U.S. oil firm Noble Energy has hired a 7th generation Maersk drillship for its drilling operation in Colombia. Maersk Drilling said Friday that Noble had awarded it a one-well contract for the Maersk Valiant drillship. The contract is set to begin in the third quarter of 2020, right after the rig's contract with Repsol in... Continue Reading →
Karoon: Stena Forth Drillship Reaches Peru
The Stena Forth drillship has arrived in the Port of Callao Lima Peru ahead of drilling the Marina-1 exploration well for Australia's Karoon Energy. The exploration well is located in Peru's Block Z-38 Tumbes Basin, where Karoon is the operator with a 40% net interest. The drillship will remain at the port for one to... Continue Reading →
Ibama issued more seismic and drilling licenses in 2019
January 9, 2019 Number of authorizations for seismic and drilling campaigns increased over previous year Ibama authorized, last Wednesday (8/1), SpectrumGeo to carry out a 2D seismic campaign in the Pará-Maranhão Basin. In the licensing process, it is stated that the BGP Pioneer vessel, from Chinese BGP, will conduct the work. The issuance of environmental... Continue Reading →
Worldwide offshore rig count in December up 22 rigs year-over-year
The worldwide offshore rig count in December 2019 increased by 11 units sequentially and 22 units year-over-year, according to a Wednesday rig count report by Baker Hughes Company. BHGE splits its rig counts into international and North America rig counts, which combined make the worldwide rig count. The international rig count for December 2019 was 1,104, up... Continue Reading →
Independent evaluation of Zama resources exceeds Talos Energy’s previous range
Results from an independent, third-party contingent resource evaluation of the Talos Energy-operated Zama discovery off Mexico exceed the company’s previously guided resource range. Houston-based Talos on Tuesday announced the finalization of the third-party contingent resource evaluation of the company’s globally recognized Zama discovery commissioned from Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI). Talos is the operator... Continue Reading →
Ibama opens consultation to model offshore wind licensing in Brazil
January 7, 2020 Ibama has opened a public consultation to receive contributions for the publication of the Model Term of Reference (TR) that will indicate the ways for the preparation of Environmental Impact Studies of offshore wind projects in the country. Contributions can be sent to the environmental agency until April 3. The reference term... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s oil exports break record in December – increasing 9% in 2019
2 JAN 2020 Brazil's oil exports reached a record in December and are expected to continue to grow in the coming months and years, given a significant advance in production in the pre-salt fields, which could place Brazil among the top five global producers. The country exported 8.72 million tons in December, more than double... Continue Reading →
Carapa Wildcat Disappoints in Guyana
Shares of Tullow Oil dropped by nearly a fifth on Thursday as the oil producer's update on the commercial viability of its new well offshore Guyana disappointed investors. Tullow said the Carapa well in the Kanuku offshore block contains oil with less than 1% sulphur content and is indicated to be 27 degrees API, a... Continue Reading →
OSVs: Rising Tide Won’t Lift All Boats
The offshore supply vessel (OSV) industry has emerged from its 2017 trough, thanks in large part to a slight shrinkage of the active fleet, a string of debt restructurings, improved cost management, and an uptick in drilling activity in a few regions. The industry is far from healthy, though, and the climb back to financial... Continue Reading →
UK Independents to buy mature oil fields from Petrobras
Dec 19, 2019 Anglo-French Perenco and UK companies Trident Energy and Premier Oil are among the companies studying the purchase of a set of Petrobras oil fields known as Polo Garoupa, seven sources told Reuters in recent weeks. The deliberations are preliminary, and it is possible that neither company will actually buy mature offshore fields... Continue Reading →
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