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(oilnow) MODEC and SBM Offshore are competing for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) award from TotalEnergies for Suriname’s first floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, Upstream said in a March 25 report. The publication said the companies have stepped up efforts to secure yard space, after both conducting front-end engineering and design studies... Continue Reading →
Constellation, leader in the offshore drilling market in Brazil, recorded net revenue of US＄552 million in 2023, a growth of 36% compared to the previous year. The result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) was US＄ 185 million, 176% higher than in 2022. The company released its 2023 financial results to the market this... Continue Reading →
(PN) PRIO, one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in Brazil, is celebrating the production results of Campo de Frade, located in the Campos Basin (RJ), which is completing its fifth year of activities with the company. The field was acquired in March 2019. At the end of 2023, PRIO completed the second... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex hopes to access financing at more favorable rates with a sustainability plan laying out its commitments to bring down emissions, the company's chief financial officer said Monday. Bond investors, which hold the vast majority of Pemex's financial debt, totaling more than $100 billion, have long considered the company... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - PetroChina's (601857.SS), opens new tab, net profit rose 8.3% last year off record levels in 2022, as strong growth in natural gas sales and its marketing segment offset lower realised oil prices. PetroChina's net profit amounted to 161.1 billion yuan($22.34 billion) in 2023, versus 148.7 billion in 2022, while revenue fell 7.0% to 3,239... Continue Reading →
(JPT) Brazilian independent Enauta has agreed to sell a 20% participating interest in the BS-4 concession, which includes the Atlanta and Oliva fields, to Westlawn Americas Offshore (WAO) for $301.7 million. WAO is a portfolio company of Westlawn Group LLC and owns various interests in the Gulf of Mexico offshore basins. Enauta said the sale... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Pemex reportedly put off urgent repairs and maintenance at an important offshore platform for months, resulting in methane spewing into the atmosphere, according to internal documents and three sources familiar with the infrastructure. New data from the United Nations Environment Program's (UNEP) International Methane Emissions Observatory showed that the problematic Pemex platform in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Chinese offshore oil and gas major said it had filed an arbitration claim to establish a right over Hess' stake in the giant Guyana oilfield Stabroek in the event of the U.S. firm's sale to Chevron. CNOOC filed the arbitration application on March 15, following a similar move by its other Stabroek partner Exxon... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A promising area off Colombia's coast where Brazil state-run Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is drilling this year could justify a large project to supply natural gas to the Andean country and for exports, Petrobras' head of exploration and production said on Wednesday. As oil production in Brazil's prolific presalt region is set to plateau... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Suriname's state-owned oil company Staatsolie has begun talks with oil majors Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab to encourage joint development of natural gas fields that straddle its and Guyana's maritime borders, the head of its state oil firm told Reuters late Tuesday. The early-stage discussions are part of Suriname's efforts... Continue Reading →
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