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2P reserves in the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, belonging to Enauta, went from 105.7 million barrels on December 31, 2021 to 155.7 million barrels on June 30, 2022. This is a 47% increase in 2P (Proved and Probable) reserves of the area. The new certification was carried out by the independent consultancy Gaffney,... Continue Reading →
(OEM) A consortium of Subsea 7 and Van Oord has won a contract by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) related to the pipeline for the gas-to-energy project offshore Guyana. The scope under the “substantial” contract, as the companies define it, covers the project management, engineering, and installation of approximately 190 kilometers of pipeline in... Continue Reading →
Semi-submersible accommodation vessels owner and operator Prosafe said BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (‘bpTT’) has exercised all four weeks of options for the Safe Concordia to continue providing gangway connected operations through September 2022 at Cassia C offshore Trinidad. Total value of the contract extensions is approximately $3.5 million. Safe Concordia is a DP2 semi-submersible... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil and gas producer Hess Corp reported a nine-fold increase in second-quarter adjusted profit on Wednesday, helped by a surge in energy prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices have scaled multi-year highs this year as Western sanctions against major exporter Russia have squeezed an already under-supplied market. Global benchmark Brent crude was... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Crude oil spilling from one of state-run PDVSA's joint ventures has hit an environmentally sensitive area at Venezuela's eastern region, three sources close to the operations said on Tuesday. Oil spills and gas leaks have become frequent in recent years in Venezuela, where lack of investment and delayed maintenance have contributed to the deterioration... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Europe's biggest utility Iberdrola (IBE.MC) posted a 36% rise in half-year net profit on Wednesday as strong results in the U.S., UK and Brazilian markets offset a fall at home in Spain. European energy prices have soared as markets still reeling from the havoc COVID-19 played on supply and demand were hit with supply disruptions... Continue Reading →
Equinor said it will return an additional $3 billion to shareholders after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter profit on the back of soaring gas prices fuelled by the war in Ukraine. The company boosted gas supplies to Europe by 18% in the April-June period compared to a year ago, making Norway the continent's largest supplier of piped... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said on Tuesday it has made two new oil discoveries offshore Guyana and that it has already exceeded its original year-end daily production target for the South American country. The announcements are part of Exxon's efforts to accelerate production in Guyana and to invest in long-term megaprojects that offer lower costs... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The United States became the top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in the first half of 2022, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said, citing data from CEDIGAZ, as the country increased supply to Europe amid the Ukraine crisis. U.S. LNG exports rose 12% to average 11.2 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Guyana's government expects that an upcoming auction for oil and gas blocks will attract new companies to its energy industry, President Irfaan Ali said on Monday, following years of domination by U.S. giant Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and its partners. As part of his first official trip to Washington, Ali expects to hold talks with U.S.... Continue Reading →
