Sept. 10 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil is working with the Guyana environmental regulator to advance the Longtail development, with the project expected to introduce non-associated gas and condensate production to the country’s offshore portfolio around 2030. Country President Alistair Routledge disclosed the progress during the Energy Perspectives podcast episode released on September 7. He said the company... Continue Reading →
Clean Hydrogen Investment Tops $130 Billion
Sept. 10 (oilprice.com) The oil and gas supply shock amid the Middle East conflict has accelerated cumulative global investments in clean hydrogen to above $130 billion across more than 570 projects, as energy security has become a key driver of uptake alongside industrial growth and decarbonization targets, the Hydrogen Council said in a new report... Continue Reading →
Scotland Finances Plans to Produce Floating Offshore Wind Foundations at Port of Ardersier
Sept. 10 (offshoreWIND.biz) Scotland's Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved more than GBP 778,000 in Scottish Government funding for plans to produce floating offshore wind foundations at Port of Ardersier. The funding will support an 18-month front-end engineering design (FEED) study led by the France based company BW Ideol, a subsidiary of BW Ideol... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Finds Oil in Angola’s Block 17, Grows Interest in Two More
Sept. 10 (OE) TotalEnergies has made a new oil discovery at Acacia-5 in Angola's Block 17 and expects to bring it into production just three months after the June 2026 discovery, while expanding its exploration portfolio with operated interests in two additional offshore blocks. The Acacia-5 development will use available capacity on the Pazflor FPSO... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Makes New Oil Discovery in Angola’s Offshore Block 15
Sept. 9 (OE) ExxonMobil has made a new hydrocarbon discovery at the Vicango East-01 exploration well in Angola’s offshore Block 15, marking the third discovery in the prolific block in the past four years. The well encountered about 25 metres (82 feet) of high-quality, hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone with porosity of 22%, Angola’s National Oil, Gas and... Continue Reading →
Hammerhead project advances simultaneously on wells, subsea equipment and FPSO construction
Sept. 9 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana’s Hammerhead development is progressing on several fronts, with drilling, subsea equipment manufacturing and construction of the project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility underway. During a recent episode of the Energy Perspectives podcast released September 7, ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge provided the update, noting that the US$6.8 billion... Continue Reading →
ABS certifies FPSO design for South American and West African deep waters
Sept. 9 (offshore-energy.biz) South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has secured a basic design review (BDR) certification from ABS for a standardized floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) design developed for the South American and West African deepwater market, as well as related sustainability reviews. The review included the FPSO’s core design documentation and technical standards across key... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes takes the lead in Petrobras tender for a mega-contract covering 512 km of flexible pipelines.
Sept. 9 - Baker Hughes submitted the best bids in a Petrobras tender to contract up to 518.3 km of flexible lines, comprising both risers and flowlines. The pipelines are intended for various applications, such as gas lift, water injection, production, gas injection, service, gas export, and oil export. The tender also includes flexible pipelines... Continue Reading →
SLB, Shearwater Launch Multi-Client 3D Seismic Survey off Brazil
Sept. 9 (OE) SLB and Shearwater GeoServices have launched a 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Amapá in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, targeting an underexplored area that has attracted increased interest following the recent Morpho hydrocarbon discovery. The Amapá 3D survey area is located about 130 kilometers from the Morpho exploration well and is designed to provide... Continue Reading →
Blue Water Shipping secures three-year Noble logistics contract in Suriname
Sept. 8 (oilnow.gy) Blue Water Shipping Suriname has secured a three-year contract to provide logistics and supply chain services for Noble Corporation’s offshore operations in Suriname. The company announced the award on September 4. It said the agreement expands its role in supporting the country’s offshore energy sector. Noble’s July 2026 fleet report listed the Noble Developer... Continue Reading →