Nov. 17 - Belga Marine and Global Maritime are proud to announce a strategic partnership aimed at advancing safety, innovation, and operational excellence in Brazil’s offshore energy market. This collaboration will deliver comprehensive solutions tailored to the needs of developers and operators, marine contractors and vessel owners across the region, offering a broad portfolio of... Continue Reading →
QatarEnergy Joins Guyana Offshore Exploration Block
Nov. 17 (OE) QatarEnergy has signed a production sharing agreement for shallow-water Block S4 offshore Guyana. The block was awarded through the 2022 Guyana Licensing Round. Under the terms of the agreement, QatarEnergy will hold a 35% share, while its partners TotalEnergies will act as operator, holding 40%, with PETRONAS holding remaining 25% interest. Block... Continue Reading →
Carlyle Eyes Lukoil’s Foreign Assets
Nov. 14 (Reuters) U.S. private equity firm Carlyle is exploring options to buy Russian oil major Lukoil's LKOH.MM foreign assets, three sources familiar with the situation said. The U.S. has hit Lukoil with sanctions as part of its effort to bring the Kremlin to peace talks over Ukraine, and has blocked Lukoil's attempt to sell... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol posts Q3 profit drop of 30%
Nov 13 (Reuters) - Colombia's state oil producer Ecopetrol on Thursday reported a 30% drop in net profit in the third quarter from a year earlier, citing weaker sales volumes and lower crude prices. Net profit landed at 2.56 trillion pesos ($689 million) from 3.65 trillion pesos in the year-ago period, while total sales also fell... Continue Reading →
Suriname Approves Petronas’ Commercial Gas Discovery
Nov. 13 (Reuters) Suriname's Staatsolie has approved the commercial declaration of the Sloanea gas discovery by Malaysia's Petronas at one of the country's most promising offshore areas, Block 52, the state-run company said on Thursday. The declaration follows a production sharing contract signed in 2013 to explore for oil and gas in the block, three... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Maintains $12.8B Order Book on Renewables and FPSO Progress
Nov. 13 (OE) Singapore-based engineering group Seatrium has reported strong execution in the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, bolstered by major offshore and wind project deliveries, a high-value order book and strategic asset sales. The group’s net order book stood at about $12.8 billion (S$16.6 billion), covering 24 projects slated for delivery through 2031.... Continue Reading →
Exxon’s 2025 Golden Lane well targets positioned updip for optimal hydrocarbon recovery
Nov. 13 (oilnow.gy) Three of ExxonMobil’s 2025 exploration and appraisal wells in Guyana’s Stabroek Block — Hamlet-1, Barreleye-2, and Lukanani-2 — are strategically positioned updip of the prolific ‘Golden Lane’ trend. This is according to a November 11 report from global energy magazine GeoExPRO. “These targets are strategically positioned updip of the prolific ‘Golden Lane’... Continue Reading →
Exxon hits 900,000 barrels of oil per day in Guyana as Yellowtail reaches full capacity
Nov. 13 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana announced on Wednesday that the country’s daily oil production has reached a new milestone of 900,000 barrels per day, following the ramp-up of the Yellowtail project to full capacity. Yellowtail, Guyana’s fourth offshore development, has achieved its designed production rate of 250,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd). This, combined... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Ups 2025 Profit Outlook
Nov. 13 (Reuters) Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore increased its annual earnings outlook for the second time this year on Thursday, lifting its shares, as operating performance improved. The Amsterdam-listed company reported a 26% increase in its directional revenue to $3.6 billion in the third quarter, helped by a 90% rise in... Continue Reading →
PXGEO Signs Two Seismic Acquisition Contracts with Petrobras off Brazil
Nov. 13 (OE) Marine geophysical services company PXGEO has signed two significant contracts with Petrobras-led consortia, to deliver seismic data acquisition and monitoring services in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The projects will run consecutively in 2026 with PXGEO deploying its proprietary MNode 4C ocean bottom node (OBN) technology as part of the scope. The... Continue Reading →