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Dec. 2- Brazilian oil and gas production — including pre-salt, post-salt, and onshore — hit a new record in October, reaching 5.255 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. In total, 4.030 million barrels of oil per day were produced, a 2.9% increase compared to September and a 23.2% increase compared to October 2024. Natural... Continue Reading →
Dec. 2 - Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a three-year contract by Petrobras, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston in May 2025. With work due to commence in December 2025, Intermoor will deliver comprehensive quality assurance and traceability services across Petrobras’... Continue Reading →
December 1, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that it has been notified by Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) regarding the approval of the addendum to the Production Individualization Agreement (AIP) of the Tupi Shared Reservoir, located in the Santos Basin, which becomes effective as of today. The... Continue Reading →
Nov. 28 - Petrobras has postponed the contracting of two FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) units until after 2030: one for the Albacora field revitalization project and the other for the second FPSO for Sergipe Águas Profundas (SEAP). Both units were left out of the horizon of the company's new 2026-2030 Business Plan. The... Continue Reading →
Nov. 28 (oilprice.com) After the discovery of oil in Suriname’s territorial waters in January 2020, the government in the capital Paramaribo pitched its hopes on an oil boom matching that of neighboring Guyana. You see, decades of economic mismanagement, excessive spending, and corruption wreaked havoc on the former Dutch colony’s economy. Over the last decade, gross... Continue Reading →
Nov 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras' five-year investment plan will see its first cut under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government due to lower oil prices, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The new plan, to be unveiled on Thursday, is set to have a capital expenditure about 2%... Continue Reading →
Nov. 26 (oilnow.gy) Guyana is preparing for another major expansion of oil output, with the Uaru project set to start production in 2026. The development, located in the Stabroek Block, is the fifth project approved offshore the country. It is expected to move the country’s production capacity to around 1.1 million barrels of oil per... Continue Reading →
Nov. 25 - Petrobras' Bidding Committee announced that it has approved SBM Offshore's proposal in the tender for contracting the Sergipe Deepwater FPSO (SEAP) vessels. The approval was given during the proposal effectiveness evaluation phase. It's worth noting that SBM Offshore offered the lowest prices in the FPSO tender. The Dutch company submitted a total... Continue Reading →
Nov. 25 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s Stabroek Block now has 51 discoveries filed with the Ministry of Natural Resources. ExxonMobil confirmed the figure in a release on Sunday, stating, “We have announced more than 30 significant discoveries in the Stabroek Block, while filing 51 Notices of Discovery with the Ministry.” ‘Significant discoveries’ are those that materially impact... Continue Reading →
Nov. 24 (oilnow.gy) The four floating production, storage and offloading vessels operating in the Stabroek Block have become the backbone of Guyana’s offshore industry, each larger and more advanced than the last. Together, Liza Destiny, Liza Unity, Prosperity and ONE GUYANA have pushed national output beyond 900,000 barrels per day, demonstrating how quickly ExxonMobil has... Continue Reading →
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