Pemex's Deer Park refinery reduces operations following fatal accident
The Deer Park refinery of the Mexican national oil company Pemex, near Houston, will be operating at a reduced level this weekend following a deadly leak two days ago. The state-owned oil company added that it continues to investigate the cause of last Thursday's hydrogen sulfide gas leak that killed two contract workers while injuring 35 others during work on a unit at the 312,500-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery. Mexico's Energy Minister said that she expects the facility to resume normal operations by the end of Friday.
Pemex reports two deaths and five injuries from an oil leakage at a refinery in Texas
Two people were believed to have died and five were being treated for injuries on Thursday after a chemical release at Pemex's 312,500-barrels-per-day Deer Park oil refinery in Texas, the Mexican national oil company said. According to two anonymous sources familiar with the refinery's operations, a contractor who worked there is believed to be the one responsible for opening a hydrogen sulfide line. The gas was deadly and the worker died after being exposed to it.
Masdar, a UAE-based company, buys Brookfield Saeta in a $1.4 billion deal
The United Arab Emirates renewable energy company Masdar announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with Canada's Brookfields to purchase green energy firm Saeta Yield in a $1.4 billion deal. Masdar will acquire 745 megawatts in Spain and Portugal (mostly wind assets) and 1.6 gigawatts in projects in development. This is one of the biggest deals of this kind in the Iberian Region. It is Masdar’s second major green energy deal to be signed in Spain in the last few months…
Uganda announces it will issue new oil exploration licenses in the next fiscal year
The finance minister announced on Wednesday that Uganda will issue new oil exploration licenses during the fiscal year 2025/2026, which runs from July to June. This is to boost investment in the sector as well as the overall economic growth. Early last year, the last licensing round for this east African nation launched in 2019 ended. The country awarded the final two blocks of the five offered. He said that in order to achieve greater investments and growth overall, the government will issue more exploration licenses.
ADNOC will supply Indian Oil with LNG over a 15-year period
Abu Dhabi Media Office announced on Monday that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company had agreed to a 15-year contract with Indian Oil for 1 million metric tonnes of liquefied gas per year. Government media said that the LNG will mostly come from ADNOC Ruwais LNG Project. ADNOC is a company with big ambitions. It has big plans for gas and LNG. Along with renewable energy, petrochemicals, and petrochemicals, it considers these as the pillars of its future growth.
Santos' new CFO shines spotlight on succession in top jobs
The Australian energy giant Santos announced on Thursday that Sherry Duhe, a former Woodside and Newcrest executive, has been appointed as its chief financial officer. This announcement comes amid heightened market speculation regarding a possible change in the top position. Duhe will replace Anthea McKinnell as chief financial officers. McKinnell leaves Santos after more than half a century. Kevin Gallagher, CEO of Santos in 2021…
Exxon and Abu Dhabi's ADNOC will partner in the delayed Texas hydrogen project
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company will purchase a 35% stake in Exxon Mobil Corp.'s low-carbon hydrogen project proposed in Texas. Both companies announced a one-year delay in the start-up until 2029. ADNOC's investments show a confidence in the multi-billion-dollar project, which Exxon had threatened to abandon if the U.S. Government restricted tax credits. The final investment decision was pushed back to 2025 from 2024. Exxon-ADNOC refused to reveal the value of the deal.
ADNOC, AG&P Agree FSU Lease for Philippines First LNG Terminal Launch in July
The logistics arm of state oil firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will supply a floating storage unit to LNG logistics company AG&P to launch the Philippines' first LNG import terminal in July, the companies said on Wednesday.Singapore-based Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific International Holdings (AG&P) signed an 11-year charter agreement, extendable by four years, to convert ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) liquefied…
ADNOC Raises $1.6 Billion
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said it raised $1.64 billion by issuing exchangeable bonds and additional shares to investors in its listed retail unit ADNOC Distribution on Wednesday.It issued about $1.2 billion in senior unsecured bonds due in 2024, with a 0.7% annual coupon, exchangeable into existing common shares of ADNOC Distribution.Alongside the transaction, ADNOC offered 375 million shares in ADNOC Distribution to eligible institutional investors through a bookbuilding process.The combined offering was p
RENEWABLE ENERGY: Smart Power Buoy - Wave Power Expands Recharge at Sea Possibilities
From powering sensor systems to recharging autonomous vehicles to feeding the power grid, Resen Waves is making step changes in the renewable wave power market. Roland Boysen, CCO, discussed the technology and the potential with MTR.While generations of innovators have attempted, to varying degrees of success, to harness the tremendous renewable power potential of waves, the Danish company Resen Waves contends it is able to do just that…
ADNOC to Power Offshore Platforms from Shore
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) have this week jointly announced tender for they development and operation of the region’s first high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) sub-sea transmission system, that will connect ADNOC’s offshore production facilities to ADPower’s onshore electricity grid using."This innovative project, initiated by ADNOC in line with its continued objective to drive efficiencies and bolster resilience…
Shell Cuts Dividend for First Time Since World War Two
Royal Dutch Shell cut its dividend for the first time since World War Two on Thursday as the energy company retrenched in the face of an unprecedented drop in oil demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.Shell also suspended the next tranche of its share buyback program and said it was reducing oil and gas output by nearly a quarter after its net profit almost halved in the first three months of 2020.Shell's shares in London dropped 6.7% in early trading on Thursday…
30+ Companies Compete for Guyana Crude Trading Deal
More than 30 companies, including commodities traders like Gunvor and Vitol as well as units of oil majors like Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell, submitted expressions of interest for a contract to market the Guyanese government's share of the country's crude, the government said on Tuesday.The National Procurement and Tender Board administration unveiled the bids after their Tuesday morning deadline. Other major companies submitting expressions of interest included units of Mercuria…
U.S. Crude Hits 18-year Low as Lockdowns Spread
Oil prices fell for a third session on Wednesday, with U.S. crude futures tumbling to an 18-year low and Brent hitting a more than 16-year low as travel and social lockdowns to counter the coronavirus raised prospect of the steepest ever annual fall in oil demand.U.S.
India Set to Import Record LNG Volumes
India is set to import record volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this month, data shows, taking advantage of the super-chilled fuel's price hitting all-time lows due to the coronavirus outbreak dampening demand in China. The South Asian nation is estimated to import about 2.36 million tonnes in February, shiptracking data from Refinitiv Eikon showed. That would exceed India's LNG imports in October of about 2.3 million tonnes, the previous highest monthly total.
Upstream Sector Leads O&A M&A in 2019
A latest research revealed that the upstream sector accounted for the bulk of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global oil and gas industry in 2019, generating some high-value transactions during the process.According to GlobalData's theme report, ‘M&A in Oil and Gas – 2020’, the acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum by Occidental Petroleum in April 2019 for a purchase consideration of US$57bn was the highlight of oil and gas M&A activity last year…
Petrobras to be World's Largest Oil Producer
Brazil’s Petrobras is on track to become the world’s largest oil producer among publicly listed companies by 2030, based on Rystad Energy’s latest data and forecasts.Brazil’s biggest-ever oil auctions in November were generally deemed to be disappointing, receiving muted interest from international exploration and production companies.However, national oil company Petrobras could not have asked for a better outcome. The…
ADNOC to Buy Dozens of Rigs
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said its drilling subsidiary will acquire dozens of rigs to support that national oil company’s upstream growth plans.In the first phase of the wider fleet expansion program, ADNOC acquired, in November 2019, four technologically advanced and UAE-built land rigs with a total value of over AED 350 million ($100 million). Following the integration of the four rigs, which will join the fleet in the first quarter of 2020…
Pemex Won't Pay Ransom After Cyberattack
Mexican national oil company Pemex will not pay a ransom demanded by suspected cyberattackers who targeted the firm's computer systems, Energy Minister Rocio Nahle told reporters on Wednesday.Nahle, who also serves as chair of the Pemex board, added that the attack hit the company's administrative headquarters in Mexico City and that its "plants and wells" continued to operate.Hackers have demanded some $5 million in bitcoin from Pemex.The hack was first detected on Sunday, forcing the company to shut down computers acr
G42, ADNOC JV for AI in Oil and Gas
With a goal of creating more artificial intelligence (AI) led solutions for the oil and gas sector, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a deal with compatriot technology company Group 42 (G42) to create a new joint venture.The JV will be tasked with developing and commercializing market-leading AI products for the energy sector.The agreement was signed at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) by Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi…
