Qatar’s state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy has entered into two production sharing contracts (PSCs) for two blocks offshore Suriname, following successful bids for these blocks. Back in June 2021, Chevron and a consortium between TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy submitted winning bids for blocks offered in the Suriname Shallow Offshore (SHO) Bid Round 2020/2021, which closed for bidding on 30 April.... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil not quitting exploration in Brazil
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is not giving up on oil exploration in Brazil, the company's country chief Alberto Ferrin said on Monday during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. "I would say very crystal clear that Exxon Mobil is not quitting exploration in Brazil at all," Ferrin said, disputing a U.S. newspaper report published last month.... Continue Reading →
Foz do Amazonas: understand what is at stake in the new oil exploration frontier
(epbr) The equatorial margin, the region where the promising Foz do Amazonas Basin is located, has already been called the "new pre-salt layer" by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira (PSD), and is an important part of Petrobras' exploratory strategy in the coming years. years. But, due to lack of environmental licensing, no... Continue Reading →
Brazil agency recommends barring Petrobras from drilling in Amazon’s mouth
Reuters) - Brazilian environmental agency Ibama has recommended the rejection of state-run oil firm Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) request to drill a well in the mouth of the Amazon River Basin, documents seen by Reuters showed on Friday. Signed last week by several environmental analysts from Ibama, the report also recommended the agency stop processing environmental licenses for the... Continue Reading →
Challenger Energy Identifies ‘1-2 billion barrel’ Prospects in Uruguay Offshore Block.
Challenger Energy said Wednesday that it had identified three sizeable prospects in its AREA Off-1 offshore block in Uruguay of between 1 to 2 billion barrels and that the company said it would launch a farm-out process "following unsolicited interest from a number of industry counterparties." The company said that an initial prospect inventory of... Continue Reading →
Norwegian Regulator Proposes 20 New Areas for Offshore Wind Farms
(OE) Norwegian energy regulator NVE on Tuesday recommended 20 areas suitable for deploying offshore wind farms that will help meet a 2040 target for 30 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. The areas, dotted along Norway's vast coastline, were the ones believed to offer the least potential for conflict and could fit more than 30 GW, NVE... Continue Reading →
Sintana Energy Confident Its Offshore Block On Trend with TotalEnergies’ Massive Oil Discovery in Namibia
(OE) Oil and gas company Sintana Energy said Friday that over 50% of 3D seismic survey data has been gathered from Petroleum Exploration License 87 (“PEL 87”) and the surrounding area in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia. To remind, Australian oil giant Woodside in March signed an option agreement to acquire at least a 56%... Continue Reading →
ANP approves studies to indicate the Jaspe block in Campos Basin Pre-Salt for inclusion in the Permanent Offer bidding round
The Board of the ANP approved geological and economic studies on the indication of the Jaspe block, located within the Pre-Salt Polygon, in the Campos Basin, for inclusion in future bidding rounds for areas for exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The block is a result of areas nominated by the industry. The... Continue Reading →
Guyana Delays Closely-watched Oil Blocks Auction to July
(Reuters) Guyana's closely watched auction of 14 offshore oil blocks faces a delay with the South American country pushing back the deadline for oil explorers to submit bids to mid-July. The three-month delay is in response to industry feedback and the need for modernizing the country's oil and gas regulatory framework, which is expected to... Continue Reading →
CGG, TGS, and BGP Complete 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Suriname
Offshore seismic data specialist CGG, in a consortium with TGS and BGP, on Tuesday announced the completion of Phase IV of the deepwater 3D seismic survey offshore Suriname. Covering 1,800 sq km, Phase IV completes the programmed 14,500 sq km survey of newly acquired 3D data in deep and shallow water in the promising Guyana-Suriname... Continue Reading →