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Karoon Energy announced that financial close has been reached on the Company’s US$160 million reserve-based, non-recourse, syndicated debt facility. An initial draw down, in accordance with the facility agreement, of US$30 million has been made in preparation for investments in the Baúna intervention campaign and Patola development in Brazil. This marks a significant step in... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/07/2021, about the divestment project of the Albacora and Albacora Leste fields, in the Campos Basin, informs that its Executive Board concluded the analysis of the proposals received and, yesterday, it approved the start of the negotiation phase with the consortia led by... Continue Reading →
The pre salt Buzios field produced 709,697 Mboe/d (one thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day) in September, with 566,196 Mbbl/d of oil and 22,815 MMm3 of natural gas. As of this month, the field's production began to be assigned to two separate contracts, one for transfer of rights and the other for sharing, arising... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has extended the contract with offshore accommodation firm Prosafe for the use of the Safe Notos semi-submersible flotel. Petrobras will use the Safe Notos for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. The original three years and 222-day firm period was due to complete in July 2020, had previously been extended through to mid-November... Continue Reading →
The list of the first companies that were approved for the second auction of surpluses from the Transfer of Rights, scheduled for December 17th, was released. The Special Bidding Commission of the National Petroleum Agency (CEL/ANP) gave the approval to eight companies during a meeting held this week. According to the regulatory body, the list... Continue Reading →
With the largest fleet of tugs in Brazil, the company stands out in towing operations for the O&G sector With the recent demand and oil prices recovery in the international market, large companies are starting to move forward with new projects. A study carried out by Wilson Sons, the largest integrated operator of port and... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) ExxonMobil is planning higher capex for the year 2022 due to the Yellowtail and Bacalhau projects, located in Guyana and Brazil, respectively, said senior vice president and CFO Kathy Mikells. If approved by Exxon's board of directors, next year's capex will jump from the current level of $16 billion to $19 billion to $20... Continue Reading →
Guyana plans to auction new blocks for offshore oil exploration by the third quarter of 2022, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said late on Monday. A consortium led by Exxon Mobil is responsible for all output in Guyana, Latin America's new oil frontier, since the vast Stabroek block began producing in 2019. About 10 billion barrels... Continue Reading →
Sapote-1, ExxonMobil's third well in the Canje Block offshore Guyana, has, after the first two wells, Bulletwood-1 and Jabillo-1, failed to unearth evidence of commercial hydrocarbon volumes, too. Westmount Energy, an indirect partner in the Canje Block through its stake in JHI Associates, the Sapote-1 well on the Canje Block was drilled in 2,549 meters of water by... Continue Reading →
(OE) Around 30 production floater contracts are now queued up for award over the next 18 months, assuming no major market disruption occurs and the supply chain can absorb the orders within this time frame. That’s the conclusion of an in-depth market analysis just completed by IMA/WER. The market surge is being driven by crude... Continue Reading →
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