Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the contracting process for the chartering of two platform vessels for the Sergipe Deepwater Project (SEAP), in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, about 100 km off the coast. The FPSO (floating production, storage, and oil transfer system) type units will be strategic to expand the availability of... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Vaca Muerta pulling itself by the bootstraps to expand amid takeaway concerns
Vaca Muerta, one of the world’s largest oil and gas shale reservoirs and Argentina’s most critical asset in helping propel the country’s hydrocarbons output higher, ended the year with outstanding figures. Record production and impressive well performance advances were met by short-term takeaway constraints as many ambitious commitments to increase capacity are yet to be... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes US$1.63 billion financing of Almirante Tamandaré
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has signed the project financing of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré for a total of US$1.63 billion. The project financing is provided by a consortium of 13 international banks with insurance cover from 4 international Export Credit Agencies (ECA). The financing is composed of five separate facilities with a ca.... Continue Reading →
Enauta : Atlanta Field Daily Output Reaches 22,000 bbl/d
Brazilian oil company Enauta Participações has concluded the production ramp-up of the new well in its Atlanta field offshore Brazil., Enauta had said earlier this week that it had connected the new well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (“5H”) to the FPSO Petrojarl I. The production was at the time still in the production ramp-up phase, at around... Continue Reading →
Karoon Energy starts production in the second Patola well
(PN) Karoon made another advance in its Patola field, located in block BM-S-40, in the Santos Basin. The Australian operator stated that it has started production from the field's second well (PAT-1), at an initial rate of more than 12,000 barrels of oil per day. The total production of the BM-S-40 block is now over... Continue Reading →
China’s CNOOC reports record 2022 profits, double previous year
(Reuters) - China's CNOOC (0883.HK), more than doubled its net profit in 2022, benefiting from a year of elevated international oil and gas prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The company, one of China's three largest state-controlled oil and gas companies, posted a record consolidated net profit of 141.7 billion yuan ($20.57 billion), a dramatic increase... Continue Reading →
McDermott to work for Shell offshore Trinidad and Tobago
U.S. offshore engineering and construction services firm McDermott has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Shell for a gas development project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. Under the contract, McDermott will provide comprehensive FEED services for a wellhead platform, export pipeline system, shore approach, midstream pipeline and onshore control room for the Manatee gas... Continue Reading →
Enauta started production in the fourth well of the Atlanta field
(PN) A new and important step by Enauta in its drilling program in the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin. The operator announced today that well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (also called 5H) was connected to FPSO Petrojarl I and entered into operation. The new well is in the ramp-up phase, which should be completed by next weekend.... Continue Reading →
2022 pushes CCUS to new heights: Long read
While the global energy crisis marked 2022, efforts to propel the energy transition forward in a bid to usher in a sustainable energy future continued gaining momentum. As a result, last year was also a bumper year for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), as more than 140 new... Continue Reading →
Portugal to launch Europe’s first auction for piped hydrogen
(Reuters) - Portugal will launch a pioneering auction in the second half of this year for rights to sell hydrogen for injection into the national gas grid, which some see as a key step in kickstarting Europe’s fledgling hydrogen market. Under the terms of the auction, energy group Galp Energia will contract to buy hydrogen... Continue Reading →