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 →
Petrobras is carrying out a campaign of maintenance and production stoppages on its platforms in the Campos Basin. In 2022 alone, there will be five campaigns, which will extend until 2023, with an investment of more than US$ 220 million and the creation of two thousand jobs. During the shutdowns, the company is using the... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company BW Energy has signed an up to $300 million international Reserve Based Lending (RBL) facility, to finance further development work in a block offshore Gabon. The facility has an initial commitment of $200 million which can be expanded up to an additional $100 million. The secured long-term debt facility has been... Continue Reading →
The Netherlands-headquartered maritime services company EMAR Offshore has bought two fast crew supplier (FCS) vessels from the Dutch shipbuilder, Damen Shipyards Group. As both vessels are already in stock, one of them has already kicked off operations in Angola to support the country’s oil and gas industry, while the second vessel is expected to join the... Continue Reading →
Over the second quarter of 2022, BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project in Mauritania and Senegal achieved a 5 per cent progress, when compared to the previous quarter of the year, topping the 80 per cent mark. The project is on track for the first gas in 3Q 2023 despite delays related to the FPSO... Continue Reading →
Following a planned downtime, Brazilian oil company Enauta is set to resume production from its Atlanta oil field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The company said that the Atlanta Field’s scheduled downtime is expected to be concluded over the upcoming days. Enauta said that the gradual output resumption would take place by mid-August when... Continue Reading →
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 →
(Reuters) - SBM Offshore (SBMO.AS) on Thursday revised its annual guidance upwards as the Dutch oil and gas services firm sees the transition to renewable energies from fossil fuels benefiting its project portfolio, sending its shares higher. The group, which plans to achieve net-zero emissions by no later than 2050, set intermediate greenhouse gas-related targets as the... Continue Reading →
Energy intelligence group Westwood is seeing a rebound in high-impact exploration this year with expectations for it to pick up in the second half and deliver up to 90 wells by year’s end, the highest level since 2019. In a report on Wednesday, Westwood said that 38 high-impact exploration wells were drilled in the first half of 2022, similar... Continue Reading →
Offshore staff (OM) For the month of July, oil and gas discoveries were announced across five offshore regions: the Far East, Middle East, North Sea/Barents, South America, and the US Gulf of Mexico, Esgian reported Aug.2. These regions accounted for seven discoveries. The analyst firm said floating rigs led the way, drilling five of the... Continue Reading →
