Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PRIO") (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has signed an agreement with Gas Bridge Storage S.A. for the sale of its 10% interest in the Manati Field. The total amount of the transaction is of R$ 124 million, of which 10% will be paid... Continue Reading →
Angola: Sonadrill Wins 12-well, $402,500 Per Day Contract for Libongos Drillship
(OE) Sonadrill, Seadrill's 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a 12-well extension in Angola for the Libongos drillship at $402,500 per day. The total contract value for the firm part of the deal is around $327 million, inclusive of additional services, Seadrill said. The contract is expected to start in the... Continue Reading →
Maersk Nomad to join ExxonMobil ops offshore Guyana
Maersk Supply Service has secured a contract with ExxonMobil Guyana for the subsea support vessel (SSV) Maersk Nomad to be deployed on field development activities offshore Guyana. Maersk Nomad will operate with two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) onboard, providing general and subsea support scopes for ExxonMobil’s six ultra-deepwater drillships currently operating in the Stabroek Block.... Continue Reading →
ConocoPhillips doubles down on investor returns after bumper oil and gas profits
(Reuters) - ConocoPhillips (COP.N) reported a jump in third-quarter profit on Thursday, extending a string of bumper earnings from global oil producers benefiting from higher energy prices and robust demand, and sweetened its share repurchase plan to $45 billion. The company's larger U.S. rivals Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and Chevron (CVX.N) have also reported strong results, rekindling calls for energy companies to... Continue Reading →
New spud window for exploration well in Guyana as Noble rig gets delayed
Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy, partners in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, have revised the spud window for their second exploration well on this block since the rig, which has been hired to carry out drilling operations, has run into delays on its current assignment. Following positive results from the first well, Kawa-1, Frontera Energy... Continue Reading →
Ecuador’s attorney general detains seven in Petroecuador corruption probe
(Reuters) - Ecuador's attorney general has detained seven people, including former officials, as part of an investigation into suspected corruption in state oil company Petroecuador, it said on Tuesday. Prosecutors carried out raids across several cities at the same time, with targets including Petroecuador's offices in capital Quito, after receiving information from authorities in the... Continue Reading →
Pemex Gets Nod to Develop Once-abandoned Deepwater Gas Field
Mexico's oil regulator approved on Monday a revamped plan for developing the once-abandoned Lakach deepwater natural gas project, presented by state oil company Pemex, in the first public session chaired by its newly appointed head. The Gulf of Mexico field holds up to 937 billion cubic feet of gas reserves. Rising costs have hindered development,... Continue Reading →
BP joins rivals with bumper $8.2 bln profit
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) more than doubled its third-quarter profit from a year earlier to $8.15 billion and expanded its share buybacks by $2.5 billion, joining rivals in reporting bumper profits that have sparked renewed calls for energy companies to pay more taxes. London-based BP joins rivals including Shell (SHEL.L), Exxon Mobil and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) which also reported bumper profits last week... Continue Reading →
MODEC Confirms FPSO FEED for Exxon’s Uaru Oil Field Offshore Guyana
Japanese floating oil and gas production systems provider MODEC has signed a contract to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for an FPSO vessel for ExxonMobil's “Uaru” oil field development project offshore Guyana. The FEED contract award relates to the initial funding by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), to begin... Continue Reading →
Offshore rig market fundamentals show strong signs of recovery
(OM) Vast opportunities—and inevitably challenges too—face the offshore global EPC and rig markets, according to analysts presenting at the recent Westwood Global Energy Group Offshore Breakfast Briefing event in Houston. The following is a recap of their presented findings and forecasts for the offshore oil and gas sector. Global offshore EPC outlook Westwood reports that... Continue Reading →