Aug. 12 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s Hammerhead development, the country’s seventh sanctioned offshore oil project, is expected to begin production in 2029 with capacity of about 150,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d). Its associated gas could first fuel Hammerhead’s own operations, with remaining volumes potentially sent through the Gas-to-Energy (GtE) pipeline to shore, connected to future infrastructure... Continue Reading →
Borr Drilling Q2 Hit by Rig Transitions, Refinancing Charge
Aug. 12 (OE) Borr Drilling reported lower revenue and adjusted earnings for the second quarter of 2026 as rig transitions, higher operating costs and delays getting the Odin to work weighed on results. The jack-up drilling contractor reported Q2 operating revenue of $232.3 million, down 6% from $247 million in the first quarter. Adjusted EBITDA... Continue Reading →
Nigeria Approves Deep-Water Oil Investment Framework
Aug. 11 (Reuters) Nigerian President Bola Tinubu approved a new regulatory and fiscal framework for offshore oil and gas projects, his office said on Tuesday, a move the government says could attract up to $50 billion in investment and revive long-delayed developments. Nigeria has struggled in recent years to attract new upstream oil investment amid... Continue Reading →
Guyana and Suriname: Two paths from offshore discovery to first oil
Aug. 11 (oilnow.gy) Two major offshore oil stories have unfolded on opposite sides of the Guyana-Suriname Basin, but the distance between discovery and production has been very different. Guyana went from the Liza discovery in May 2015 to first oil in December 2019, less than five years later. Its first final investment decision (FID) came in... Continue Reading →
Yinson Offers the Lowest Bid in the Tender for the New Albacora Field FPSO
Aug. 10 (PN) Petrobras released the list of companies that submitted bids for the new Albacora FPSO in the Campos Basin. Malaysian company Yinson took the lead in the race, submitting the best offer at US$ 2.297 billion. Four other companies that also submitted bids: China's COOEC (US$ 2.842 billion); India's Shapoorji (US$ 2.9 billion);... Continue Reading →
Eni joins block offshore Uruguay ahead of drilling ops
Aug. 10 (offshore-energy.biz) Italian energy giant Eni has struck a deal with Texas-headquartered oil and gas company APA Corporation to acquire a stake in a block off the coast of Uruguay. APA has signed an agreement with Eni, enabling the Italian firm to become a strategic partner in Block 6 offshore Uruguay. As a result, the U.S.... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy signs contract to supply equipment to Petrobras
Aug.10 (cnnbrasil) German equipment manufacturer Siemens Energy has signed a contract with the Dutch company SBM Offshore to supply power generation and gas compression systems. These systems will be installed on the P-81 and P-87 platforms, which are destined for Petrobras projects in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The value of the contract was not disclosed. In... Continue Reading →
BP to sell 20% stake in Manakin gas field to Trinidad’s NGC
Aug 10 (Reuters) - BP has agreed to sell a 20% stake in a block that contains the Trinidad portion of the cross-border Cocuina-Manakin natural gas field to the country's state-owned National Gas Company, the company said on Monday in an emailed statement. BP and NGC signed the deal for the stake in the Manakin portion... Continue Reading →
Guyana is set to get more Stabroek oil, but how much?
Aug.9 (oilnow.gy) Guyana is set to receive a larger share of the oil produced from the Stabroek Block after ExxonMobil and its co-venturers recovered about US$55 billion in investment and a substantial amount of operating costs. To understand why, it is important to understand how cost recovery works. ExxonMobil, Hess (owned by Chevron) and CNOOC... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Delivers Critical Equipment for Suriname Project
Aug. 9 (OE) The GranMorgu Project offshore of Suriname continues to make strong progress, reports TechnipFMC, with the delivery of critical subsea equipment supporting the next phase of execution. “The departure of the first drilling equipment and the successful installation of key FPSO connection components demonstrate the impact of early collaboration, standardized engineering and disciplined... Continue Reading →