(offshore-energy.biz) OneSubsea has delivered the 21st and final subsea tree for Petrobras’ Búzios project in Brazil, said to be the largest deepwater oil and gas field in the world, concluding a four-year journey for the project. OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, announced today, June 23, the completion of the... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons, through the Offshore Support Base, signs agreement with TotalEnergies, a global leader in the energy industry
Wilson Sons, recognized for its extensive experience of more than 187 years, has signed a new agreement with TotalEnergies EP Brasil to provide logistics support to oil production activities in the Lapa Field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, through one of its Offshore Support Bases — the Rio Base — located in... Continue Reading →
Karoon Energy Secures Six Blocks in latest Offshore Brazil bid round
(OE) Australian oil and gas company Karoon Energy has secured interest in six blocks in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, in the ANP fifth Permanent Offer Bid Round for Concession Contracts. Two of the blocks, S-M-974 and S-M-1038, are located approximately 17 kilometers from the Neon field, and contain the Piracucá discovery. In addition, Karoon... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces results of ANP bidding process
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that it has acquired ten blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin and three blocks in the Pelotas Basin in the 5th Permanent Concession Offer Cycle of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). In the Foz do Amazonas Basin, Petrobras acquired blocks FZA-M-1040, FZA-M-1042, FZA-M-188,... Continue Reading →
Galp Secures Three Exploration Blocks in Brazil
(OE) Portugal's Galp has been awarded three offshore blocks as part of Brazil’s fifth Open Permanent Concession bid round. Galp acquired offshore early-stage exploration blocks P-M-1670/1672/1741 in the Pelotas basin, in the southern region of the country. The awarded consortium is composed by Petrobras, as operator with 70%, and Galp with a 30% interest. The... Continue Reading →
Staatsolie, Petronas sign production-sharing contract for deepwater block in Suriname
(Reuters) - Suriname's state energy company Staatsolie and an affiliate of Malaysia's oil firm Petronas on Tuesday signed a production-sharing contract for exploring and developing an offshore oil and gas block, Staatsolie said in a release. Suriname is on track to inaugurate offshore crude and natural gas output soon after foreign companies including TotalEnergies, APA and Petronas have... Continue Reading →
US oil majors acquire blocks in Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas basin
Reuters) - Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Tuesday took their first steps toward exploring for oil in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas basin, scooping up offshore blocks auctioned by the country in the promising but environmentally sensitive area. The bids came as state-run Petrobras touted signs of breaking a stalemate on licensing in the offshore region near the mouth... Continue Reading →
PSC extension secured for TotalEnergies’ Angolan deepwater block
(offshore-energy.biz) TotalEnergies and its partners have signed an extension of the production sharing contract (PSC) for a block offshore Angola. The extension refers to Block 17, described as one of the country’s most prolific offshore oil exploration blocks and one of the first deep-offshore blocks to be licensed in Angola. The license is operated by TotalEnergies with Equinor, ExxonMobil, Azule... Continue Reading →
First Crude from ONE Guyana FPSO Set for Export in August-September
(Reuters) The first crude cargo from Guyana's fourth oil production facility, which arrived in the country in April and is being installed, is set to be exported between late August and early September, the government told Reuters on Tuesday. A consortium by U.S. companies Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Hess HES.N and China's CNOOC 600938.SS controls... Continue Reading →
Bill to end the pre salt polygon advances in the Senate
(eixos) The Senate is advancing in discussions on bill 3.178/2019, which proposes the end of the pre-salt polygon and Petrobras' right of preference in the sharing auctions. The Infrastructure Committee approved on Tuesday the opinion of the committee's president, Senator Marcos Rogério (PL/RO). The bill was included in the committee's agenda at the end of... Continue Reading →