Copper-Gold-Cobalt Project
(Golden Arrow, 23.May.2024) — Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSXV: GRG) (FSE: G6A) (OTCQB: GARWF) provided an update on its exploration activities in Chile and Argentina. Highlights: Multiple magnetite mantos that correlate with similar bodies in adjacent holes, and new specularite breccias confirmed in first drill hole of 2024 campaign at the central Rincones target, San Pietro Iron-Copper-Gold-Cobalt […]
Up to 50 Firms Seek U.S. Oil Licenses in Venezuela, Official Says
(Reuters, 23.May.2024) — The U.S. has received up to 50 requests for individual licenses from companies aiming to do business in Venezuela’s oil industry, following the expiration of a general authorization granted last year to the sector, the chief of the U.S. mission for Venezuela said late on Wednesday. The U.S. Treasury Department in mid-April […]
Pan Global Accelerates Copper Project in Southern Spain
(Pan Global, 23.May.2024) — Pan Global Resources Inc. (TSXV: PGZ) (OTCQX: PGZFF) (FRA: 2EU) announced the addition of a second drill rig at the Escacena Project to augment the planned 2024 drilling program at the company’s 100%-owned Escacena Project in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, southern Spain. “Building on the base of positive drill results […]