Offshore vessel owner Bourbon has secured a contract with Shell to provide international freight forwarding, integrated logistics services, and platform supply vessel services to support two deepwater offshore exploration campaigns in Namibia and Sao Tomé. The project scope covers the international shipment and clearance of Shell's and its subcontractors’ equipment from Houston to Walvis Bay,... Continue Reading →
Eight companies registered so far for the 17th Bidding Round
(TNPetroleo) Wintershall Dea do Brasil Exploration and Production Ltda. is the eighth company registered for the 17th Bidding Round for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, scheduled for October. 92 blocks with exploratory risk will be offered, with a total area of 53,93 thousand km², located in 11 sectors with high potential... Continue Reading →
Enauta may be closer to being able to bring two new partners to the Atlanta project
(PetroleoHoje) The oil company advanced with the field's farm-out process, selecting non-binding proposals from Karoon and Harbour, which continue in negotiation as preferred bidders. Atlanta's bids were received early in early August. Karoon and Harbor non-firm offerings have individual 30% stakes. From now on, the two groups will start due diligence. The delivery of binding... Continue Reading →
MUBADALA FUND CREATES ACELEN COMPANY TO BE OWNER OF THE LANDULPHO ALVES REFINERY (RLAM) SOLD BY PETROBRAS
(PetroNoticias) The future owner of the Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) will be called Acelen. The new company was created by the Mubadala Capital fund, which signed a refinery acquisition contract with Petrobras in March, and is expected to take over the asset when the purchase process is completed, which is subject to some precedent conditions,... Continue Reading →
Venezuela crude output in key region plunges due to diluent shortage
(Reuters) - Crude output in Venezuela's key Orinoco oil belt plunged by a quarter to less than 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August due to a shortage of diluents needed to blend with the region's extra-heavy crude, documents seen by Reuters showed. The drop comes as state oil company PDVSA directs more medium and... Continue Reading →
Eni Makes Major Oil Find at Its First Ever Well Drilled Offshore Ivory Coast
Italian oil company Eni on Wednesday announced a major oil discovery in block CI-101 offshore Ivory Coast. "The potential of the discovery can be preliminarily estimated at between 1.5 and 2.0 billion barrels of oil in place and between 1.8 and 2.4 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of associated gas," Eni said. The discovery well has... Continue Reading →
Nearly 94 pct of Gulf of Mexico oil output still offline after Hurricane Ida
While some of the oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has been brought online following Hurricane Ida, which swept across the Gulf coast earlier this week, nearly 94 per cent remains offline. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said in its latest update, published on Tuesday 31 August, that personnel had... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the transfer of rights of its stake in the Lapa field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/21/2018, informs that it has finalized the transfer of rights of its 10% interest in the Lapa field to TotalEnergies. The operation, which also involves the assignment of the totality of the interest held by Petrobras Netherlands B.V. (PNBV) in Lapa Oil &... Continue Reading →
Pemex restores oil output suspended after fatal fire
Mexican national oil and gas company Pemex has restarted production from its Ku-Maloob-Zaap complex, located offshore Mexico, following a shutdown due to a fatal incident earlier in August. The fire erupted on the E-Ku-A2 platform located in the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, 22 August 2021. The incident resulted in the deaths of five... Continue Reading →
CADE APPROVES SALE OF PETROBRAS PARTICIPATION IN THE PAPA-TERRA FIELD TO 3R PETROLEUM
(PetroNoticias) The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the sale of Petrobras' 62.5% stake in the Papa-Terra field to 3R Petroleum. The $105.6 million transaction was announced in July this year. Of the total, US$ 6 million were paid in cash, while another US$ 9.6 million will be paid when the deal is closed.... Continue Reading →