Jan. 5 - In November 2025, Brazil produced 4.921 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) of oil and natural gas. The data was released today by the ANP in its Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin. Regarding oil, 3.773 million barrels per day (bbl/d) were extracted, a 6.4% decrease compared to the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to Start Production at P-79 Oil Platform in Q2 2026
Jan. 5 (Reuters) Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras expects to start production at its P-79 oil platform in the Santos Basin in the second quarter, director for engineering, technology and innovation Renata Baruzzi told Reuters on Friday. Petrobras had previously projected the start of production at the P-79 platform for August this year. The platform... Continue Reading →
Suriname’s Oil Dreams Collide With Geological Reality
Jan. 3 (oilprice.com) Suriname’s government, in the capital Paramaribo, has been hungrily eyeing neighboring Guyana’s massive world-class oil boom since before the 2020 pandemic. Both impoverished South American nations of less than one million share the Guyana Suriname Basin. The offshore basin is delivering an oil boom that is exceeding all expectations, making Guyana, based... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts production at Búzios 6
Jan. 2, 2026 - Petrobras began oil production from the P-78 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, this Wednesday, December 31. Búzios 6 (P-78) has the capacity to produce 180,000 barrels of oil and 7.2 million m³ of gas per day. The... Continue Reading →
Harbour Energy Takes Operatorship of Zama Field Offshore Mexico
Dec. 31 (OE) U.K.-based oil and gas firm Harbour Energy has been appointed operator of the Zama oil project offshore Mexico. The appointment was agreed by the Zama partners, including Pemex, Grupo Carso and Talos Energy who will have the option to appoint key personnel into Harbour's project team, and subsequently approved by SENER (Mexico's... Continue Reading →
Large Brazilian union accepts Petrobras counteroffer, suspends strike
Dec 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian union Sindipetro-NF, one of the largest representing Petrobras workers, accepted on Tuesday a counteroffer from the state-run oil company for a labor deal, suspending a strike launched earlier this month. Sindipetro-NF was the only one among more than ten unions affiliated with FUP, an umbrella organization for oil workers, that remained... Continue Reading →
DOF Inks $150M ROV Support Vessel Contract with Petrobras
Dec. 30 (OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has secured a new four-year contract with Petrobras for the remotely operated support vessel (RSV) Skandi Commander. The contract was awarded following the same competitive tender process that led to six previous four-year RSV contracts announced earlier. The Skandi Commander will be equipped with both a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has approved the final investment decision (FID) for the development of the Sergipe Deep Waters Module 2 (SEAP II) project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin.
Dec. 30 - Petrobras has approved the final investment decision (FID) for the development of the Sergipe Deep Waters Module 2 (SEAP II) project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The project is strategic for expanding the availability of domestic gas, as well as opening a new production frontier in the Northeast region. The SEAP II project... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s oil revenues surpassed $8 billion in fourth quarter
Dec. 29 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s total revenues from oil production have climbed to over US$8 billion since output began in December 2019, bolstered by rising production from offshore projects operated by ExxonMobil. Cumulative revenues from oil sales and royalties exceeded US$8.25 billion, according to Bank of Guyana reports, with the milestone reached in October when inflows from crude... Continue Reading →
Exxon’s Yellowtail project averaged 258,000 b/d in November, exceeding design rate
Dec. 29 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail offshore oil project in Guyana averaged 258,000 barrels per day (b/d) in November, exceeding its 250,000 b/d design capacity, according to newly released government data. Total offshore output across the four producing developments in Guyana’s Stabroek Block averaged about 894,000 b/d in November, up from 841,000 b/d in October, the data... Continue Reading →