(OE) Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has signed a contract with Petronas Suriname E&P for the high-specification semi-submersible rig Noble Developer to drill three wells offshore Suriname. The contract is expected to start around June 2025, with an estimated duration of 200 days. The firm contract value is approximately $84 million including additional services provided,... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia – closing of acquisition of participation in Parque das Baleias
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or "Company") (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, and following the material fact disclosed on December 25, 2023, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, after meeting all precedent conditions and with the approval of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), has... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hires Seadrill’s Drillship Pair for Brazil Ops
(OE) Petrobras has awarded contracts to Seadrill’s two ultra-deepwater drillships – West Jupiter and West Tellus – for work offshore Brazil. West Jupiter has been hired under a 1,095-day contract, following a competitive tender process. The contract will contribute approximately $493 million to Seadrill’s order backlog, including additional services and excluding a mobilization fee of... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia shares soar on potential asset sales, oilfield resumption
(Reuters) - Shares of Brazilian energy company Brava Energia (BRAV3.SA), opens new tab soared on Friday after it received approval from the country's oil regulator to resume output at a key oilfield and said it was in talks with banks to prepare for potential asset sales. Brava's shares rose as much as 11.5%, making it the top... Continue Reading →
Exxon continues appraisal of Haimara gas discovery
(oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil continues drilling at the Haimara-3 well, appraising its Haimara-1 gas discovery of 2019. Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said the Stena Carron rig will be engaged in drilling at the Stabroek Block, with the operation set to conclude by December 31, 2024. Previous drilling at the well was conducted in July with the Stena DrillMAX,... Continue Reading →
Hull for Guyana’s Jaguar FPSO arrives at Singapore yard
(oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore said the multi-purpose floater (MPF) 5 has arrived at the Seatrium yard in Singapore. The hull is the base vessel for the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel bound for Guyana. With the hull’s safe arrival in Singapore from the SWS shipyard in Shanghai, the initial focus will be on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to Keep Constellation’s Semi-Sub Rig Under $61M Contract Extension
(OE) Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured an extension of the current contract for its semi-submersible drilling rig Atlantic Star with Petrobras, worth up to $61 million. The contract extension is for an additional period of up to 301 days, and confirms the continuity of the operations that began in 2021. In recent years, the... Continue Reading →
Shearwater to Proceed with 4D Survey for Petrobras in Campos Basin
(OE) Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has been given a go-ahead from Petrobras to start one of the two 4D projects covering the Jubarte and Tartaruga Verde fields in the Campos Basin area. Under the eight-month contract, announced in January 4, 2023, Shearwater will use its high-capacity vessel Oceanic Vega and will start imminently.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about termination of divestment contract for Uruguá and Tambaú fields
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the communications of September 8, 2021, October 27, 2021, March 29, 2023 and December 21, 2023, and as a result of the failure to complete the acquisition of FPSO Cidade de Santos by Enauta Energia S.A. (according to the decision communicated by that company on July 1,... Continue Reading →
FPSO Destiny Purchase by ExxonMobil Guyana Completed
SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Liza Destiny, ahead of the maximum lease term, which would have expired in December 2029. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit while SBM Offshore will continue to operate... Continue Reading →