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(U) Australian independent Karoon Energy is on the acquisition trail as it looks to add more oil assets in Brazil, where it is already producing from the Bauna field, and potentially further afield in the Americas. “We are continuing to explore potential acquisition and farm-in opportunities,” confirmed Karoon chairman Bruce Phillips. Most of the assets... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) will market Guyana's share of crude oil produced over the next year from two offshore production platforms, the South American country's Ministry of Natural Resources said. Guyana is home to one of the largest oil discoveries in the last decade, with about 11 billion barrels found to date. A consortium that controls... Continue Reading →
(RZ) Deepwater production is set to increase by over 60% between 2022 and 2030, growing from 6% to 8% of overall upstream production. Ultra-deepwater production – from depths of 5,000 feet and above is growing fastest – by 2024 it will account for more than half of all deepwater production. Deepwater is the fastest-growing upstream... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases of 09/29/2021, 10/04/2021 and 03/04/2022, informs that it has received today the amount of R$ 10.3 billion, equivalent to US$ 1.9 billion by the PTAX exchange rate of 11/24/2022, related to the assignment of 5% of its participation in the Production Sharing Contract of the... Continue Reading →
(TN) The FPSO Anna Nery left the BrasFELS shipyard, in the city of Angra dos Reis (RJ), and headed for its final destination, the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The vessel has the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 4 million m³ of gas per... Continue Reading →
Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni has engaged in talks during the inauguration ceremony for the Coral-Sul floating LNG (FLNG) facility to contemplate the possibility of additional FLNG projects off Mozambique. Eni disclosed on Wednesday that its representatives discussed the possibility of replicating the success of the Coral South project with further FLNG development – as well... Continue Reading →
Mexican state oil company Pemex expects a key offshore natural gas field located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico will add significant output after inking a service contract on Monday, part of a push to grow local output while reducing imports. Pemex announced in a statement that the deepwater Lakach field will pump 300 million... Continue Reading →
(PN) The Ministry of Mines and Energy gave the seal of “priority” to the project to implement the new FPSO in Enauta's Atlanta field, located in the Santos Basin. As a reminder, the new platform will be used in the field's definitive production system. The FPSO OSX-2 (renamed FPSO Atlanta), which will be used in... Continue Reading →
(PN) Australian Karoon Energy announced that it has concluded the drilling of the PAT-2 well in the Patola prospect, located in the Santos Basin. The well was drilled with the Noble Developer rig (formerly known as Maersk Developer) and reached a total depth of 2,313 meters. According to the company, the preliminary interpretation of the... Continue Reading →
(OE) Shell's Brazilian subsidiary Shell Brasil Petróleo will not be making final investment decision (FID) on its Gato do Mato oil and gas field development offshore Brazil within the next 12 to 24 months. This is according to FPSO leasing firm BW Offshore which said Monday that Shell had informed it of its decision. BW... Continue Reading →
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