Sept. 23 (TN) The ANP Board of Directors approved the inclusion of 275 new blocks and five areas with marginal accumulations in the Permanent Concession Offer (OPC) notice, located in the Campos, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Parnaíba, Potiguar, Recôncavo, Santos, São Francisco, Tacutu, and Tucano Sul basins. The new version of the notice, including the approved... Continue Reading →
Equinor Completes Shallow-Water Section of the Raia Project Gas Pipeline
Sept. 23 (PN) Equinor has completed the 15-km shallow-water section of the Raia Gas Pipeline. The 200-kilometer line will connect the Raia FPSO to the gas transmission network near Cabiúnas, in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2028. Installation of the shallow-water section took approximately two months. In the next stage,... Continue Reading →
Exxon greenlights $6.8 billion investment for Hammerhead project in Guyana
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil said on Monday it greenlit funding its seventh development project in Guyana called Hammerhead, bringing its oil joint venture another step closer to its goal of producing 1.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2030 from the country. The prolific Stabroek Block off the coast of Guyana is... Continue Reading →
NOV lands work on Argentina’s first FLNG project
Sept. 22 (offshore-energy.biz) Oilfield services company NOV has won a contract to provide a mooring solution for an offshore floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project in the Gulf of San Matías, offshore Argentina. The project will see the redeployment of FLNG Hilli Episeyo, a unit which previously operated offshore Cameroon. Also known as FLNG Hilli, the... Continue Reading →
Chevron, Anadarko, and Westlawn shake hands on oil & gas exploration offshore Peru
Sept. 22 (offshore-energy.biz) As three oil and gas players — Chevron, Anadarko, and Westlawn — have forged a consortium to pursue hydrocarbon exploration off the coast of Peru, the results of a previously undertaken 3D marine seismic survey are the first item on their agenda, followed by a drill-or-drop decision. The trio’s formalization of their... Continue Reading →
Panama Canal Launches Concession Process for Natural Gas Pipeline
Sept. 19 (OE) The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched the concessionaire selection process for a natural gas pipeline project, holding its first market engagement event with more than 45 representatives from global energy companies. The 76-kilometre pipeline, with a planned transfer capacity of up to 2.5 million barrels per day, will connect maritime terminals... Continue Reading →
Big Oil Returns To Exploration With A Bang
This year marked the return to boosting oil and gas production, and with it—increased exploration efforts in key basins and promising new frontiers. Guyana, Suriname, Namibia, and Brazil have seen major oil discoveries in recent years. Big oil scaled back on renewable energy investment and has returned to oil and gas exploration. Sept. 19 (oilprice.com)... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Ecopetrol to beat 2025 drilling goal, may best output target, executive says
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Colombian state-run energy company Ecopetrol is set to exceed its 2025 goal of drilling 10 oil wells by between 20% and 40%, the company's vice president for hydrocarbons, Rafael Guzman, said on Thursday. The company drilled six wells in the first half of the year, two of which were successful, it has said. "I think... Continue Reading →
Exmar Signs FSU Deal for Colombia’s LNG Import Project
Sept. 19 (OE) Exmar has signed contracts with Regasificadora Del Pacífico (RDP) for the deployment of a floating storage unit (FSU) on the west coast of Colombia. RDP is developing a fast-track LNG import solution in the inner bay of Buenaventura, under a term contract signed with Ecopetrol in February of 2025 to provide regasification... Continue Reading →
South America’s Top 3 Fastest-Growing Oil Producers
Brazil's oil production growth is primarily driven by massive investments from Petrobras in prolific pre-salt offshore oilfields, aiming for 5 million barrels per day by 2030. Argentina has become a leading South American oil producer, with significant growth stemming from the successful exploitation of the vast Vaca Muerta shale formation. Guyana's oil production is surging... Continue Reading →