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(OE) Oil and gas company BW Energy has been granted extension to the Golfinho license production phase to 2042 by the Brazilian oil and gas regulator ANP. The production phase under the Golfinho concession contract has been extended to 2042 from previously 2031, following ANP's approval of the company's field development plan in November 2024.... Continue Reading →
(OE) Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has secured new offshore contracts in Middle East and Guyana, worth approximately $720 million. The first contract encompasses the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities for the repair of damaged subsea pipelines for a major client in Middle East. The duration of the project is expected to... Continue Reading →
(PN) GeoPark announced a reorganization of its portfolio, with repercussions on its operations in Brazil. The company revealed that it will sell certain “non-core” assets, as well as implement cost reduction initiatives to strengthen its position aiming at profitable, reliable and sustainable growth in the long term. One of the points of the reorganization involves... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras released the bidding notice earlier this week and the competition for the platform contract has eight pre-qualified competitors: Modec, Shapoorji, Yinson, MISC, BW Offshore, SBM Offshore, MISC, Ocyan and Altera (the latter two companies, as is known, work in partnership in the Altera & Ocyan joint venture). The opening of the envelopes with... Continue Reading →
(OE) Global energy technology company SLB has secured a major drilling contract by Australian oil and gas operator Woodside Energy for its ultra-deepwater Trion development project, offshore Mexico. SLB will oversee the delivery of 18 ultra-deepwater wells using an integrated services approach and AI-enabled drilling capabilities to improve operational efficiency and well quality. The full... Continue Reading →
(OE) XRG, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has completed the acquisition of Galp’s 10% interest in the Area 4 concession in Mozambique's Rovuma Basin. The Rovuma Basin, one of the largest gas discoveries in the past 15 years, has enabled ADNOC’s XRG access to LNG projects with a combined potential production... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Australia's Woodside Energy said on Friday it would sell some assets in its offshore oil and gas project in Trinidad and Tobago to London-based Perenco for $206 million. The sale includes the Greater Angostura project's offshore production facilities and interests in the shallow water Angostura and Ruby fields, but excludes assets in the deepwater... Continue Reading →
(OE) BP Trinidad and Tobago has taken the final investment decision (FID) for the Ginger gas development offshore Trinidad and Tobago, while marking the exploration success at its Frangipani well. Taking FID on Ginger and discovering gas at Frangipani are the latest demonstrations of upstream activity this year for BP, in line with its strategy... Continue Reading →
(OE) China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has posted an 11.4% net profit growth in 2024, marking a record year of oil and gas production, which has been increased by 7% compared to a year earlier. In 2024, CNOOC recorded a net oil and gas production of 726.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), a... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) American oilfield services company NOV and Brazilian state-owned energy firm Petrobras have signed a pre-commercial agreement for the development of flexible pipes designed for high CO2 deepwater applications. The collaboration, formalized with the signature of an agreement in February, focuses on creating stainless steel armouring to combat stress corrosion cracking (SCC) caused by CO2,... Continue Reading →
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