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(Reuters) - Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation could produce more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil by 2030, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Wednesday, but cautioned this relied on the country solving transport capacity bottlenecks. This could see the formation, the size of Belgium located in Argentina's vast Patagonian region, nearly... Continue Reading →
(REuters) Brazil's Petrobras may look abroad for future growth, two sources with knowledge of the state-run firm's plans told Reuters, after environmental regulators dashed its hopes of exploring near the Amazon River where it had aimed to make its first major domestic oil discovery in over a decade. Petroleo Brasileiro, as the company is formally known,... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it started today the production of the FPSO Almirante Barroso platform, in the Búzios field, with capacity to produce daily up to 150 thousand barrels of oil and 6 million m³ of gas. FPSO Almirante Barroso will contribute to the oil production of the Búzios field, which currently... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed today the Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) of the 1st Cycle of the Permanent Offer Bidding Round, held through a public session on 12/16/2022, for the blocks of (i) Água Marinha, in partnership with TotalEnergies (30%), QatarEnergy (20%) and Petronas (20%), (ii) Norte de Brava, where Petrobras... Continue Reading →
(OET) Challenger Energy Group, the Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company focused on the Caribbean and Americas, has started a farm-out process for a shallow water exploration block located offshore Uruguay, which has already attracted attention from several oil companies. Challenger Energy was awarded the AREA OFF-1 block in May 2020 by Uruguay’s state-owned oil and gas... Continue Reading →
(OET) Dalian Shipbuilding (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel bound for an Equinor-operated field off Brazil. Back in June 2021, Equinor made the final investment decision (FID) for the $8 billion worth Bacalhau project. A few days later, MODEC officially confirmed a contract award with Equinor to deliver the engineering, procurement,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Colombian majority-state-owned oil company Ecopetrol and Spanish energy business Repsol have discovered hydrocarbons at the Tinamu-1 exploration well in Colombia's Meta province, the companies said on Monday. The well is located in the CPO-9 block, in which Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) holds a 55% stake and serves as the operator, while Repsol (REP.MC) holds the remaining 45%, the companies... Continue Reading →
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, and following the material fact disclosed on May 16, 2023, informs its investors and the market in general that repairs of the offloading system on platform 3R-3 (FPSO) were concluded on May 24 and on... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies and the Government of Rio de Janeiro announced the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with the development of offshore wind generation in the State. The agreement, which lasts for 2 years, includes the company's collaboration in studies related to fiscal and tax incentives and the expansion of the GRID system... Continue Reading →
(OET) Texas-based oil and gas services company Trendsetter Engineering has secured a contract with ExxonMobil Guyana for its gas-to-energy project offshore Guyana. Under the contract awarded by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana, Trendsetter will deliver its TCS subsea connectors, hubs, and an assortment of pressure caps and tooling for the project. The contract also includes... Continue Reading →
