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(OE) Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria from Saipem. The FPSO is currently producing approximately 10,000 barrels per day of oil from the Golfinho field offshore Brazil. BW Energy will pay Saipem a total of USD 73 million in fixed consideration... Continue Reading →
(OE) Japanese FPSO leasing firm MODEC said Thursday that the first steel-cutting ceremony for the Guyana-bound FPSO Errea Wittu had been held in China. MODEC secured its first order to supply an FPSO to Guyana in May 2023. The order came from an ExxonMobil-led consortium and is for the deployment of the FPSO to the... Continue Reading →
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the declaration of commerciality for the Manjuba field, in the Campos Basin. The field was created from the North Brava block, operated by Petrobras (100%). As a reminder, the North Brava block was acquired by Petrobras in December last year, in the first cycle of the Permanent Sharing Offer.... Continue Reading →
(OET) U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil has started production from its third oil development at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, boosting total production capacity in the country to approximately 620,000 barrels per day. ExxonMobil made a final investment decision to proceed with the Payara field development, Guyana’s third offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block, at the end of September... Continue Reading →
(OE) KOTUG said Tuesday it had, via its Guyanese subsidiary KOTUG Guyana strengthened its position in Guyana with the arrival of three additional Offshore Terminal Tugs to support ExxonMobil Guyana’s offshore operations. With the arrival of KOTUG-owned ‘SD Grace’, ‘Seaways 20’ and ‘Seaways 22’, KOTUG will operate a total of five offshore terminal tugs in... Continue Reading →
Petro Services and its main subcontractor Ocean Installer, a marine construction and operations player, have secured a contract with TotalEnergies for umbilical recovery and reinstallation activities on a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel in Angola. The new contract, awarded by TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Block 17 partners, will enable the two players to execute an... Continue Reading →
(PN) After a wait of more than four months, Enauta was finally able to restart production at its main asset, the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin. The resumption of operations in the area took place on the 5th of November. The field's production was halted in July, due to technical problems in the electrical... Continue Reading →
Two oil and gas players – Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy – have revealed the well results for a discovery in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, which serve to further highlight the potential for a standalone shallow oil resource development across the block. According to CGX and Frontera, a total of 114 feet (35 meters)... Continue Reading →
Main achievements: Solid recurring EBITDA of US$ 13.7 billion Gross debt under control at US$ 61 billion, even after the increase in leases with the start-up of FPSO Anita Garibaldi Consistency in cash generation: Operating Cash Flow of US$ 11.6 billion, the fourth highest ever Return to society with tax and dividends payments of R$... Continue Reading →
(TN) Petrobras' P-71 FPSO reached its maximum production of 150 thousand barrels of oil per day, last Wednesday, in the pre-salt Santos Basin. The FPSO-type unit (floating production, storage and transfer system) is the only production platform installed in Itapu, 200 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. This field is operated by Petrobras,... Continue Reading →
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