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Hungry for gas; Brazil needs LNG imports to meet demand – Rystad Energy

Brazil’s natural gas demand is set to climb to a record in 2020‒2021 at 39 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year, giving the country one of its biggest demand-supply deficits in history, Rysatd Energy said in a new report...

More disappointment for Tullow with dry hole offshore Peru

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announced on Monday that the Marina-1 exploration well drilled on the Z-38 licence offshore Peru reached Total Depth and has not encountered significant hydrocarbons. The well tested the La Cruz and Mal Pelo formations where minor...

Factors to consider for a gas generation strategy for Guyana

Natural gas generating capacity will form an integral part of Guyana’s future energy generation mix and it will be a reliable and flexible source of electricity. Using gas as a fuel in the power stations will provide a significant...

Tullow gets approval from Ghana to flare gas

(Bloomberg) -- Tullow Oil Plc said it received approval from Ghanaian authorities to flare gas when necessary to support its offshore fields. The permission will assist heavily indebted Tullow to support production at operations that failed to meet their initial...

SBM Offshore reports positive performance for 2019; Liza Destiny FPSO delivery is key milestone

CEO of SBM Offshore Bruno Chabas said 2019 was a positive year for the company, noting that expectations for an offshore industry rebound materialized and coincided perfectly with the company’s readiness to meet demand. He also called the commencement...

Still early days to determine full volume of gas at Stabroek Block – Dr. Bynoe

As discussions continue in the South American country of Guyana on the prospect of bringing gas to shore, the country’s Department of Energy said while this project could come on stream as early as 2023, the full volume of...

Saipem bags new offshore contracts worth over $500 million

Italian engineering and drilling services firm Saipem announced that it has been awarded several EPCI contracts worth over 500 million USD in various countries around the world. A press release from the company on February 6, 2020 said that the...

BHP to explore for petroleum offshore Barbados

Barbados’ Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has issued effective offshore exploration licences for the Carlisle Bay and Bimshire blocks to BHP, said the island’s Government Information Service. The news bulletin issued on Wednesday, quoted Minister of Energy and Water...

Trinidad cancels gas deal over US sanctions on Venezuela

(Reuters) Trinidad and Tobago has cancelled an agreement with Venezuela for the joint development of a natural gas field straddling their maritime border because of United States sanctions on Venezuela's state energy giant Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA). The Caribbean...

Three injured in fire at Perenco platform offshore T&T

Three oil workers have been injured as a result of a fire at Perenco Trinidad and Tobago’s (TT) offshore AD platform. TT’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries is actively engaging the company, according to reports. According to the Trinidad...

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Petrobras, partners secure long-term access to gas processing facility in Bahia

Petrobras and three private-sector gas producers have extended long-term access agreements for natural gas processing at the Catu Natural...