Sept. 14 (OE) Saipem has been awarded a contract worth about $350 million for subsea work on Azule Energy's West Hub Tails oil project offshore Angola, part of the wider Agogo Integrated West Hub Development. The project is located about 180 kilometers offshore Angola in water depths of up to 1,750 meters. Under the contract... Continue Reading →
bp drills first well in the Tupinambá block, Santos Basin
Sept. 10 - ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) announced that bp has begun drilling the first well in the Tupinambá block, located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. Drilling operations commenced on September 8, four days after Ibama issued the license authorizing an exploratory campaign of up to three... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil working through Longtail EIA with Guyana’s EPA
Sept. 10 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil is working with the Guyana environmental regulator to advance the Longtail development, with the project expected to introduce non-associated gas and condensate production to the country’s offshore portfolio around 2030. Country President Alistair Routledge disclosed the progress during the Energy Perspectives podcast episode released on September 7. He said the company... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Finds Oil in Angola’s Block 17, Grows Interest in Two More
Sept. 10 (OE) TotalEnergies has made a new oil discovery at Acacia-5 in Angola's Block 17 and expects to bring it into production just three months after the June 2026 discovery, while expanding its exploration portfolio with operated interests in two additional offshore blocks. The Acacia-5 development will use available capacity on the Pazflor FPSO... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Makes New Oil Discovery in Angola’s Offshore Block 15
Sept. 9 (OE) ExxonMobil has made a new hydrocarbon discovery at the Vicango East-01 exploration well in Angola’s offshore Block 15, marking the third discovery in the prolific block in the past four years. The well encountered about 25 metres (82 feet) of high-quality, hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone with porosity of 22%, Angola’s National Oil, Gas and... Continue Reading →
Hammerhead project advances simultaneously on wells, subsea equipment and FPSO construction
Sept. 9 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana’s Hammerhead development is progressing on several fronts, with drilling, subsea equipment manufacturing and construction of the project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility underway. During a recent episode of the Energy Perspectives podcast released September 7, ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge provided the update, noting that the US$6.8 billion... Continue Reading →
Machado Backs U.S. Oil Partnership but Questions Venezuela Deal
Sept. 3 (oilprice.com) Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is backing a long-term U.S. role in developing the country’s oil reserves, even as she questions who has the authority to sign the sweeping agreement announced by acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Machado said Thursday that the scope of the agreement remains unclear, including who is signing... Continue Reading →
Shell reaches agreement with BP to acquire 50% stake in Tupinamba block, Santos Basin
Sept. 2 - Shell has signed an agreement with bp to acquire a 50% stake in the Tupinambá exploration block, located in the Santos Basin, as well as a 30% interest in five concessions comprising the Conifer exploration prospect in the Paleogene province of the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. bp will retain the remaining... Continue Reading →
Chevron expands Venezuela presence with $7 billion plan to double output in five years
Sept 2 (Reuters) - Chevron will invest more than $7 billion through its Venezuela joint ventures to double oil production to about 600,000 barrels per day over the next five years in the South American country, the U.S. oil major said on Wednesday. Under new agreements, Chevron's Petroindependencia joint venture will expand to include two adjacent areas in... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC readies 200th subsea tree for Guyana projects
Sept. 2 (oilnow.gy) TechnipFMC has reached delivery readiness for its 200th subsea tree for offshore projects in Guyana. The company announced the milestone on September 1. It credited the expertise and collaboration of its team for supporting ExxonMobil Guyana’s offshore developments. “Recently, we reached a major milestone with the manufacturing and delivery readiness of the 200th subsea... Continue Reading →