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Oil major ExxonMobil has sanctioned its fourth and largest to date oil development on its operated Stabroek Block located offshore Guyana, which will be developed with the largest FPSO vessel on the block so far. According to a Monday update from its partner Hess, ExxonMobil made a final investment decision to proceed with the development... Continue Reading →
(OE) Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won contracts with Shell for the provision of its Maersk Voyager drillship for drilling services offshore multiple countries. The contracts are expected to start in April 2022, with a total firm duration of one year. The total contract value is approximately $107.5 million, including a mobilization fee,... Continue Reading →
Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Friday received approval to begin work on its fourth offshore oil project in Guyana from the South American country's Environmental Protection Agency. The permit will allow Exxon to begin construction and operation of its Yellowtail project, the latest of up to 10 expected to be producing oil this decade. A... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, informs that discovered a new oil accumulation in the pre-salt in the southern portion of the Campos Basin, in a wildcat well in the Alto de Cabo Frio Central block. The well 1-BRSA-1383A-RJS (Alto de Cabo Frio Central Noroeste) is located 230 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro-RJ,... Continue Reading →
(PN) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) confirmed that the country's proved reserves grew 11% in 2021. In addition, there was an increase of 14.3% in the volume related to the sum of proved and probable reserves (2P) and of 19.8% in the sum of proved, probable and possible (3P), compared to 2020 data. Replacement rate... Continue Reading →
(PN) The contracting of the P-81 platform ship, which will be installed in the promising Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, may be a little closer to an outcome. According to our report, the Brazilian company Ocyan was the only company to submit a bid for the contracting of the unit, whose start of production is scheduled for 2026.... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/embed/FrGBl51bBj0 The hull of the FPSO Prosperity, which will be Guyana's third offshore production unit after the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity, has recently left the dry dock in Singapore, in preparation for topside installation works. The hull arrived in Singapore last year from China where it was built. In Singapore, Keppel will install the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil company PetroRio SA (PRIO3.SA) is close to agreeing on terms to purchase the Albacora Leste field from state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, though talks around the neighboring Albacora field are proving more complex. Petrobras, formally Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), has been in bilateral talks with PetroRio... Continue Reading →
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced that the national production of oil and gas in the month of February totaled 3.754 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. Looking only at the share of oil, the volume reached 2.917 million barrels a day, which represents a drop of 3.8% compared to the previous month. Still,... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Enauta has confirmed it is in talks with Australia’s Karoon Energy for the sale of part of its interest in the Atlanta field located offshore Brazil. Located in the Santos Basin, the Atlanta field is operated by Enauta, which has a 100 per cent interest in this asset. Following a report by Brazilian news... Continue Reading →
