Norwegian offshore engineering and construction firm Aker Solutions said Friday it had won a sizeable contract from ExxonMobil to provide dynamic and static subsea umbilical for the Uaru project in Guyana. Aker Solutions defines a sizeable contract as between NOK 0.5 billion (currently around $45,9 million) and NOK 1.5 billion (currently around $137,7 million). The... Continue Reading →
IBAMA Rejects Petrobras’ Request to Drill at the Foz do Amazonas Basin
The Brazilian environmental protection agency Ibama said on Wednesday it had rejected a request from state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) to drill an exploratory well, Morpho, 175 km from the coast and depth of 2,880 mts at the Foz do Amazonas Basin The much-awaited decision follows a technical recommendation by the agency's experts to reject the proposal.... Continue Reading →
Perenco completes hookup of FSO at Pargo cluster offshore Brazil
(OM) Hookup operations have finished on the converted Pargo floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) on the Pargo cluster in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Operator Perenco Brazil now plans to submit final documents to the country’s regulatory authorities to obtain an operations license for the FSO. The program included connection of nine mooring lines and the... Continue Reading →
Karoon Brazilian FPSO restarts following extended maintenance
(OET) Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has restarted production from assets connected to a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Brazil, following maintenance work. Karoon shut-in Baúna production, including from the Patola field, on 28 March due to a loss of containment incident associated with the high-pressure flare on the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí. After the FPSO operator,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the result of an exploratory well in the ARAM block, Santos Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Santos Basin pre-salt, in an appraisal well in the Aram block. Well 3-BRSA-1387D-SPS is located 260 km from the city of Santos-SP, at a water depth of 1,979 meters. The well is in progress and the oil-bearing interval was... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum on temporary interruption at Papa Terra Cluster
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, informs its investors and the market in general that the production of Papa Terra Cluster has been temporarily interrupted by the Company, on the morning of May 15 due to restrictions on the offloading... Continue Reading →
New management at Venezuela’s PDVSA expects to boost oil output, refining
(Reuters) - Venezuelan state energy company PDVSA's new management expects to boost the country's oil production to 1.17 million barrels per day (bpd) by year end while increasing refining and exploration activities, an internal planning document showed. Venezuela's monthly crude output in April surpassed 800,000 bpd for the first time since December 2021 following a... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Confirms Suriname Offshore Oil Deal
French oil major TotalEnergies said Monday it had, with its partners, signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) on Blocks 6 & 8 with Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname (Staatsolie), the State-owned oil company of Suriname. Blocks 6 and 8 were awarded to TotalEnergies in the Suriname Shallow Offshore Bid Round 2020/2021. TotalEnergies will operate the two blocks with... Continue Reading →
Descalzi stays Eni CEO for fourth term
The Board of Directors of the Italian energy giant Eni has appointed Claudio Descalzi as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for his fourth term and has named the members of the board committees. In this role, Descalzi is responsible for the management of the company, with the exception of specific responsibilities that are reserved for the Board... Continue Reading →
SBM commits to eighth `replica’ FPSO hull
(OM) SBM Offshore has ordered the eighth Fast4Ward MPF FPSO hull under its Fast4Ward program. CMHI (China Merchants Heavy Industry Co.) will construct the hull. To date, SBM has delivered six hulls to confirmed field developments and has granted exclusivity for the seventh to ExxonMobil Guyana. In its latest results review, the company provided an... Continue Reading →