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March 6 - Petrobras accelerated the pace of its investments last year. In total, the company spent US$20.3 billion in 2025, a 22.2% increase compared to the previous year. Furthermore, this is the company's highest investment level since 2019. The value was also 9.7% above the forecast in the company's 2025-2029 business plan, remaining within... Continue Reading →
March 6 (oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore said the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading vessel project has reached several construction milestones as work continues toward a planned 2027 start-up offshore Guyana. “Following a safe and successful work program in the Seatrium dry-dock, FPSO Jaguar has been safely relocated and moored quayside for the integration phase,” SBM... Continue Reading →
March 4 (Reuters) - Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Raizen said on Wednesday it is analysing a proposal for a Shell-led 4 billion real ($765 million) capital injection, while indicating that a solution to its debt crisis could be implemented in an out-of-court restructuring process. Raizen, a joint venture between Shell and Brazilian conglomerate Cosan, has been... Continue Reading →
March 4 (oilnow.gy) Rystad Energy said TotalEnergies’ GranMorgu development offshore Suriname will feature a 50,000 ton topside and gas-processing capacity of 500 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d), underscoring the country’s emergence in the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) segment. In a February 19 report, Rystad Energy said, “TotalEnergies’ FPSO marks Suriname’s emergence in the FPSO... Continue Reading →
March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran presents Brazil with an "enormous opportunity" to attract investments to develop its oil assets, Shell's CEO in the country told reporters on Tuesday. Brazil's geopolitical stability and track record as a reliable oil producer give it an advantage over other nations, Cristiano Pinto da Costa said, though... Continue Reading →
March 3 (Reuters) - London listed oil company Shell is committed to investing 3.5 billion reais ($667.84 million) in troubled sugar and ethanol maker Raizen, the energy company's Brazil CEO said on Tuesday. Raizen has reported a string of losses and soaring net debt in recent quarters amid costly investments and poor weather negatively impacting crops,... Continue Reading →
Feb. 28 (oilprice.com) Once one of South America’s poorest countries, Guyana is now ranked among the world’s richest because of the vast petroleum wealth contained in its territorial waters. A swath of major oil discoveries in the offshore Stabroek Block by operator ExxonMobil, with partners Chevron and CNOOC, saw Guyana emerge as a major oil producer and... Continue Reading →
Feb 28 (oilprice.com) Last year was an event-filled period for South America’s growing oil industry. The continent’s energy map is being rewritten by a few unexpected world-class oil booms, which makes the region a key source of non-OPEC production growth. There is also the potential for Venezuela to reemerge as a major petroleum producer after U.S.... Continue Reading →
Feb. 27 (oilprice.com) South America is set to maintain its position as the most significant region for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels, with 36 projects awarded or expected to be awarded between 2021 and 2030, totaling field greenfield commitments worth around $181 billion. Among these 36 projects, 25 have disclosed FPSO costs ranging... Continue Reading →
Feb. 26 (Reuters) Dutch offshore oil services company SBM Offshore announced a 57% annual surge in shareholder returns to a record $470 million (397.8 million euros) on Thursday and said it will return at least $2.1 billion to investors over six years. The Amsterdam-based floating production specialist said it would pay $2.57 per share through... Continue Reading →
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