(OE) Paratus Energy Services, through its subsidiary SeaMex Holding, has secured a one-year contract for the Titania jack-up rig in Mexico. The new contract will contribute approximately $55 million in backlog and is expected to start around mid-February 2024, Paratus informed. As previously disclosed, the Titania jack-up remained operating under its existing contract with Pemex... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum hires Itau BBA to help evaluate a possible merger of assets with PetroReconcavo
(PN) 3R announced that it hired Itaú BBA as the company's financial advisor in evaluating the operation. The consultancy includes, together with internal teams and legal advisors, the evaluation of the strategy and schedule, and the analysis of the best corporate structure for implementing the potential transaction, if implemented. As a reminder, the merger proposal... Continue Reading →
Wood announces contract extension with Equinor for services in the Peregrino field
(PN) Wood announced today that it has secured an extension of a US$80 million contract with Equinor Brasil. The agreement provides for the provision of maintenance and modification solutions for offshore assets in the Peregrino field, in the Campos Basin. The two-year extension builds on a long-term, global partnership with Equinor, where Wood supports the... Continue Reading →
Halliburton Landmark supporting Mero Field digital twin development
(OM) Late last month Halliburton Landmark announced it is working with the Petrobras-led Libra Consortium on a digital twin for the presalt Mero Field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The aim is to help reduce capex, speed up production times and improve crude oil recovery using the new insights obtained in a real-time environment. The digital twin, a... Continue Reading →
Venezuelan oil production to swiftly decline under renewed U.S. sanctions
(Bloomberg) – Venezuelan oil production at a four-year high is expected to decline quickly if the US follows through on threats to reinstate sanctions on the nation. The Biden administration on Tuesday said sanctions relief to Venezuela’s oil and gas sector will be allowed to expire on April 18, unless the government holds free and... Continue Reading →
PRIO to produce first oil from Wahoo field this quarter
PRIO plans to extract the first oil from the Wahoo field, in the Campos Basin, in the first quarter of this year. Initially, the plan was to start producing at the beginning of the second half of 2024. The field will be mainly responsible for the company's growth this year and next, especially in the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs on receipt of earnout from Sépia and Atapu
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has received, in cash, an amount of R$ 1.819 billion, referring to the complement of the firm compensation (earnout) of the 2023, from the Sépia and Atapu blocks. The amount already includes the gross-up of the taxes levied on the 28%, 21% and 21% stakes held by TotalEnergies... Continue Reading →
Oil producer Hess tops profit estimates on higher Bakken, Guyana output
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas firm Hess (HES.N), opens new tab beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by higher production in its Bakken shale and Guyana operations. Hess has agreed to be acquired by Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab for $53 billion in an all-stock deal that would give the No. 2 U.S. oil producer... Continue Reading →
Oil States signs contract to supply rigid jumpers for the Mero field
(PN) Oil States Brasil is celebrating the achievement of a new and unprecedented contract. The company announced this week that it has signed an agreement with Subsea7 to supply rigid jumpers for the third production system in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin. The contract is a major milestone for the company, as it... Continue Reading →
Pemex Will Have Nearly $12 Billion for Debt Payments
(Reuters) Mexico's heavily indebted state oil company Pemex will have about 200 billion pesos ($11.7 billion) this year to cover almost all of its regular debt payments, a senior finance official said on Tuesday. Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio told reporters that some 145 billion pesos were allocated from the federal budget, which was approved... Continue Reading →