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(Offshore Energy) CGX Energy and Frontera Energy have made a discovery at the Kawa-1 well located on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, reinforcing the belief in the potentially transformational opportunity for the JV in the country. The two have now also committed to drill the second well on the block in the second half of... Continue Reading →
(Portos e Navios) Subsea 7 is close to winning another EPCI SURF (undersea collection system) contract with Petrobras. With a proposal of US$ 6.609 billion, the company presented the best price in the oil company's bid for the 8th module of the Buzios field, displacing Saipem, second place, which offered the value of US$ 7.311... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras discloses its proved reserves of oil, condensate and natural gas, according to SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) regulation, estimated at 9.88 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), as of December 31, 2021. Oil and condensate, and natural gas correspond to 85% and 15% of this total, respectively. In 2021,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N) next month plans to start production at its second oil platform in Guyana, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Guyana is one of Exxon's top bets for production growth. Its recent discoveries are expected to drive recoverable oil and gas volumes beyond 10 billion barrels, the person said.... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Ibama renewed Petrobras' seismic survey license in the Marlim, Voador and Albacora fields, in the Campos Basin. The validity of the authorization has been extended until January 5, 2023. This is 3D/4D Multiazimuth marine acquisition. The company responsible for the acquisition is Shearwater Geoservices. Activity, resumed on July 3, 2021, will cover 1,412 km².... Continue Reading →
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), a subsidiary of Indian national oil firm ONGC, has said it has entered a development stage for a deepwater gas project in Brazil. The company had registered a major gas discovery in 2019 in its deep offshore block BM-SEAL-4, Brazil, located in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin. Petrobras is the operator of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil firm Enauta (ENAT3.SA) has cut investment in the Santos basin's Atlanta field, as it decides whether to involve new partners in the asset, the company's president, Décio Oddone, told Reuters. After a review of the project's concept, based on lessons learned, the company estimates investments of between $500 million to $600 million, compared... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil and gas company Hess Corporation has revealed that its Exploration & Production capital and exploratory budget for 2022 will amount to $2.6 billion, of which approximately 80 per cent will be allocated to Guyana and the Bakken. The situation was similar last year when Hess allocated more than 80 per cent of its 2021 Exploration... Continue Reading →
(PN) The revitalization of exploratory activity in the Campos Basin gains new developments. Over the weekend, Shell carried out the drilling of the wildcat well Bob-1, in block C-M-791, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The well was drilled by Seadrill's West Tellus drillship in a water depth of 2,918 meters. The Brazilian Institute... Continue Reading →
(OE) Dutch FPSO leasing company SBM Offshore has agreed to sell down a 45% stake in the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, one of the world's largest FPSOs, being built for Brazil's Petrobras. "SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has entered into a shareholder agreement with its long standing business partners Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and... Continue Reading →
