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Time running out for T&T to offer more investor-friendly contract terms – Energy Chamber

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The Trinidadian government had expressed openness to revising Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) to stimulate new investment in the twin-island Republic. The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago had called for this to be done. Upping its plea to the administration,...
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Touchstone’s Cascadura gas project gets greenlight

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Trinidad and Tobago’s Touchstone Exploration Inc. received its Certification of Environmental Clearance (CEC) to move ahead with its Cascadura gas project from the Ortoire block offshore. Touchstone has an 80% operating working interest in the Ortoire block, with Heritage Petroleum Company...
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Petrobras selling off interest in exploration assets in Brazil’s Potiguar Basin

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Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras has started the process to sell 40% of its interest in two exploratory deep-water concessions in the Potiguar Basin on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte. The company currently has a 100% interest in these concessions and said it will...
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With resources topping 17 billion boe, Guyana-Suriname Basin boosting Noble earnings

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Contract drilling services revenue earned by Noble Corporation for the second quarter of 2022 totalled US$262 million compared to $195 million in the first quarter, it reported Monday. Noble said marketed fleet utilisation was 85% in the three months ended...
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Touchstone’s Cascadura project moves closer to approval

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Trinidad and Tobago’s Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has received the full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Touchstone Exploration’s Cascadura onshore gas project. The EIA supports the company's application for a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) to carry out its development...
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Fire at Cuba oil facility spreads as 3rd tank ignites

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HAVANA (AP) — A deadly fire that began at a large oil storage facility in western Cuba spread Monday after flames enveloped a third tank that firefighters had tried to cool as they struggle to fight the massive blaze. At...
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South America’s offshore production will exceed onshore by 2024

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New wells drilled in South America in 2014 contributed to 8% of new wells globally in the offshore sector and 4% in the onshore. And according to Norway-based Rystad Energy, activity has been on a downward trend since then,...
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MODEC announces JV to compete for “challenging largescale FPSO projects”

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President and Chief Executive Officer of Modec, Takeshi Kanamori said Friday the company came to an agreement with Toyo Engineering Corporation to establish a joint venture firm for the engineering, procurement and construction and installation (EPC) business of floating...
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Guyana trade union defends agreement with T&T body, says country can learn from pitfalls

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Following criticism from the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) that its recent collaboration with Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) of Trinidad and Tobago could mean trouble, the Guyana Agricultural Workers' Union (GAWU) has come out to defend itself. While the Chamber...
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Large number of ships heading to South America, Caribbean with refined products

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(S&P Global Platts) A large fleet of refined product cargoes was en route July 19 to the southern part of South America to fill winter and harvest needs and to the Caribbean to fill summer tourist demand. Platts cFlow ship and...
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