(TN) According to recent data released in the Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), four FPSOs operated by MODEC are among the 10 largest producers in Brazil. The FPSO Guanabara MV31 stood out as the main oil and gas producer in 2024, maintaining the position it achieved in 2023.... Continue Reading →
Boost in oil reserves ahead of rig activity spotlights Angolan offshore block’s potential
(offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered and AIM-listed company Afentra has confirmed that hydrocarbon production from a block off the coast of Angola has been offset by a growth in reserves based on the latest Competent Person’s Report (CPR) for Block 3/05, conducted by ERC Equipoise (ERCE). Following its entrance into Angola in May 2023, the company disclosed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA)... Continue Reading →
Guyana, Dominican Republic Confer on Oil Drilling, Refining
(Reuters) Guyana and the Dominican Republic are making progress on accords for offshore oil and gas exploration and to build a fertilizer plant and potentially a refinery in the South American country, Dominican President Luis Abinader said on Tuesday. The countries signed a memorandum of understanding in 2023 to work on energy projects. The Caribbean country is interested in exploring Guyana's... Continue Reading →
ONE Guyana FPSO En Route to ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail Field
(Reuters) The fourth floating production facility to be operated by a consortium led by Exxon Mobil in Guyana has departed from Singapore on its route to the South American country's waters, according to a company executive and LSEG vessel tracking data seen on Tuesday. Once the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is installed,... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Targets 180,000 bpd of Oil at Guyana’s Hammerhead Project
(Reuters) A consortium led by U.S. major Exxon Mobil plans to produce up to 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 95 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas at its seventh project in Guyana, Hammerhead, according to a document published by the country's environmental agency on Monday. The Exxon group, in which... Continue Reading →
Amplus Energy Services Buys Altera’s FPSO Fresh Off Duty from Brazil
(OE) Floating production solutions specialist Amplus Energy Services has signed an agreement with Altera Infrastructure to acquire the Petrojarl I floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which recently completed its deployment at Petrobras’ Atlanta field offshore Brazil. The acquisition marks Amplus' initial vessel ownership, positioning the company to expand this strategy and meet growing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Forecasts Daily Production of 1.5 Million Barrels in Buzios and Announces R$78 Billion in Investments in Brazilian Shipyards
Petrobras expects to reach a production of 1.5 million barrels of oil per day in the Búzios field in the near future. The information was given by the CEO of the state-owned company, Magda Chambriard, during a Transpetro event. According to her, the increase in production will be supported by a robust hiring of support... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore looking at early start for local capacity development in Suriname
(oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore is working to lay the foundation for capacity building and local content development in Suriname as it looks towards delivering the first FPSO for TotalEnergies’ Gran Morgu project, set to begin production in 2028. Pierre Gaté, Country Entry-Manager of SBM Offshore Suriname, said the company is leveraging its early presence to maximize... Continue Reading →
Brazil in for busy summer with new oil & gas round
(offshore-energy.biz) Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) has disclosed the date for the country’s next oil and gas licensing round. The Agency has also presented draft legislation to encourage more exploratory activities and a tool for tracking greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil and gas production activities in the country. Based... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore, Petrobras to Assess Application of Carbon Capture Tech on FPSOs
(OE) SBM Offshore and Petrobras have signed an agreement to study the application of carbon capture modules on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units. The module design is based on an engineering and design study between SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), qualified by DNV. It is based on a combination of MHI’s... Continue Reading →