March 30 - Brava Energia announced today that it has kicked off a campaign to drill four new wells, two in the Papa-Terra field, in the Campos Basin, and two in the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin. The activities will be carried out with the Lone Star semi-submersible drilling rig, operated by Constellation, with... Continue Reading →
Offshore CCS Moves to Reality with Agogo FPSO Pilot
March 30 (OE) Yinson Production has started operating a pilot carbon capture and storage (CCS) unit on the Agogo floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Angola, which is deemed the world’s first post-combustion CO2 capture plant installed on an offshore facility. The system has been developed in collaboration with Azule Energy and Norway-based... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil’s Haimara gas field to form anchor for ninth offshore Guyana project
March 30 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana is advancing plans for its next development offshore Guyana, with the Haimara discovery expected to serve as the anchor for the project in the southeast section of the Stabroek Block. Company President Alistair Routledge said at a recent press briefing that the development concept for that area groups discoveries from Longtail through... Continue Reading →
Stabroek output climbs further to 918,000 b/d in February
March 30 (oilnow.gy) Crude oil production offshore Guyana averaged about 918,000 barrels per day (b/d) in February 2026, reflecting continued gains from optimization work across ExxonMobil’s Stabroek Block developments. Government data shows that approximately 25.7 million barrels were produced during the month across four projects. Output was distributed as follows: Liza 1: 129,000 b/d Liza... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Awards $4B Contracts for UK Subsea Power Link
March 30 (OE) Iberdrola has awarded contracts to Siemens Energy and Prysmian, worth more than $4 billion (€3.5 billion), for the development of the Eastern Green Link 4 subsea electricity interconnector between Scotland and England. Under the agreements, Siemens Energy will supply two high-voltage direct current converter stations, while Prysmian will provide more than 640... Continue Reading →
Oil, gas exploration is back: Energy giants hunt to replenish reserves
March 27 (Reuters) - Global energy companies are getting back to basics and focusing on the hunt for new sources of oil and gas, executives declared at the CERAWeek conference in Houston this week, ending years of underinvestment in exploration. In recent years, the shale revolution in the U.S. promised abundant, flexible supply, while growth... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Announces Ibama License to Drill Mãe de Ouro Well in the Potiguar Basin
March 27 - Petrobras announced the renewal of the operating license from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) for drilling the Mãe de Ouro well, which is located in deep waters in the Potiguar Basin. The license allows the drilling of three wells: Mãe de Ouro, Inhame, and Taianga. The wells... Continue Reading →
ANP Approves New Version of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer Tender
March 27 - The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved a new version of the tender for the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). The update includes 15 new exploration blocks, which are added to the eight already foreseen, totaling 23 areas available for the next OPP cycles. The technical-economic parameters were also revised.... Continue Reading →
UK Continues Offshore Wind Expansion with 6 GW Leasing Round Planned for Early 2027
March 27 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Crown Estate has unveiled plans for the UK’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6 to be held in the first half of 2027, targeting the development of at least 6 GW of new capacity. The upcoming leasing process will focus on areas primarily located in the northeast of England. The sites are... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies to reassess 2050 net zero plans due to slow energy transition
March 26 (Reuters) - The world will not be able to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 as outlined in the Paris Agreement, French oil major TotalEnergies said on Thursday, and the company will have to adapt its own climate ambitions as a result. Total had previously said it had an ambition to be carbon neutral... Continue Reading →