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Sept. 14 (OE) Petrobras has awarded Strohm a contract to supply thermoplastic composite pipes for water injection and gas lift applications in Brazil's deepwater post-salt cluster, with the technology to be tested in water depths of up to 1,500 metres. The contract with Strohm and its subsidiary Strohm Brasil also covers qualification testing, project engineering,... Continue Reading →
Sept. 10 - ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) announced that bp has begun drilling the first well in the Tupinambá block, located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. Drilling operations commenced on September 8, four days after Ibama issued the license authorizing an exploratory campaign of up to three... Continue Reading →
Sept. 11 (OE) SED Energy Holdings and Ventura Offshore have signed a letter of intent for an all-share combination that would create an energy services group with about $1.3 billion in contracted revenue backlog and an implied pro forma equity value of approximately $1 billion. Under the proposed transaction, SED Energy Holdings would acquire 100%... Continue Reading →
Sept. 10 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil is working with the Guyana environmental regulator to advance the Longtail development, with the project expected to introduce non-associated gas and condensate production to the country’s offshore portfolio around 2030. Country President Alistair Routledge disclosed the progress during the Energy Perspectives podcast episode released on September 7. He said the company... Continue Reading →
Sept. 10 (OE) TotalEnergies has made a new oil discovery at Acacia-5 in Angola's Block 17 and expects to bring it into production just three months after the June 2026 discovery, while expanding its exploration portfolio with operated interests in two additional offshore blocks. The Acacia-5 development will use available capacity on the Pazflor FPSO... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 (OE) ExxonMobil has made a new hydrocarbon discovery at the Vicango East-01 exploration well in Angola’s offshore Block 15, marking the third discovery in the prolific block in the past four years. The well encountered about 25 metres (82 feet) of high-quality, hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone with porosity of 22%, Angola’s National Oil, Gas and... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana’s Hammerhead development is progressing on several fronts, with drilling, subsea equipment manufacturing and construction of the project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility underway. During a recent episode of the Energy Perspectives podcast released September 7, ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge provided the update, noting that the US$6.8 billion... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 - Baker Hughes submitted the best bids in a Petrobras tender to contract up to 518.3 km of flexible lines, comprising both risers and flowlines. The pipelines are intended for various applications, such as gas lift, water injection, production, gas injection, service, gas export, and oil export. The tender also includes flexible pipelines... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 (OE) SLB and Shearwater GeoServices have launched a 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Amapá in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, targeting an underexplored area that has attracted increased interest following the recent Morpho hydrocarbon discovery. The Amapá 3D survey area is located about 130 kilometers from the Morpho exploration well and is designed to provide... Continue Reading →
Sept. 8 (oilnow.gy) Blue Water Shipping Suriname has secured a three-year contract to provide logistics and supply chain services for Noble Corporation’s offshore operations in Suriname. The company announced the award on September 4. It said the agreement expands its role in supporting the country’s offshore energy sector. Noble’s July 2026 fleet report listed the Noble Developer... Continue Reading →
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