Oct. 17 (offshore-energy.biz) U.S. offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has delivered its first subsea project in Angola, as part of which it worked for TotalEnergies on the Begonia field development. McDermott announced on October 16 the completion of engineering, procurement, construction, installation (EPCI), pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for the development located in Block 17/06,... Continue Reading →
Guyana not taking any gas development off the table, vice president says
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Guyana's Vice President said on Thursday the country will not take any possible gas development off the negotiation table, including Exxon Mobil's future offshore projects. Exxon's eighth project, Longtail, is expected to be the first to develop non-associated gas in Guyana, and two more discoveries, Haimara and Pluma, could follow. An Exxon... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Consortium’s Oil Output Marks Rise in Guyana
Oct. 14 (Reuters) Oil production by a consortium led by Exxon Mobil in Guyana rose to 770,000 barrels per day (bpd) following the start-up of the group's fourth floating output facility, the company's chief for the South American country said on Monday. Average production by The Exxon group, which controls all crude and gas production... Continue Reading →
Chevron gearing up for drilling ops with Noble rig offshore Suriname
Oct.10 (offshore-energy.biz) Chevron Suriname Exploration, a subsidiary of U.S.-based energy giant Chevron, is preparing to embark on drilling activities off the coast of Suriname with a rig owned by Noble Corporation, an American offshore drilling giant. Chevron is set to drill the Korikori-1 exploration well this month, after receiving a permit for the drilling operations at the... Continue Reading →
US Gives Go-Ahead to Shell, Trinidad for Venezuelan Offshore Gas Field
Oct. 9 (Reuters) The U.S. government has granted an authorization for energy major Shell and Trinidad and Tobago to develop an offshore gas field in Venezuela close to the maritime border, Trinidad's attorney general said on Thursday. The prominent project, aimed to supply Trinidad with Venezuelan gas, has progressed slowly in recent years amid frequent... Continue Reading →
UK firm Hunting delivering equipment to back deepwater drilling off Guyana
Oct. 8 (offshore-energy.biz) London-headquartered energy services provider Hunting has begun the delivery of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) accessories to support deepwater drilling operations offshore Guyana, described by the company as a strategically important energy region. Hunting secured the $20 million contract early this year through a “global oilfield service company”, supporting what it says is... Continue Reading →
Slowing Vaca Muerta oil activity could pose challenge for Argentina’s Milei
Oct 7 (Reuters) - Drilling and fracking activity in Argentina's Vaca Muerta, the world's fourth-largest unconventional oil reserve, is plateauing due to lower oil prices and rising costs, a slowdown that could complicate the political agenda of libertarian President Javier Milei. The huge Vaca Muerta formation in western Argentina accounts for 64% of the country's... Continue Reading →
Galp Joins Shell to Explore São Tomé and Príncipe’s Offshore Block 4
Oct. 7 (OE) Portugal’s Galp has reached a farm-in agreement with KE STP Company, a Shell affiliate, for the acquisition of a 27.5% stake in São Tomé and Príncipe’s Block 4, forming a joint venture with Shell, Petrobras and ANP-STP. With the agreement, Galp expands its presence offshore São Tomé and Príncipe, entering another early-stage... Continue Reading →
Shell’s Brazil Gato do Mato FPSO Starts Taking Shape
Oct. 6 - MODEC has held a first steel-cutting ceremony for the Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil. The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking the start of construction of the the aft block of next-generation hull for the... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s First: Saipem Builds Complex Subsea Structure for ExxonMobil’s Uaru Field
Oct. 1 (OE) Saipem has completed the first complex subsea structure ever built in Guyana, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s Uaru field, marking a key milestone in the development of the Country's industrial capabilities in the subsea sector. This is the Pipeline End Termination (PLET), a terminal structure installed at the end of a subsea... Continue Reading →