Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chevron's fourth-quarter profits fell but came in ahead of estimates as it focused on cutting costs and making its operations more efficient to contend with lower crude prices throughout 2025. The only U.S. oil producer currently operating in Venezuela and now in the geopolitical spotlight after the U.S. capture and removal of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas... Continue Reading →
Exxon beats Wall Street profit targets with help from higher production, refining
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil beat Wall Street targets in fourth-quarter earnings reported on Friday, with higher oil production in profitable Permian Basin and Guyana assets helping to boost the No. 1 U.S. oil producer's results. Adjusted earnings for the October to December quarter were $1.71 per share, beating a consensus estimate of $1.68 per... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Guyana produced 892,000 b/d in December
Jan. 29 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana averaged 892,000 barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil production in December 2025 across its four producing developments in the Stabroek Block, according to newly released government data. Production by project was 130,000 b/d at Liza 1, 244,000 b/d at Liza 2, 256,000 b/d at Payara, and 262,000 b/d at... Continue Reading →
Petrobras increases Proved Reserves in 2025
January 28, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras discloses its proved reserves of oil, condensate and natural gas, according to SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) regulation, estimated at 12.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), as of December 31, 2025. Oil and condensate, and natural gas correspond to 84% and 16% of this... Continue Reading →
Sergipe Deepwater Project Has Development Plan Approved by ANP
Jan. 28 (TN) The Government of Sergipe, through the State Secretariat for Economic Development and Science and Technology (Sedetec), continues to closely monitor the progress of the ‘Sergipe Deepwater’ project (Seap), after the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved the development plan for deepwater fields in the state. The decision was... Continue Reading →
BP, Shell seeking US licenses for gas fields shared with Venezuela, Trinidad minister says
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Shell and BP are seeking U.S. licenses to extract natural gas from fields in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, the Caribbean country's energy minister Roodal Moonilal said on Wednesday. Trinidad is Latin America's largest liquefied natural gas exporter and one of the world's largest exporters of ammonia and methanol, but the Caribbean island... Continue Reading →
First ANP Meeting in 2026 Could Unlock Crucial Step for Sergipe Deepwater Project
Jan. 23 (eixos) The first ANP board meeting of 2026, scheduled for January 26th, has on its agenda the evaluation of the development plan for the Sergipe Deepwater project presented by Petrobras. Approval of the plan is one of the final steps to unlock one of the largest natural gas production projects planned for Brazil... Continue Reading →
Exxon to continue developmental drilling operations at Liza well site
Jan. 22 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) will continue developmental drilling operations at the Liz_3P13 Drill Center, part of the Liza Phase 2 Project in the Stabroek Block, according to a Notice to Mariners issued by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) this week. The drilling campaign commenced on January 18, 2026, and will conclude on... Continue Reading →
TMC to Deliver Equipment for Mexico-Bound FSO
Jan. 22 (OE) TMC Compressors has secured a contract by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to deliver a complete marine compressed air system to SBM Offshore’s newbuild floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit Chalchi. The FSO Chalchi is bound for deployment at the Trion deepwater oil field, offshore Mexico, operated by Mexcian unit of Australia’s oil... Continue Reading →
U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Has Shored Up Guyana’s Oil Ambitions
Jan. 20 (oilprice.com) Oil production in South America’s Guyana has gone from strength to strength in recent years, as international oil majors develop several new oil-producing regions. This has led Guyana to become one of the most-promising oil producers in the Americas, with high hopes for the future of “low-carbon” oil production. Now, following the United... Continue Reading →