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T&T’s Energy Chamber mulls piping gas from Venezuela as production dwindles

Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Chamber believes the State is well positioned to replenish its dwindling gas reserves by using a pipeline to channel resources from Venezuela. The Chamber recalled that it had submitted a six point plan to Trinidadian authorities...

Anita Garibaldi vessel arrives in Brazil for Campos Basin operations

Japan’s MODEC Inc. announced on Monday that the Anita Garibaldi MV33 floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has arrived in Brazilian waters and is scheduled for commissioning before being deployed to the Campos basin. MODEC said the final commissioning...

Guyana’s President among headliners for upcoming TT Energy Conference

Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali will be among the other CARICOM heads of government to deliver feature remarks at the upcoming Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference. T&T’s Energy Chamber – the official hosts of the signature event made the announcement. The...

Brazil’s new energy minister pushing expansion of refining sector

(Reuters) - Brazil's new mines and energy minister Alexandre Silveira said on Monday that state-run oil company Petrobras would play a leading role in expanding the refining sector and stressed the importance of developing renewable resources. Petrobras would encourage other...

Lula takes Brazil’s reins, vowing to combat climate change, protect the Amazon

Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has reassumed the Presidency of Brazil, the largest democracy and oil producer in Latin America. With this assumption, Lula delivered an impassioned speech about his plans to tackle inequality, discrimination and threats to Brazil’s...

Guyana President on visit to South America’s biggest oil producing nation

Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of South America’s up and coming oil producing powerhouse Guyana, is on a visit to Brazil, the continents biggest oil producer. According to a statement from the Office of the President, Mr. Ali left Guyana...

Brazil mature asset reserves could jump by 1 billion boe

With Petrobras divesting in many of its mature assets, new mid-cap upstream operators entering the Brazilian market will invest US$10 billion in capital investments during the next decade, boosting the production from these assets through 2027 and increasing remaining...

Guyana, Brazil will have to brace for costlier deepwater projects

In a recent analysis of deepwater developments, Wood Mackenzie said that supply chain constraints remain a concern. And this spells difficulty for operators under pressure to increase drilling and production at a time when energy markets have been sent...

Ann Nerry FPSO bound for Petrobras’ Campos Basin; on track for 2023 start-up

Brazil’s newest addition to its offshore oil platform fleet – the Anna Nery – has left the BrasFELS Shipyard, in the city of Angra dos Reis (RJ), en route to the Campos Basin for its expected 2023 start-up. The new...

Petrobras sells stake in Buzios Field to CNOOC for US$1.9 billion

Petrobras copped a US$1.9 billion (R$10.3 billion) payment after selling a 5% stake of the Buzios Field, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin to China’s CNOOC Petroleum. The amount already includes the adjustments provided for in the contract, after...

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Exxon not backing out of Block S8 talks – Jagdeo 

ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC are not backing out of talks with the Guyana government for a shallow water block...