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(Reuters) - Total’s chief executive said on Monday it could take two years for the world economy to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and that oil prices were unlikely to remain at the current high of $70 a barrel. “I am not betting on prices staying at $70 a barrel, for me the right price... Continue Reading →
Offshore seismic player Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract for a 4D monitor acquisition survey from Total E&P Angola. The survey comprises a two-month project on the GJDR development area of Block 17 commencing in Q1 2021. For the purpose of the project, Shearwater said it will utilise one of its multisensor equipped vessels; in... Continue Reading →
CGX Energy, a Canadian-based oil and gas firm focused on Guyana, expects to spud an exploration well in its Corentyne block in the second half of 2021. In a recent update, CGX Energy said the Kawa-1 exploration is expected to be drilled to a depth of approximately 6,500 meters (“m”) in a water depth of... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Enauta has launched the bidding process for the FPSO for the full development of the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Atlanta field has been producing oil via Petrojarl I FPSO - an early production system. Enauta expects that the bidding process for the full field development FPSo will... Continue Reading →
ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting) has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement to offer an innovative ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) solution that supports expanded use of composite materials on offshore assets to extend service life. Developed to test the heat shield on the Orion space capsule, this is the first proven nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technology... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has recently awarded a contract extension to Seadrill for the use of the West Saturn drillship in Brazil. Seadrill revealed the news in its fourth-quarter 2020 presentation on Thursday. The offshore drilling contractor, which said it expected the 2021 rig demand to be bleak, said ExxonMobil earlier this year exercised the... Continue Reading →
The COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 crude oil price crash and ongoing global petroleum supply glut have done little to slow the growth of South America’s massive offshore oil boom. The colossal oil boom underway in the tiny South American nation of Guyana is gaining momentum, while Suriname is on the cusp of experiencing its own and... Continue Reading →
French oil services group CGG said on Friday it expects its 2021 segment revenue to increase by low single digits from the previous year, mainly driven by growth in its equipment business and a gradual recovery in geoscience from the second-half of the year. The group, which provides geophysical services and equipment to oil and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has developed an innovative data analysis platform, whose objective is to map the production potential of areas recently acquired by the company and portions of fields under development. Named the Analog Panel, the platform integrates a large volume of data obtained from oil reservoirs, enabling comparative analysis and information sharing. The tool is part... Continue Reading →
Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel on Friday, hitting their highest levels in nearly 14 months, after OPEC and its allies agreed not to increase supply in April as they await a more substantial recovery in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude futures for May rose to as high as $68 a... Continue Reading →
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