Italian oil and gas company Eni has started production from the Cabaça North development project, in Block 15/06 of the Angolan deep offshore, via the Armada Olombendo FPSO. The Cabaça North development, with an expected peak production rate in the range of 15 kbopd, will increase and sustain the plateau of the Armada Olombendo. The... Continue Reading →
Exploration well off Guyana on track to reach total depth in December
Following the spud in August 2021, the Kawa-1 exploration well, located offshore Guyana, is on track to reach total depth in the first half of December 2021. So far, the well results are consistent with pre-drill geological and geophysical expectations. The Kawa-1 well is located on the Corentyne Block where CGX Energy is the operator... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons to provide logistical support for TotalEnergies project in the Campos Basin
(Portos e Navios) Wilson Sons signed a contract with TotalEnergies EP Brasil for logistical support for the drilling campaign in Block C-M-541, located in the Campos Basin. The project will be served by Base Rio, the Company's offshore support base, located in the port region of Rio de Janeiro, in Guanabara Bay. TotalEnergies expanded its... Continue Reading →
ANP APPROVES REDUCTION OF ROYALTIES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED PRODUCERS
The board of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved a resolution that will reduce the collection of royalties for small and medium-sized oil companies operating in the country. With the new standard, the new percentages charged will be 5% for small companies and 7.5% for medium companies. As is to be expected, the measure is... Continue Reading →
AUTHORIZED TRANSFERS OF THE MIRANGA CLUSTER TO PETRORECONCAVO AND OF THE PEROA CLUSTER TO 3R PETROLEUM
(PetroNoticias) The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the transfer of 100% of the Petrobras stake in the Miranga cluster in Bahia, to PetroReconcavo. The regulatory agency also gave the green light for the full sale of Polo Peroa, in the shallow waters of Espírito Santo, to 3R Petroleum. As a reminder, the sale of the... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Hires PGS for 3D Seismic Survey in Suriname
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has awarded Norwegian offshore seismic data acquisition firm PGS a contract for a 3D survey offshore Suriname. PGS' 104.2 meters long Ramform Tethys seismic vessel is scheduled to start the acquisition during the fourth quarter of 2021, and it is planned to complete in the first quarter of 2022. The vessel... Continue Reading →
Offshore Seismic Vessel Utilization Hits Pre-pandemic Levels, Rystad Says
Vessel utilization in the offshore oil and gas seismic data acquisition sector has reached pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter of 2021, Rystad Energy has found. Rystad, a Norway-based energy industry intelligence firm, said that, after several devastating quarters caused by the pandemic, the seismic fleet’s hibernation is now over, with around 68% of the fleet... Continue Reading →
BW Offshore preferred bidder for the offshore Golfinho cluster
BW Offshore may acquire another asset in Petrobras' divestment program. Industry sources confirmed to PetroleoHoje that the Norwegian oil company was recently selected as the preferred bider for the Golfinho cluster, a deep-water package in the Espírito Santo Basin. Although BW Offshore does not comment on the subject, the company's proposal would have been around... Continue Reading →
Harbour Energy Seeks to Exit Sea Lion Offshore Project in Falkand Islands
Harbour Energy, a London-listed oil firm created through a merger between Chrysaor and Premier Oil, has decided to exit the Sea Lion oil field development in the Falkland Islands. The company has a 60 percent stake in the oil field, with Rockhopper Exploration holding the remaining 40 percent stake. The field was discovered in 2010 by Rockhopper,... Continue Reading →
Exxon, Chevron conceal payments to some governments -watchdog
(Reuters) - U.S. oil majors Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N) have failed to meet a core transparency standard set by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a global anti-corruption body on which the companies have board seats, EITI said on Wednesday. Exxon and Chevron have declined to publicly disclose taxes and other payments they have made to... Continue Reading →