BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 20.May.2026, Words: 172) — QatarEnergy acquired participating interests in 3 exploration blocks offshore Uruguay from BG International Limited, a subsidiary of Shell. This marks QatarEnergy’s first entry into Uruguay’s upstream sector while further expanding its footprint in South America, according to His […]
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Touchstone to pay $23mn to Shell Trinidad for Central block assets
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Dec.2024) — Touchstone Exploration Inc.‘s wholly owned subsidiary, Touchstone Exploration (Trinidad) Ltd. (TETL), entered into an agreement with BG Overseas Holdings Limited to acquire all the share capital of Shell Trinidad Central Block Limited (STCBL). Per the terms of the acquisition agreement, TETL […]
MEEI Grants PSC for Block Modified U (C) to BG
(MEEI, 30.Sep.2024) — The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) said a negotiated Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Block Modified U (c ) has been signed between the Trinidad and Tobago government and the successful bidder, BG International Limited (BGI), a subsidiary of Shell. The signing took place on […]
Shell: Commissioning Work for Poinsettia Begins in January
(Trinidad Guardian, 24.Dec.2021) — Shell Trinidad and Tobago Limited has announced that commissioning work on the Poinsettia Platform will begin in January. In a notice published by Shell and BG International, the company announced that on or around January 6, 2022, “the Skandi Contractor vessel will be supporting subsea system […]
Shell Delivers First Natural Gas From Barracuda Project
(Shell, 22.Jul.2021) — Shell Trinidad and Tobago (through BG International, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc) today announces that production has started on Block 5C in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) in Trinidad and Tobago. This marks a significant milestone in the delivery of gas both domestically and […]
EnergyQuest’s 1st Australian LNG Shipment To Chile
(EnergyQuest, 19.Aug.2020) — Australia has just shipped its first LNG cargo to Chile. The cargo is from the Shell-operated QCLNG project at Gladstone in Queensland. It was transported aboard the Sevilla Knutsen. The tanker docked at Quintero, Chile on 15 August after a 24-day voyage of more than 13,500 nautical […]
Nelson Silva Appointed Petrobras’ Strategy Consultant
(Petrobras, 6.Jun.2016) – Nelson Silva has been appointed senior consultant to Petrobras’ board of executives. Invited by CEO Pedro Parente, he will coordinate the company’s strategic review process and help to evaluate and redesign its management systems. “We want to speed up changes in these departments. To achieve the results […]
Technip Wins Lula Alto Contract In Brazil
(Technip S.A., 2.Mar.2015) – Technip was awarded a major contract from Tupi BV, a consortium composed of Petrobras Netherland BV (PNBV, 65% WI), BG (25% WI) and Galp (10% WI), for the ongoing development of the Lula Alto field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, Brazil. This contract covers […]