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Aug 8 (Reuters) - An Exxon Mobil-led consortium began production at a fourth floating production, storage and offloading vessel at the Stabroek Block in Guyana on Friday, bringing total capacity from the oilfield to over 900,000 barrels of oil per day, Exxon said. The floating vessel named One Guyana brings the joint venture a step closer... Continue Reading →
Aug 8 (Reuters) - Hopes among foreign energy companies that Colombia's coast could serve as a key source of oil and gas for the future are being dashed as many exploration projects lag expectations, with unwelcomed regulation further deflating optimism. The disappointing finds and regulatory roadblocks are pushing some energy firms to abandon the Andean nation for... Continue Reading →
Aug. 6 (oilnow.gy) Guyana has emerged as the most active location for Noble Corporation’s floater rigs, with four high-specification drillships operating exclusively in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block. According to Noble’s latest fleet status report, the Sam Croft, Bob Douglas, Tom Madden, and Don Taylor are contracted through August 2028, accounting for the densest deployment of floaters in the company’s... Continue Reading →
Aug 6 (Reuters) - A possible partnership between BP and Petrobras to develop the British firm's oil and gas find in Brazil's pre-salt layer would hinge on carbon dioxide levels in the reservoir, three sources at the Brazilian state-run oil firm told Reuters. BP's Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss said on Tuesday that the firm would look to bring in... Continue Reading →
Aug 5 (oilprice.com) Malaysia’s Petronas is looking for buyers for its 50% stake in the Tartaruga Verde field in Brazil, eyeing proceeds of up to $1 billion, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources. The Malaysian major bought the stake in 2019 from Petrobras, which owns the other 50% of the field, which is located in the... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras has begun drilling an adjacent well in the Sudoeste de Tartaruga Verde Block, in the Campos Basin pre-salt layer. The operation is being conducted by the Brava Star drillship, owned by Constellation, in a water depth of 733.5 meters. The adjacent well aims to test for oil or natural gas in an area... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Florida-headquartered marine environmental consulting firm CSA Ocean Sciences (CSA) and its Suriname subsidiary, CSA Suriname, have secured several projects for oil & gas operators in Suriname. Under the multi-year contracts for operators described as “major”, CSA will manage multiple environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) programs offshore Suriname, mobilizing vessels of opportunity to perform field... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Norway-headquartered asset integrity management company Axess Group has won contracts with Singapore’s Seatrium to secure compliance with Brazilian standards for six floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units set to work with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras. The Norwegian player disclosed that it will assist Seatrium with Brazilian Regulatory Compliance (BRC) services for six... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or the “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, today, Yinson Production Offshore Pte. Ltd. (“Yinson”) has fully and early settled the receivables linked to the Company’s financing for the FPSO Atlanta adaptation project (“Transaction”). The Transaction contemplates the... Continue Reading →
Aug 5 (Reuters) - BP's announcement on Monday of its largest global oil and gas discovery in 25 years in Brazil's offshore Santos basin bodes well for Equinor's nearby interests and strong appetite for an October auction of oil blocks in the region. Discoveries nearly two decades ago in the region, defined by vast deepwater fields under... Continue Reading →
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