July 22 (Reuters) - Equinor on Wednesday reported a sharp rise in second-quarter profits, as expected, lifted by a surge in oil and gas prices as the war in the Middle East disrupted global energy supplies. The Norwegian group's adjusted earnings before tax for the April to June period rose to $11.48 billion from $6.54 billion... Continue Reading →
Longtail expected to support stronger subsea tree awards in second half of 2026
July 16 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil’s planned Longtail development offshore Guyana is among the major projects expected to support stronger global subsea tree contract activity during the second half of 2026. Westwood Global Energy Group on July 15 identified Longtail as a key future source of demand as offshore operators advance large developments requiring subsea production equipment. Subsea... Continue Reading →
Equinor Completes Installation of Torpedo Piles for the Raia Project FPSO in the Campos Basin
July 15 - The Raia project has reached another milestone in its development schedule with the completion of the installation of the 24 torpedo piles that make up the mooring system for the FPSO to be used at the field. Jhordann Barrera, the Raia project’s SURF (Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers, and Flowlines) offshore operations manager, stated... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Postpones Bidding for Búzios 12 FPSO Construction
July 15 - Petrobras has extended the bid submission deadline for the Búzios 12 project FPSO ( P-91) by 180 days. The original deadline was September 9 of this year. Interested suppliers now have more time to prepare their offers, a move Petrobras believes will likely increase competition for the contract. The oil company chose... Continue Reading →
Shell targets 2027 drilling at Venezuela’s key offshore gas field
July 14 (Reuters) - Shell has begun tendering for drilling services for its Dragon offshore gas project in eastern Venezuela, part of a plan to drill four wells there beginning in the second quarter of 2027, according to two people familiar with the process. The contract is expected to be awarded by the end of September, the... Continue Reading →
Golar LNG tasks Axess with work on FLNG pair bound for South American project
July 14 (offshore-energy.biz) Norway-headquartered asset integrity management company Axess Group has picked up new assignments with Golar LNG, the Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) midstream infrastructure, for two floating LNG (FLNG) units destined to be deployed at Argentina’s LNG project on the South American country’s Atlantic coast. Axess Group has been... Continue Reading →
Study identifies major oil-generating sweet spot near Suriname’s Block 52
July 13 (oilnow.gy) A new basin modelling study has identified an area near Suriname’s Block 52 as the strongest oil-generating sweet spot along the Guyana-Suriname margin. GeoExpro published the study results on July 9, 2026. The research was conducted by Kenneth Shipper and Paul Mann of the University of Houston’s CBTH Project, along with Andrew Pepper of... Continue Reading →
Bolivia says Petrobras may return to oil and gas production, help restructure YPFB
July 9 (Reuters) - Bolivia will launch technical talks next week with Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras on its possible return to exploration and production in the country, while the company is also willing to help restructure state energy firm YPFB, Energy Minister Marcelo Blanco said on Thursday. The government of President Rodrigo Paz is looking... Continue Reading →
PETRORECÔNCAVO Production Data June 2026
July 8 - PetroReconcavo announced production of 24,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in June. This volume represents a 0.8% increase compared to May, but a 10.4% decrease compared to the same month in 2025. At the Potiguar Asset, production totaled 12,300 boe/d, a 0.3% decline from the previous month. Of this total,... Continue Reading →
Equinor Advances RAIA Development and Completes Subsea Equipment Installation
July 8 (PN) Equinor has completed the installation of the PLEM (Pipeline End Manifold) for the Raia project at a depth of approximately 2,700 meters in the Campos Basin. This subsea equipment connects the FPSO risers to the pipeline that will transport natural gas to shore. The Raia pipeline will span approximately 200 kilometers, linking... Continue Reading →