Jan. 13 (oilprice.com) Last year, upstream oil investment was projected to have declined 2.5% Y/Y to $420 billion after low oil prices put pressure on producers and slowed expansion plans. Companies across the industry continued to prioritize profitability, free cash flow, and debt reduction over aggressive production growth, a trend reinforced by macro uncertainty. The decline was... Continue Reading →
Saipem Hires EnerMech for Whiptail Subsea Job Offshore Guyana
Jan. 13 (OE) Energy services firm EnerMech has secured a subsea pre-commissioning services contract by Saipem for the Whiptail development, offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block, operated by ExxonMobil Guyana. The contract award marks EnerMech’s first project on the Whiptail field and builds on its proven track record supporting subsea pre-commissioning campaigns offshore Guyana, including... Continue Reading →
Navitas Eyes More North Falklands Exploration Acreage after Sea Lion FID
Jan. 12 (OE) Navitas Petroleum has signed a non-binding agreement to farm into an offshore exploration license in the North Falklands Basin adjacent to its recently sanctioned Sea Lion oil development, as the operator advances plans to expand its footprint in the region. Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas said Navitas has entered into a non-binding... Continue Reading →
Vallourec Nets Shell’s Oil and Gas Deal in Brazil
Jan. 11 (OE) French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a significant contract with Shell for oil and gas project offshore Brazil. The agreement covers the supply of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) products and services for Shell’s offshore operations in the development of the Orca project, formerly known as Gato do Mato. The expected... Continue Reading →
Equinor’s AI Drive Yields $130M in Savings as Digitalization Advances
Jan. 7 (OE) Artificial intelligence (AI) contributed savings and value creation of about $130 million for Equinor and its partners in 2025, as the Norwegian firm expanded the use of AI across offshore platforms and onshore facilities. The company uses artificial intelligence to support industrial operations at scale, improving safety, efficiency and profitability, as it... Continue Reading →
U.S. crude imports from Guyana rose to record levels in 2025
Jan. 7 (oilnow.gy) U.S. net imports of crude oil from Guyana rose to record levels in 2025, supported by rising offshore production and growing demand from U.S. refiners, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Based on EIA data for the first 10 months of the year, U.S. net imports from Guyana... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia: Production Data December 2025 & 4Q25
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3) informs its investors and the market in general of the preliminary and unaudited production data for the month of December 2025. The Company ended 2025 with an average production of 81,3 kboe/d, a 46% increase when compared to the previous year, with Papa-Terra and Atlanta standing out,... Continue Reading →
Norway’s Equinor does not plan return to Venezuela, CEO says
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Equinor does not plan a return to Venezuela, after leaving the country in the early part of this decade, the Norwegian oil and gas company's CEO told Reuters on Wednesday. "At the moment, that's not on the table," Anders Opedal said on the sidelines of a business conference. "We pulled out of... Continue Reading →
Uaru positions Guyana as runner-up in biggest new field race, production to start at 136,000 b/d – S&P
Jan. 6 (oilnow.gy) Guyana is set to rank second among the world’s largest new oil field start-ups in 2026, with first production from the Uaru field expected to begin in July at nearly 136,000 barrels per day (b/d), according to S&P Global Energy CERA on January 5. “Eight of the world’s largest oil field developments... Continue Reading →
‘No disruption’ to Guyana’s offshore operations amid Venezuela tension
Jan. 6 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has assured that offshore oil and gas exploration activities continue without a hitch. The assurance comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the region following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. military forces over the weekend. Bharrat confirmed to OilNOW on January 4... Continue Reading →