China's CNOOC Ltd more than doubled its first-half profit helped by higher oil and gas prices, the offshore oil and gas producer reported on Thursday. Interim net income rose 116% to 71.89 billion yuan ($10.50 billion) while revenue rose 75.6% to 176.7 billion. Oil prices have soared this year, with prices coming close to $147... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s President Visits Exxon’s FPSO. Praises Local Crew
Guyana's president Irfaan Ali on Monday visited ExxonMobil's Liza Unity FPSO - Guyana's second FPSO in production - where he praised the Guyanese crew aboard. According to Guyana's Department of Public information, he told the Guyanese crew on board the Liza Unity that they are among the “trailblazers” responsible for setting the mark in the oil and gas... Continue Reading →
Magseis Fairfield Wins OBN Survey Work with ExxonMobil in Guyana
(OE) Oslo-listed marine seismic survey firm Magseis Fairfield has signed a contract with ExxonMobil for a large Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) project offshore Guyana, where ExxonMobil has so far discovered 11 billion barrels of oil. The project is expected to be conducted using our ZXPLR technology and last for a minimum of 14 months. “We... Continue Reading →
ODITC Becomes Guyana’s First Firm for Oil & Gas Training with OPITO Certification
ODITC, a joint venture (JV) between Guyana’s Orinduik Development Incorporated, Windsor Technologies, and 3t EnerMech, has become the first organization in the country to be approved to deliver OPITO accredited training to oil and gas workers. The 3t EnerMech Guyana Training Centre of Excellence, developed by ODITC, has been established to support the region’s growing need... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Taps Acorn for EIA Work on Fifth Offshore Development in Guyana
ExxonMobil has hired Acorn International, an environmental and risk management consultancy with offices in Boston and Houston, to perform an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and lead the public consultation program for the Uaru Project, Exxon's fifth offshore development project in Guyana. The proposed project, located in the eastern portion of the giant Stabroek Block, where... Continue Reading →
‘Robust pipeline of opportunities’ for Noble rigs
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation is seeing an increase in demand for offshore drilling rigs – its floater fleet was 100 per cent contracted in 2Q – and the rig owner expects this positive momentum to continue. In its latest fleet status report, issued on Monday, Noble Corp. said that its two jack-up rigs, the Noble Houston... Continue Reading →
SBM Orders Seventh Fast4Ward Hull
Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has ordered its latest Fast4Ward multi-purpose floater hull as it marked a new record level order book at $31.1 billion. The latest Fast4Ward floating production unit (FPU) is expected to be delivered in 2024, the firm said yesterday in its half year earnings. It also said it could have... Continue Reading →
Repsol’s Guyana well hits water-bearing targets
Spanish oil company Repsol has found good quality reservoir at its exploration well offshore Guyana but both targets are water-bearing and the well has been plugged and abandoned. The Beebei-Potaro exploration well was drilled in the Kanuku licence, offshore Guyana. The licence is operated by Repsol with a 37.5 per cent interest with Tullow Oil holding... Continue Reading →
SBM working to restore operations on Petrobras FPSO
The Cidade de Anchieta FPSO remains shut down, six months after oil was observed close to the vessel during operations for Petrobras in the Espirito Santo Basin offshore Brazil. In its latest results statement, SBM Offshore said an estimated 191 cu. m of oil was released to the sea. The vessel, which had been operating in the Parque das Baleias area, is currently... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil hires another Kotug vessel to support Guyana FPSOs
U.S.-based energy giant ExxonMobil has picked another vessel from Kotug, a Dutch towage services provider, for operations entailing the provision of terminal towage support for two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSOs) units offshore Guyana. Kotug revealed on Tuesday that this deal was awarded by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana (EEPGL) and it... Continue Reading →