3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), following best practices in Corporate Governance informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for January 2023. Source 3R Petroleum (1) Refers to the 35% Interest held by 3R in Pescada Cluster concessions. (2) In January, approximately 70% of... Continue Reading →
Vast Infrastrutura signs contract with PRIO for transshipment of oil at Porto do Açu
Vast Infraestrutura (formerly Açu Petróleo) announced the signing of a contract to carry out oil transshipment operations for PRIO at the Port of Açu. The agreement will last for three years and will make it possible to export PRIO's production in Albacora Leste, in the Campos Basin, using Suezmax and VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier)... Continue Reading →
Oil companies return pre-salt blocks to ANP
(epbr) The oil companies returned to the Union three more exploratory blocks, acquired in the cycle of the major post-2017 oil and gas auctions, according to preliminary data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). Highlight for Saturno, in the Santos Basin, purchased in 2018, in the 5th sharing round, by... Continue Reading →
APA’s Suriname Sapakara South-2 Well Encounters 118ft of Net Oil Pay
APA Corporation APA has successfully drilled and flow-tested the Sapakara South-2 (SPS-2) appraisal well, the second appraisal well to test the previously announced discovery in the area. The well is located about 4.6 kilometers south of the Sapakara South-1 (SPS-1) appraisal well. It has encountered approximately 118 feet of high-quality net oil pay in the Campano-Maastrichtian... Continue Reading →
Guyana to Complete New Oil Contract Model by Q2 as Offshore Auction Looms
(Reuters) Guyana expects to finalize a new oil production-sharing agreement model on time for an auction that will collect bids through mid-April, the country's vice president told an energy conference on Tuesday. The South American country has emerged as one of the hottest offshore areas in decades with as much as 25 billion barrels of... Continue Reading →
Equinor CFO defends loss-making renewables business
(U) Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has defended the strategy driving its renewables business division and said performance will improve as assets become operational. Equinor this week joined its energy peers in reporting stellar profits for 2022 and returning more capital to shareholders, with a record $74.9 billion in adjusted operating profits booked last... Continue Reading →
Equinor starts offshore installation campaign in the Bacalhau field
(TN) Equinor has started the offshore installation campaign in the Bacalhau field, located in the Santos Basin. The work is performed under an integrated EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) contract with SIA - Subsea Integration Alliance, an alliance between OneSubsea® and Subsea7. Seven Pacific, Subsea7's construction/flex-lay vessel, capable of operating at depths of up... Continue Reading →
Yinson’s upgrade work on Enauta’s Brazil-bound Atlanta FPSO
(OED) Malaysia’s FPSO operator Yinson has shared an update on the developments regarding the conversion and upgrade of a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will operate for Enauta offshore Brazil. Back in January 2022, Enauta entered into an agreement to purchase the FPSO OSX-2 for the Definitive System (DS) of the Atlanta field and this purchase deal was closed... Continue Reading →
Saipem boosts financial structure and liquidity with new credit facilities
Italy’s oilfield services provider Saipem has entered into two new credit facilities totalling approximately €860 million (almost $925.2 million) with a pool of leading national and international banks to further strengthens its financial structure and liquidity. Saipem made the announcement about these two new credit facilities on Monday, 13 February 2023. The Italian giant says... Continue Reading →
Guyana kicks off oil conference as Exxon mulls adding more blocks
(Reuters) - As oil industry officials from around the world descend on Guyana for a conference to showcase its potential as an oil power, the biggest player in its oil boom still has decisions to make on its future in the South American country. Liam Mallon, president of Exxon Mobil's oil and gas production business... Continue Reading →