Brought to you by Quest Offshore & Southern Cone Consultants
Oct. 29 - Petrobras informs that it has identified another oil-bearing interval in the Morpho well, which constitutes the third discovery in block FZA-M-59, located in ultra-deep waters off the coast of the state of Amapá, at a water depth of 2,886 meters.The continued evaluation of other intervals of interest, following the discoveries announced in... Continue Reading →
Oct. 28 (Petrobras) In 3Q26, our average production of oil, NGL, and natural gas reached a record of 3.512 MMboed, 11.7% higher than 3Q25 and 5.3% higher than 2Q26, due primarily to the highest production efficiency level in eight years, the ramp-up of P-78 and P-79 FPSOs in Búzios field, FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão reaching... Continue Reading →
Oct. 27 (oilnow.gy) Noble Corporation reported a net loss of US$117 million in the third quarter of 2026, widening from US$37 million in the preceding quarter, as a sharp increase in income tax expenses outweighed its pretax earnings. The drilling contractor published its earnings on October 26, 2026. The offshore drilling contractor recorded an income... Continue Reading →
Oct. 26 - OEG, a global energy solutions company, has signed a seven-year agreement to supply 50 offshore chemical tanks to a major speciality chemicals company in Brazil, as operators move to lock in long-term access to equipment amid tightening supply. The 5,200-litre-capacity tanks will be rented to support the customer’s offshore operations in the... Continue Reading →
Oct. 22 - Miros, the Norwegian specialist in radar-based real-time ocean surface measurement, has introduced a 3D vessel view providing crews and operators with a consolidated view of the accurately measured sea state surrounding their vessel. The new 3D interface in WaveSystem, a wave monitoring system for weather-critical offshore vessel operations, shows where each wave... Continue Reading →
Oct. 22 (OE) OneSubsea has completed a joint industry project in Brazil with TotalEnergies, Equinor, BP and Chevron to develop and qualify fully electric subsea production technologies for applications in water depths of up to 3,000 meters. The Brazil All-Electric Joint Industry Project (JIP), supported through the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency's (ANP) research and development... Continue Reading →
Oct. 21 (msn.com) ExxonMobil (XOM) is nearing completion of its seismic data acquisition program offshore Trinidad and Tobago, marking a key milestone in the company’s first year of exploration activities under its production sharing contract, and is expected to drill an exploration well in 2028, Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal said Tuesday. With the seismic campaign... Continue Reading →
Oct. 20 (TN) On October 18, the FPSO P-82 departed from the Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore, bound for the Búzios field in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin—the field with the largest reserves and production volume in Brazil. The P-82 is one of six giant FPSOs commissioned by Petrobras; with a nominal production... Continue Reading →
Oct. 19 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil is evaluating wells near its Ranger discovery offshore Guyana for possible tiebacks to a future development, with Rockhead among the wells drilled this year. John Ardill, ExxonMobil’s vice president, outlined the work in a LinkedIn post. The exploration and appraisal program is gathering subsurface data to assess a commercial development in... Continue Reading →
Oct. 17 - bp has identified signs of hydrocarbons in well 1-BP-14-SPS, the first exploratory well drilled in the Tupinambá block, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. Drilling took place in September using Transocean’s Deepwater Mykonos drillship. The company acquired a 100% stake in the block during the second cycle of the... Continue Reading →
