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Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore is putting the wheels into motion to resume production by the end of the year from a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is working for Petrobras offshore Brazil. Back in January 2022, oil was observed close to the FPSO Cidade de Anchieta – designed for pre-salt production of the Baleia Azul, Jubarte and Pirambu fields in... Continue Reading →
Suriname's Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute (SHI) has this week announced the launch of a competitive bid round for six new oil and gas exploration blocks. The blocks are located in the currently sparsely explored Demerara acreage of Suriname. The blocks are located east of the country's recent offshore discoveries and sit in water depths varying from... Continue Reading →
- Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of October. Key:(1) The MUP3A well, in the Frade Field, had its production temporarily interrupted due to a failure in the completion equipment, and will be repaired during... Continue Reading →
TGS has commenced a 3D data reprocessing program offshore Uruguay, which covers blocks in the country’s active licensing round. Tannat 3D PSDM Repro consists of 25,000 square kilometers. According to TGS, the data will be regionally integrated and reprocessed using advanced techniques, including de-ghosting, improved velocities and pre-stack merge and migration to depth. This newly... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil plans to order another floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for a project in Guyana from the Dutch FPSO operator, SBM Offshore. SBM Offshore said in a short statement on Wednesday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ExxonMobil Guyana for the construction of a multi-purpose floater... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Óleo e Gas S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) hereby presents its results for the third quarter of 2022 (“3Q22”). Except as indicated otherwise, the financial and operational information described in this release is presented on a consolidated basis and in Brazilian Reais (R$), in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). HIGHLIGHTS... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Norwegian energy giant Equinor is on track to almost double its share of its investment in renewable energy this year, despite walking away from expensive offshore wind deals, the chief executive said on Tuesday. Around 20% of company's gross investments in 2022 will be in renewable energy, CEO Anders Opedal told Reuters on the... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has made a discovery at the Bavuca South-1 exploration well at the Block 15, offshore Angola. The well encountered 30 meters (98 feet) of high-quality, hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone. It is located approximately 365 kilometers northwest off the coast of Luanda and was drilled in 1,100 meters (3,608 feet) of water. ExxonMobil usied the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol on Tuesday reported its third-quarter net profit more than doubled to 9.51 trillion pesos ($1.90 billion), rising 150% from a year earlier, as production returned to levels not seen since before the coronavirus pandemic. The firm's revenues climbed 86% to 43.44 trillion pesos, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation... Continue Reading →
Pemex and its partners could take a final investment decision (FID) on the Zama oil project by the end of next year, according to Harbour Energy. The London-based independent is a partner in Block 7 in the Sureste Basin, which contains the main part of the Zama accumulation. In its latest result statement, Harbour said the block’s co-venturers are close... Continue Reading →
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