France’s Total Charters Four New LNG-powered Vessels

(Total, 28.Oct.2020) — Total is pursuing its strategy to reduce greenhouse gases emissions in maritime transportation, by chartering four Aframax-type vessels equipped with liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion. These vessels, each with a capacity of 110,000 tons of crude oil or refined products, will be delivered in 2023 and will […]

Methane Fears Cloud Argentina’s Shale Oil And Gas Future

(Financial Times, Benedict Mander, 23.Sep.2018) — Green energy groups say huge shale oil and gas reserve is leaking greenhouse gases. Jorge Daniel Taillant used a $100,000 infrared camera this year to investigate whether oil and gas installations in Vaca Muerta were leaking toxic gases. The grainy black-and-white thermal images that […]

Petrofac Introduces Partner In Mexico

(Petrofac Limited, 30.Jul.2018) — Petrofac Limited signed an agreement to sell 49% of the Company’s operations in Mexico(1)(2), including Santuario, Magallanes and Arenque, to Perenco (Oil & Gas) International Limited (“Perenco”). The transaction is subject to approval by the Federal Competition Commission of Mexico (COFECE), which is expected in Q4 […]

Paris Court Favors with Gold Reserve

(Gold Reserve Inc., 7.Feb.2017) – Gold Reserve Inc. announced that on February 7, 2017, the Paris Court of Appeal rejected all of Venezuela’s arguments and issued a judgment dismissing the annulment applications filed by Venezuela pending before the French courts in relation to the arbitral award dated September 22, 2014 […]

Petrobras Aims to Gas Reduce Faring by 60%

(Petrobras, 5.Jun.2015) – Brazil is now among the countries that best use their natural gas output. By significantly reducing gas flaring on its platforms, in Feb.2015 Petrobras achieved a record 96.5% gas usage rate in its exploration and production activities, considering total production in the fields operated by the company. […]