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Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has found light oil and gas-condensate in an appraisal well drilled in Orange Basin block, offshore Namibia. The appraisal well, Mopane-1A, was spud on October 23 with Saipem’s Santorini drillship, at PEL83 offshore block. In an update from November 29, Galp has confirmed that the Mopane-1A well encountered light oil and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) TotalEnergies is seeking environmental authorization to drill up to seven exploration wells in the southern part of its Deep Water Orange Basin (DWOB) block off the west coast of South Africa, documents from environmental consultants SLR showed on Tuesday. Oil companies including Shell are looking towards South Africa's west coast, close to the border... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A Petrobras Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, at a meeting held today, the Strategic Plan 2050 (SP 2050) and the Business Plan 2025-2029 (BP 2025-29). During the development of the Plans, the Board of Directors took part in discussions with the technical areas and the Executive Board, leading to the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Suriname's state-run oil company Staatsolie said on Wednesday that ExxonMobil has withdrawn from its offshore block 52, and block operator Petronas Suriname E&P will take over its 50% stake. "The withdrawal is part of the ongoing evaluation of assets in ExxonMobil's global portfolio," Staatsolie said in a statement.
(Reuters) Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) with a unit of British oil and gas producer BP for exploring and producing natural gas at a shallow water block, the energy ministry said. The agreement follows an offshore bidding round launched by the Caribbean country last year, expected to encourage an... Continue Reading →
(offhore-energy.biz) Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has welcomed back to its rig fleet two drillships, which are getting the finishing touches out of the way to begin their new multimillion-dollar drilling assignments off the coast of Brazil, which are slated to last until the end of 2027. With the acquisition of Aquadrill in April 2023,... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media on Monday (11/18/2024), informs that the proposal for the 2025-2029 Business Plan was deliberated by its Executive Board on 11/14/2024, but will still be considered by the Board of Directors (BoD), the competent board to approve the subject, at a meeting... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Norway’s subsea services provider Argeo has entered into an eight-year agreement with Staatsolie, Suriname’s oil and gas regulator and state oil company, for the acquisition, processing and sales of multi-client data in Suriname. The execution of the agreement will be performed in several phases over the contract period and encompass integrated turnkey data solutions... Continue Reading →
The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the inclusion of 25 exploratory blocks in the list of those being studied for possible inclusion in the Permanent Concession Offer (OPC). In total, the blocks represent an area of approximately 18 thousand km² and are geographically located in the SC-AUP1, SC-AUP2 and SC-AP1 sectors of... Continue Reading →
(OM) Challenger Energy has completed the transfer of a 60% interest in the AREA OFF-1 block offshore Uruguay to Chevron subsidiary Chevron Mexico Finance LLC, Sucursal Uruguay. All approvals for the transaction have come through from the Uruguayan regulatory authorities. Challenger has received a cash payment of $12.5 million and retains a 40% interest in the block, with Chevron... Continue Reading →
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