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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, further to the notice disclosed on November 27, 2024, hereby announces the start of the binding phase for the total transfer of its 25% minority interest in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas in the Tartaruga Field, located in the municipality of Pirambu-SE, in shallow waters... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Norway-based energy data and intelligence company TGS has launched advanced imaging centers in collaboration with Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras to improve subsurface data interpretation for the Campos and Santos basins offshore Brazil. TGS noted that these centers, based at Petrobras’ Rio de Janeiro offices, will focus on ocean bottom nodes (OBNs) and 4D... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) TotalEnergies will start drilling for oil and gas in Block 64 offshore Suriname in May, a company executive told Reuters this week, saying the company was currently tallying the final tab for the project and organizing the future well operations. TotalEnergies has a 40% stake in Block 64, which it shares with QatarEnergy and Malaysia’s Petronas, both with... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) Since 2015, Guyana has emerged as the global leader in oil discoveries, with unmatched volumes boosting its position in the energy sector, according to Rystad Energy. The Norway-based intelligence company ranked Guyana against 19 other countries. They estimate that Guyana’s recoverable resource is over 13 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) since the initial... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company Challenger Energy Group (CEG) is making progress in setting the stage to embark on a formal farm-out process later this year for a shallow water exploration block off the coast of Uruguay. As the firm is also expected to make up its mind about assets in Trinidad and... Continue Reading →
(PN) New exploratory activity by Petrobras with different objectives. In recent days, the company began drilling two wells in different fields in the Campos and Santos Basins, in the Marlim Sul and Aram areas, respectively. The information is available on the website of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). In Marlim Sul, drilling is taking place... Continue Reading →
(OE) Shearwater Geoservices has started the second season of acquisition for the Pelotas Basin multi-client 3D seismic survey in Brazil, conducted in partnership with Searcher Seismic. The new acquisition will be the sixth multi-client 3D project for the joint venture and will utilize the SW Empress, one of the world’s most advanced seismic vessels, to... Continue Reading →
(OE) Australian oil and gas company Red Sky Energy has signed a risk service contract with the Angolan National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), acquiring 35% interest in Sonangol-operated Block 6/24 in the Kwanza Basin, offshore Angola. Sonangol E&P is the operator of the Block with a 50% participating interest. Red Sky Energy... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) Staatsolie said Suriname’s first oil development in the shared basin could cost US$13.2 billion. This would represent the highest development expense for such a project, costing more than any of the six projects already sanctioned for nearby Guyana in the same basin. TotalEnergies, the operator for the Gran Morgu project, had said the project’s estimated cost is... Continue Reading →
(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 →
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