(Reuters) Guyana and the Dominican Republic on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on recruiting companies to build a 50,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Guyana that would tap the country's oil wealth. Any project would be at least 51% owned by the Dominican Republic government, according to the terms of the preliminary agreement, which was... Continue Reading →
Tullow’s Gabon Licenses Extended to 2046
(OE) Oil and gas firm Tullow said Wednesday it had received approval from the Government of Gabon for the extension of several of its Gabon licenses to 2046. "The license extensions increase the value of Tullow's resource base through the addition of c.5mmbbls net 2P reserves that will deliver c.100% 2P reserves replacement in Gabon... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum 2Q23 Results
3R Petroleum Óleo e Gas S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) hereby reports its results for the second quarter of 2023 (“2Q23”). Except as indicated otherwise, the financial and operational information set out below is presented on a consolidated basis and expressed in Brazilian Reais (R$), in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil (CPC)... Continue Reading →
Enauta completes another well in its drilling campaign off Brazil and moves to last one
(OET) Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has concluded the drilling and completion of another well in its drilling programme at a field offshore Brazil. In addition, the firm has started drilling activities at the last well in this drilling campaign. Back in November 2022, Enauta started drilling its first well, 7-ATL-5H-RJS, in this drilling campaign at the Atlanta... Continue Reading →
Petrobras investments may rise up to 10% in new 5-year plan, says CFO
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras may increase investments in its next five-year business plan by up to 10% over the previous one, which would place the state-run oil company's capital expenditures at around $86 billion, Chief Financial Officer Sergio Caetano Leite said in an interview on Monday. The increase in the 2024-2028 plan, still being discussed,... Continue Reading →
Bolivia makes major oil, natural gas discovery
(WO) – Bolivia’s state-run oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) made a natural gas discovery at the Remanso-X1 well. The new reservoir will generate approximately $5 billion in gas revenue for the country. “The well is undergoing condensate production tests (48° API). These results will allow it to be classified as the discoverer of... Continue Reading →
APA’s Appraisal Well Confirms Extension of Oil Resources Offshore Suriname
(Reuters) APA Corp. said on Wednesday its most recent appraisal well in Block 58 off Suriname's coast confirmed the extension of oil resources 14 kilometers from the discovery well. APA's exploration in Suriname has been closely watched as it could become Suriname's first commercial deepwater project. Massive discoveries and fast-growing oil production in neighboring Guyana... Continue Reading →
PRIO hits record production and predicts first oil in the Wahoo field by the first half of 2024
(PN) Independent operator PRIO ended the second quarter of the year with a record average production of 91,000 barrels of oil per day. One of the highlights in the period was the Frade Revitalization Plan, which consolidated the field's daily production at almost 60,000 barrels per day with the completion of another producing well, ODP5... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC and Aker Solutions secure additional work offshore Angola
(OET) Azule Energy, a joint venture between BP and Eni, has awarded TechnipFMC and Aker Solutions with contracts for its Ndungu project offshore Angola. TechnipFMC has received a contract, worth between $75 million and $250 million, to supply flexible pipe for the project that will tie into Block 15/06 West Hub. The field is located... Continue Reading →
RRC signs strategic partnership with Trident Energy for decommissioning in the Campos Basin
With the mission of providing Subsea, technological and innovative solutions for the oil and gas sector, RRC Tecnologia e Inovação has just closed a 12-month consultancy contract with Trident Energy do Brasil for the decommissioning of flexible pipelines and subsea equipment that were connected to platforms P-07, P-12 and P-15, at the Pampo and Enchova... Continue Reading →