Occidental Petroleum and Ecopetrol to Drill World’s Deepest Offshore Oil Well

(Oilprice.com)U.S. shale producer Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:OXY) and Colombia's integrated energy company Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) are planning to drill an offshore oil well off Colombia's waters in seas roughly 3,900 meters (close to 13,000 feet) deep before the year is out, Bloomberg has reported. Dubbed Komodo-1, the ultra-deepwater well will qualify as the deepest offshore oil well in the world, beating... Continue Reading →

August 6, 2024 0

Subsea7 anticipates billion-dollar contract for Suriname Block 58 project

(Oil Now) Subsea7 is closely watching Suriname’s offshore oil sector, with hopes of winning a massive subsea contract to support TotalEnergies’ Block 58 project. In a Q2 earnings presentation, Subsea7 listed the Suriname project among a selection of Invitations to Tender (ITT) in-house or expected in the next 12 months. It expects the contract to... Continue Reading →

August 6, 2024 0

Camorim announces new contract with Petrobras to operate floating hotel vessel, in consortium with GranEnergia

Camorim announces the July 2024 contract with Petrobras, in partnership with GranEnergia, for the operation of the Sayan Polaris vessel. The contract, worth approximately USD 60 million, will last for 2 years, where the Sayan Polaris vessel will act as an accommodation and personnel transfer unit for the Petrobras units that will be served during... Continue Reading →

August 5, 2024 0

Exclusive-Petrobras’ bid for Galp’s Namibia prospect to include at least one partner, sources say

(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras will include at least one partner in its bid for a 40% stake in Galp Energia's Mopane oil prospect in Namibia, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Last week, Petrobras' director of exploration and production, Sylvia dos Anjos, told Reuters that the state-run firm had made a non-binding... Continue Reading →

August 5, 2024 0

Petrobras confirms gas discovery in Colombia

Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/29/2022, informs that it has achieved the main target of the Uchuva-2 well, confirming the extent of the gas Discovery made in 2022 with the drilling of the Uchuva-1 well. This well adds relevant information for the development of a new frontier of exploration and production in... Continue Reading →

August 5, 2024 0

With 4.353 million boe/d, Brazilian oil and natural gas production increases in June

ANP released the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production for June 2024, which brings consolidated data on national production. In June, there was an increase, compared to May 2024, in oil and natural gas production, as well as in pre-salt production. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4.353 million barrels of oil... Continue Reading →

August 2, 2024 0

Petrobras signs a contract to acquire undersea equipment for the Santos and Campos basins

Petrobras has signed the first contract to acquire undersea equipment to start implementing the Atapu 2 and Sépia 2 projects. The equipment will be installed in the Santos Basin's pre-salt layer and the Campos Basin Roncador field. The commercial agreement was closed with the SLB OneSubsea group, and the equipment will start being built in... Continue Reading →

August 2, 2024 0

BW Energy updates offshore Brazil, Gabon workover programs

Production from the Golfinho license in the Espírito Basin offshore Brazil has been impacted recently by reduced gas-lift compressor uptime from the GLF-28 well, operator BW Energy said in an update. However, the well is now back online following ROV intervention, with a program underway to improve reliability. During August, the company plans a 12-day shutdown on... Continue Reading →

August 1, 2024 0

FPSO Almirante Tamandare left China bound to Brazil

(PN) FPSO Almirante Tamandaré began its journey to Brazil. The unit left the CMHI shipyard in China today (31) and is headed for the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The new platform will be the first with high capacity to be installed in the field, with the potential to produce... Continue Reading →

July 31, 2024 0

Petrobras, CNOOC, Petrochina big winners in Brazil’s PPSA oil auction

(Reuters) - Petrobras as well as Chinese oil firms CNOOC and Petrochina were the winners of a Wednesday oil auction that is expected to bring record revenue for Brazil's Pre-Sal Petroleo (PPSA). State-run oil firm Petrobras won two bids, acquiring 12 million barrels from the Mero field and another 2.5 million from Buzios field, while... Continue Reading →

July 31, 2024 0

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Occidental Petroleum and Ecopetrol to Drill World’s Deepest Offshore Oil Well

Subsea7 anticipates billion-dollar contract for Suriname Block 58 project

Camorim announces new contract with Petrobras to operate floating hotel vessel, in consortium with GranEnergia

Exclusive-Petrobras’ bid for Galp’s Namibia prospect to include at least one partner, sources say

Petrobras confirms gas discovery in Colombia

With 4.353 million boe/d, Brazilian oil and natural gas production increases in June

Petrobras signs a contract to acquire undersea equipment for the Santos and Campos basins

BW Energy updates offshore Brazil, Gabon workover programs

FPSO Almirante Tamandare left China bound to Brazil

Petrobras, CNOOC, Petrochina big winners in Brazil’s PPSA oil auction

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