TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire the 25% interest held by Moeve, formerly known as CEPSA, in Block 53, offshore Suriname, joining APA and Petronas as partner in the license. Block 53 lies directly east of Block 58, where TotalEnergies and its partners made the final investment decision (FID) for the GranMorgu development in October 2024.... Continue Reading →
Shell Makes FID for Trinidad Offshore Gas Project
(Reuters) Energy producer Shell has made a positive final investment decision on its Aphrodite gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago, the company said on Tuesday. The project is expected to produce first gas in 2027 and have a peak production of 18,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day, it added in a release. Shell is... Continue Reading →
How Suriname compares to Guyana: Lessons from a neighbor’s oil journey
(oilnow.gy) Just across the Corentyne River, Suriname is watching. It has seen Guyana go from oil discovery to oil power in less than a decade, GDP booming, rigs multiplying and an international attention growing. But where Guyana surged ahead, Suriname is moving with caution. Guyana’s momentum was driven by multiple factors: a stable investment climate, a business-friendly... Continue Reading →
Saipem Hires AIS Bardot to Supply Equipment for Deepwater Project off Angola
(OE) AIS Bardot, a supplier of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines, has secured a contract from Saipem for TotalEnergies’ Kamiho deepwater oil and gas project, off Angola. The contract is for the manufacture and supply of three complete hybrid riser lines of 100 meters each. The riser lines will be used to pump seawater to... Continue Reading →
Ørsted Pulls Plug on 2.4 GW Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Project in UK
(offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted has discontinued the development of the UK’s Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm in its current form. The developer said the 2.4 GW project has faced rising supply chain costs, higher interest rates, and increased construction and delivery risks since the Contract for Difference (CfD) award in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) in September 2024.... Continue Reading →
BW Energy Takes FID for Maromba Field Offshore Brazil
(OE) BW Energy has made a final investment decision (FID) for the Maromba development offshore Brazil, which will feature an integrated drilling and wellhead platform (WHP) and a refurbished floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The Maromba development targets 500 million barrels of oil in place in the highly delineated and tested Maastrichtian sands.... Continue Reading →
Southern Energy Partners Reach FID for FLNG Export Project in Argentina
(OE) Pan American Energy and its partners Pampa Energia, Harbour Energy, YPF, and Golar LNG have taken the final investment decision (FID) for the Southern Energy floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) export project in Argentina. The Southern Energy FLNG project which envisages deploying two of Golar LNG's FLNG vessels - the Hilli Episeyo and MK... Continue Reading →
MODEC, Sumitomo Partner Up for Delivery of Gato do Mato FPSO
(OE) MODEC has executed a contract with Sumitomo Heavy Industries for the delivery of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Shell, which will be deployed offshore Brazil. MODEC and Sumitomo Heavy Industries signed a contract for the forward block of MODEC’s new generation hull for the Gato do Mato FPSO,... Continue Reading →
Hunt for partners coming soon as Brazilian oil project’s cost estimates reach up to $1.2B
(offshore-energy.biz) Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has set its cap on finding a partner ahead of making a final investment decision (FID) for an oil field discovery in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil. The firm is moving forward with the next stage of development, which includes the entry into the... Continue Reading →
BW Energy Takes FID for Golfinho Boost Project off Brazil
(OE) BW Energy has made final investment decision (FID) for the Golfinho Boost project, aiming to increase uptime, reduce operating expenses and add approximately 3,000 barrels per day of incremental oil production from 2027 at the Golfinho field offshore Brazil. The project includes multiple measures aimed at boosting production efficiency and increasing recoverable reserves... Continue Reading →