Cade approved the acquisition, by PetroReconcavo, of the 12 onshore concessions that form the Remanso Cluster. The transaction is still subject to the approval of the ANP and the transfer, by Petrobras, of the environmental licenses granted by the Institute of the Environment and Water Resources (Inema) Source: PetroleoHoje
Guyana’s First Offshore Oil Field Now at Full Output Capacity, President Says
Guyana's President Irfaan Ali said on Wednesday that the first phase of the Liza offshore crude project had achieved its intended full production capacity of around 130,000 barrels per day (bpd). Ali told the Guyana Basins Summit that he expected an additional 10 exploration and appraisal wells to be drilled off the South American country's... Continue Reading →
Sparrows scores hat-trick in Angola’s deepwater region
Engineering and maintenance services specialist Sparrows Group has secured one contract renewal and two extensions, worth a seven-figure sum, in Angola to support major operators in the deepwater region. According to Saprrows’ statement on Wednesday, the first award is a three-year renewal to continue with the planned and corrective maintenance of all lifting equipment used... Continue Reading →
Keppel wraps up topside integration on SBM’s Liza Unity FPSO
Singapore’s Keppel shipyard has reached a major milestone in the construction of the SBM Offshore-owned Liza Unity FPSO with the completion of the topsides lifting campaign. The China-built Fast4Ward FPSO hull arrived in Singapore in January 2020. In November 2020, Keppel started the topside integration phase on the FPSO. SBM Offshore reported on Tuesday that the topsides lifting campaign... Continue Reading →
Pemex Offshore Discovery Could Hold 1B Barrels
(Bloomberg) -- Petroleos Mexicanos discovered what’s expected to be a billion-barrel oil field in Tabasco as it aims to reverse a decade and a half of sinking production. The new field at the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico, when combined with nearby deposits, is similar in size to other billion-barrel discoveries, Pemex Chief... Continue Reading →
Guyana: Tullow Oil, Partners Keep Control Over Orinduik Offshore Block Until 2023
The government of Guyana has granted an extension to the term of the Tullow Oil-operated Orinduik offshore block that will see the block partners maintain control of the block until 2023. According to Eco Atlantic, Tullow Oil's partner in the offshore block, the joint venture partners in respect of the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana have... Continue Reading →
Guyana to See Record Number of Offshore Wells Drilled in 2021
Guyana, a country that has become a deepwater oil and gas exploration hotspot mostly due to a string of discoveries made by ExxonMobil in recent years, is set for a record year when it comes to the number of offshore wells expected to be drilled in 2021, Rystad Energy said in a report Friday. Rystad... Continue Reading →
Noble Corp. Nets New Rig Contracts, Extensions. Sees Uptick in Tender Activity
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has recently secured several drilling contracts and its CEO says there has been an uptick in tender activity in various markets. The company, which in February completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 for which it had filed in August 2020, on Thursday released its fleet status report showing... Continue Reading →
Shell’s 2020 carbon emissions fall on the back of fuel sales drop
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell, owner of the world’s largest fuel retail network, said on Thursday its total greenhouse gas emissions dropped 16% in 2020 as oil and gas sales fell sharply due to the coronavirus pandemic. Shell said in its annual report that total emissions from its oil wells to forecourt fuel sales fell... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: BP bets on energy trading to fund strategy shift after bumper year
(Reuters) - BP’s trading arm made nearly $4 billion in 2020, according to a copy of an internal BP presentation seen by Reuters, almost equalling the record trading profit in 2019 despite the collapse in oil demand caused by the pandemic. Trading revenue for majors such as BP and rival Royal Dutch/Shell shielded them from... Continue Reading →