(OE) Frontera Energy Corporation, in partnership with CGX Energy, said Tuesday it had reached total depth (TD) of 20,450' on the Wei-1 bypass exploration and appraisal well (Wei-1BP1), offshore Guyana. The original Wei-1 wellbore reached a depth of 19,142'. A bypass well (Wei-1BP1) was drilled from 18,757' to total depth (TD) and penetrated the primary... Continue Reading →
bp targets Pau Brasil and Alto de Cabo Frio Central in 2024
(PH) Angelica Ruiz took charge of bp in Brazil just three months ago, but she already has a lot of work ahead of her. The executive, who accumulates the position of VP of Latin America, has the challenge of leading the operation of a company that, present in the country since 1957, operates in the... Continue Reading →
Brazil Gears Up To Become Fourth Largest Oil Producer
(OP) For nearly two decades, South America’s largest economy Brazil has been reaping a tremendous economic windfall from a massive oil boom that kicked off with the first offshore ultra deep-water pre-salt discovery in 2006. The boom nearly collapsed as corruption, mismanagement and malfeasance saw national oil company Petrobras laden with so much debt it was almost... Continue Reading →
Valaris DS-17 drill ship arrives for the drilling campaign in the Bacalhau field
The drillship DS-17, owned by Valaris, arrived off the coast of Rio de Janeiro to begin its exploratory campaign in the Bacalhau field, in the Santos Basin. This will be the second exploratory rig in operation in the field – the first of which, West Saturn, began activities in November last year. The DS-17 is... Continue Reading →
Ocyan undergoes restructuring, giving birth to new drilling player
(OET) Brazilian offshore oil and gas industry services provider Ocyan has confirmed the completion of its restructuring process, which enabled it to separate its drilling business into a new company, temporarily being called DrillCo. The business side covering offshore production, subsea construction and decommissioning, maintenance, and offshore services remains fully at Ocyan, according to the... Continue Reading →
Stamp of approval for huge Mexican Zama oil field development plan lays the foundation for $4.5 billion investment
Mexico’s hydrocarbon regulator, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH), has greenlighted a unit development plan (UDP), which Pemex submitted on behalf of its partners – Wintershall Dea, Talos Energy, and Harbour Energy – for a giant oil field located in the Sureste Basin offshore Mexico. The Zama unit development plan (UDP) was submitted in March 2023 to Mexico’s... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Argentina’s Vaca Muerta could pump 1 mln bpd of crude by 2030
(Reuters) - Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation could produce more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil by 2030, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Wednesday, but cautioned this relied on the country solving transport capacity bottlenecks. This could see the formation, the size of Belgium located in Argentina's vast Patagonian region, nearly... Continue Reading →
Repurposing oil & gas infrastructure to harness offshore wind power – Long read
(OET) As the green energy push gathers speed, propelling the shift to renewable energy sources forward, this raises concerns about oil and gas projects being in danger of turning into stranded assets while the world hurtles towards net-zero. However, the potential of converting the existing fossil fuels infrastructure for use in the offshore wind industry... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras renews bid to win oil well license at the Foz do Amazonas Basin
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA) has asked to resume a process for a license to drill a controversial well at the Foz do Amazonas Basin, the company's chief executive said late on Thursday. CEO Jean Paul Prates' statement regarding the well known as Morpho 1-APS-57 comes after the company said it would appeal environmental agency Ibama's... Continue Reading →
Enauta finds more oil in new reservoir section off Brazil
Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has found oil in a new reservoir section at a well located on a field development offshore Brazil. Enauta disclosed on Tuesday, 23 May 2023, that it had confirmed oil in a new reservoir section, named Atlanta NE accumulation, located within the Atlanta field area, which is currently under development. The... Continue Reading →