Aug. 25 (Reuters) British oil major Shell has shelved its Aphrodite offshore gas project in Trinidad and Tobago after disagreements over commercial terms with Trinidad's National Gas Company, three people familiar with the decision said on Monday. Shell had given the project a positive final investment decision last year, but it has decided for now... Continue Reading →
Petrobras decides to reevaluate Sergipe Deepwater gas pipeline and considers gas export alternatives
Aug. 24 (PN) Petrobras's board met last week and reached a decision that could alter the course of one of the sector's most anticipated projects. Due to discussions surrounding the "gas release" program, the company deemed it prudent to hit the brakes and reevaluate the export pipeline project for the Sergipe Deepwater (SEAP) development, anccording... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil temporarily halts operations at Liza Unity FPSO after fire
Aug 23 (Reuters) - U.S. oil major ExxonMobil suspended operations at a facility off the coast of Guyana after a laundry-room fire broke out on a floating vessel, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing a company statement. According to the report, the fire on the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading vessel was quickly... Continue Reading →
Amazon oil find gives Brazil’s Lula reelection campaign a boost, but returns are far from certain
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's oil discovery in an exploratory well in a controversial offshore frontier off the Amazon coast last week has handed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a fresh boost for his reelection campaign, helping him burnish his pro-development credentials in a region that could prove crucial in electing a friendly Senate.... Continue Reading →
Everllence’s 175D Engines to Power Four Offshore Tugs Destined for Guyana
Aug. 20 (OE) Everllence has signed a contract with a Turkish shipyard within the high-speed segment. The contract comprises 16 × 175D gensets bound for 4 × Rampage 6000‑DE offshore terminal tugs designed by Robert Allen. These will be operated by Smit Lamnalco, a Boskalis company, in Guyana, South America to support an FPSO fleet... Continue Reading →
Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO reaches peak production in the pre-salt
Aug. 20 - Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO, the fifth to be installed in the Mero field in the Santos Basin pre-salt, reached peak production, at 180,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). Mero is the third largest producing field in Brazil, after Búzios and Tupi. “Each unit that reaches the maximum production level envisaged in the project not only contributes to the... Continue Reading →
Errea Wittu currently off Guyana’s coast ahead of Uaru installation
Aug. 20 (oilnow.gy) The Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading vessel was positioned off Guyana’s coast on August 19, VesselFinder data showed. The automatic identification system data listed Georgetown, Guyana, as the vessel’s destination. It was traveling at 7.4 knots, with an estimated arrival time of 10 a.m. today. Arrival estimates can change based... Continue Reading →
Guyana now entitled to nearly 40% of production from oil block, president say
Aug 18 (Reuters) - Guyana is now entitled to 39.8% of crude production from a large ExxonMobil-led offshore project, the country's President Irfaan Ali said on Tuesday. The change - expected to greatly increase the country's oil revenue - comes after the Exxon-led consortium, the only one producing oil and gas in Guyana, recovered the... Continue Reading →
Ecopetrol takes Brava Energia under its wing in $1.2 billion Brazil expansion move
Aug. 18 (offshore-energy.biz) Ecopetrol Investimentos do Brasil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Colombia’s state-owned oil and gas company Ecopetrol, has broadened its presence in Brazil’s energy sector by acquiring a controlling stake in local oil and gas producer Brava Energia. In a step that strengthens its growth platform in Brazil, Ecopetrol has completed the acquisition of a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Announces New Hydrocarbon Discovery in Ultra-Deep Waters off the Coast of Amapá
Rio de Janeiro, August 14th, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in an exploratory well currently being drilled in Block FZA-M-59, located in deep waters offshore Amapá, within the Foz do Amazonas Basin in Brazil's Equatorial Margin. The Morpho well (1-BRSA-1405-APS) is located approximately 175 km off the... Continue Reading →