Dec. 29 (OE) Petronas has completed drilling of the Caiman-1 exploration well in Block 52 offshore Suriname, marking the first well in its four-well 2025–2026 drilling campaign in the block. The Caiman-1 well was spudded on July 21, 2025 and safely plugged and abandoned on December 6, 2025. The well delivered encouraging results and represents... Continue Reading →
BP Sells Majority Stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6B
Dec. 24 (OE) BP has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol lubricants business to infrastructure investor Stonepeak at an enterprise value of about $10 billion, as the energy major presses ahead with its divestment program and balance sheet repair. The transaction is expected to generate net proceeds of around $6 billion for... Continue Reading →
Brazil Closes 2025 with a Record Number of Exploration Blocks Under Contract
Dec. 23 (PN) The year ends with a new important milestone for Brazil's oil and gas sector. The country will close 2025 with 433 exploration blocks under contract, the highest number in history, according to data from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The best result until then had been recorded last year, when there were... Continue Reading →
Guyana Is Using Its Oil Revenues to Spark a Renewable Energy Boom
Dec. 22 (oilprice.com) Since the discovery of vast oil reserves in Guyana around a decade ago, the South American country’s oil industry has grown significantly following investment from several international oil majors and the beginning of offshore production. As Guyana begins to see the revenue from its black gold, the government is reinvesting some of... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia clarifications on CVM/B3 Questions
Dec. 19 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), in response to the Official Letter n. 343/2025/CVM/SEP/GEA-1, sent to the Company in December 17, 2025 (“Official Letter”), hereby clarifies the news published by the newspaper CNN Brasil, section Economia/Negócios, in December 17, 2025 (link available here). The contents of the Official Letter are... Continue Reading →
U.S. has assured Guyana of support for territorial integrity, amid tensions with Venezuela – VP Jagdeo
Dec. 19 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday that the United States has assured Georgetown it will support and protect the country’s territorial integrity, including American assets operating in Guyanese waters, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Caracas. During a press conference in Georgetown, Jagdeo responded to questions about the possibility of... Continue Reading →
NOV wins ExxonMobil Guyana contract for heated subsea system at Hammerhead
Dec. 19 (oilnow.gy) U.S. oilfield equipment maker NOV Inc. announced that it won a third-quarter contract from ExxonMobil Guyana to supply an actively heated flexible pipe system for the Hammerhead field development offshore Guyana. NOV said the scope of work includes the design, engineering, procurement, fabrication and testing of a complete flexible pipe system, expected... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Approves Final Investment Decision for the Development of the Sergipe Deepwater Project Module 2
Dec. 19 - Petrobras has approved the final investment decision for the development of the Sergipe Deepwater Project Module 2 (SEAP II), in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The project is strategic for expanding the availability of domestic gas, as well as opening a new production frontier in the Northeast region. The SEAP II project encompasses deposits... Continue Reading →
EIA: Brazil, Guyana, Argentina Driving 2026 Oil Output Growth
Dec. 18 (oilprice.com) Brazil, Guyana, and Argentina are set to be major drivers of non-OPEC oil supply growth in 2026, accounting for half of the expected 0.8 million barrels per day (b/d) increase in 2026 the U.S. Energy Information Administration has predicted. According to the energy watchdog, Brazil's growth will mainly be driven by new offshore... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Nets Lease Extensions for Angola FPSOs with ExxonMobil Unit
Dec. 18 (OE) SBM Offshore has signed a contract extension related to the lease and operation of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units Mondo and Saxi Batuque with ExxonMobil’s Angolan subsidiary. The extension secures ownership and operations by SBM Offshore until 2032 for the FPSOs in Block 15 offshore Angola, operated by Esso Exploration... Continue Reading →