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Nov. 7 (oilprice.com) Oil production from offshore Brazil, Guyana and Suriname, as well as Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale is well-positioned to supply cost-competitive barrels until 2030. Global oil demand is expected to remain robust throughout the 2030s, putting pressure on currently producing assets to keep pace. Rystad Energy’s research forecasts global liquids demand to peak... Continue Reading →
Oct. 23 (OE) Golar LNG has informed that all conditions for the 20-year charter of its 3.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) MK II Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) unit to Southern Energy S.A. (SESA) in Argentina have been satisfied. The announcement confirms $8 billion in EBITDA backlog before commodity exposure and inflationary adjustments. The... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 - MODEC has held a first steel-cutting ceremony for the Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil. The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking the start of construction of the the aft block of next-generation hull for the... Continue Reading →
Oct 2 (Reuters) - BP will seek a partner for its major Bumerangue oil discovery in Brazil and could close a deal before making a final investment decision on the project, the oil major's country head said on Thursday. The British company, which currently holds 100% of the block, in August announced that Bumerangue was its largest oil... Continue Reading →
Aug.14 (OE) Golar LNG Limited cemented its position as one of the most active players in the floating LNG (FLNG) market, announcing Q2 2025 results alongside major long-term contracts that add $13.7 billion to its Adjusted EBITDA backlog. The new deals—both with Argentina’s Southern Energy S.A. (SESA)—cover redeployment of the FLNG Hilli and the company’s... Continue Reading →
(OE) Southern Energy S.A. (SESA), a company formed to enable LNG exports from Argentina, has reached final investment decision (FID) for the charter of 3.5MTPA MK II floating LNG (FLNG) from Golar LNG. The key commercial terms for the 20-year charter agreement include net charter hire to Golar of $400 million per year, plus a... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has tucked a new construction milestone under its belt for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit destined for a sixth deepwater oil development project, operated by ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of the U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil, at... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has hired Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA), a strategic alliance combining the strengths of SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7, to handle an assignment related to the next stage of its operated oil field off the coast of Brazil. Subsea7 has confirmed Subsea Integration Alliance’s new contract with Equinor, which puts SIA in... Continue Reading →
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 →
(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 →
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