(OM) The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has opened 12 blocks in the Nigeria 2024 Bid Round. According to PGS, six are on the continental shelf, four are deep offshore blocks and the other two are onshore in the Niger Delta. PGS has compiled multiclient seismic data over 10 of the blocks, from its MegaSurvey full-stack... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Paraguay pushes rival bid for $1.5 billion Argentina-Brazil gas connector
(Reuters) - Paraguay is advancing talks with energy firms and high-ranking government officials from Argentina and Brazil over a potential $1.5 billion gas pipeline to connect the three countries, senior government officials for Paraguay and Brazil told Reuters. The plan being drawn up by Paraguay, reported in detail for the first time, aims to compete... Continue Reading →
Sapura Energy Lands $1.8B Petrobras Deal for Six Pipelaying Vessels and Subsea Services
(OE) Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy has through its joint venture companies secured $1.8 billion worth of contracts with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras for the provision of subsea services and six pipe-laying support vessels (PLSVs). Sapura Energy has through the joint ventures owned by Seabras Sapura Holding and Seabras Sapura Participações, in collaboration... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Waits on Offers From Braskem’s Other Suitors, CEO Says
(Bloomberg) -- Brazilian state-controlled oil producer Petrobras is waiting for other companies to make bids for a stake in petrochemicals producer Braskem after Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. pulled out of the running. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as it is formally known, could also exercise preferential rights for the stake, Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates... Continue Reading →
Self-drilling Oil Wells to Beat Self-driving Cars to Market, SLB VP Says
(Reuters) A top executive of Schlumberger NV (SLB), the world's largest energy services firm, on Monday predicted autonomous drilling of oil and gas wells will beat autonomous driving cars to market and create new efficiencies for oil producers. Autonomous drilling is ripe for adoption by many of the world's oil majors, Abdelah Merad, an SLB... Continue Reading →
BW Group to Separate BW Energy as Stand-Alone Oil and Gas Business
(OE) Global maritime company BW Group has unveiled plans to separate BW Energy as an oil and gas exploration business from its maritime businesses, as part of corporate restructuring process. BW Group currently owns 191,903,110 shares in BW Energy, corresponding to 74.38% of the issued and outstanding shares and voting rights in BW Energy. As... Continue Reading →
MODEC Hires Seatrium for Errea Wittu FPSO Topsides Integration
(OE) Seatrium has secured a topsides integration contract from MODEC's company Offshore Frontier Solutions for the Errea Wittu floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The contract scope of work covers the installation and integration of topside modules onboard the FPSO Errea Wittu, and includes completion and commissioning support for MODEC. The FPSO will be... Continue Reading →
MODEC Completes GHG Emissions Quantification Project for FPSOs in Brazil
(OE) MODEC and JGC Corporation have completed a project to measure and quantify emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from the FPSOs off the coast of Brazil which are chartered and operated by MODEC. It is the first time that Japanese companies have gained precise insights into the amount of major GHG emissions (methane,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the update of values regarding extraordinary dividend payments
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A - Petrobras, following up on the press releases published on 04/25/2024, informs the remuneration value to shareholders regarding extraordinary dividends related to the balance of December 31, 2023, updated by the Selic rate until May 2, 2024 (record date). It is important to notice that the gross dividend values per share will... Continue Reading →
Tupi reaches 2.6 billion barrels of accumulated production
In the pre-salt Santos Basin, the Tupi field reaches 15 years of operation this Wednesday (5/1), with 2.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of accumulated production and seven units in operation. The first pre-salt field to come on stream in May 2009, Tupi is today the country's largest producing field, with an average volume... Continue Reading →