Brazilian oil company Enauta has launched the bidding process for the FPSO for the full development of the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Atlanta field has been producing oil via Petrojarl I FPSO - an early production system. Enauta expects that the bidding process for the full field development FPSo will... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Extends Seadrill Drillship’s Workscope in Brazil
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has recently awarded a contract extension to Seadrill for the use of the West Saturn drillship in Brazil. Seadrill revealed the news in its fourth-quarter 2020 presentation on Thursday. The offshore drilling contractor, which said it expected the 2021 rig demand to be bleak, said ExxonMobil earlier this year exercised the... Continue Reading →
Is This The World’s Next Big Offshore Oil Region?
The COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 crude oil price crash and ongoing global petroleum supply glut have done little to slow the growth of South America’s massive offshore oil boom. The colossal oil boom underway in the tiny South American nation of Guyana is gaining momentum, while Suriname is on the cusp of experiencing its own and... Continue Reading →
Seismic Data Firm CGG Expects Marginal 2021 Revenue Growth
French oil services group CGG said on Friday it expects its 2021 segment revenue to increase by low single digits from the previous year, mainly driven by growth in its equipment business and a gradual recovery in geoscience from the second-half of the year. The group, which provides geophysical services and equipment to oil and... Continue Reading →
Colombia: Oil and Gas Licensing Round Results Expected in November
Colombia will launch this month the schedule for its 2021 licensing round offering 32 blocks for oil and gas exploration and production, with results expected in November, the head of the nation's oil regulator told Reuters on Thursday. Last year, Colombia awarded three areas to Canada-based companies Parex Resources and Canacol Energy despite a collapse... Continue Reading →
YPF reports swing to profit in fourth-quarter, ending dire year on brighter note
(Reuters) - Argentine state-owned oil company YPF on Thursday reported a 2020 fourth quarter net profit that reversed a trend of quarterly losses over the last year as the coronavirus pandemic hit the oil price. The company, which is spearheading development of the South American nation’s huge Vaca Muerta shale fields, reported a net profit... Continue Reading →
PETRO RIO ACQUISITION OF INTEREST IN WAHOO
Petro Rio S.A. (the “Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), following best corporate governance practices and in addition to the Material Fact of November 19, 2020, informs its shareholders and the market in general of the signing of an agreement with Total E&P do Brasil Ltda. for the acquisition of a 28.6% interest in the BM-C-30... Continue Reading →
Guyana: No Oil at Exxon’s First Well in Canje Block
ExxonMobil has failed to find commercial quantities of oil at the Bulletwood-1 offshore well in the Canje Block, offshore Guyana. The well, spudded on December 30, 2020, was drilled using the Stena Carron drillship and was the first well drilled in the Canje Block off Guyana. The 4,800 sq km Canje Block lies 180km offshore... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil curbs spending plans, reveals path to lower-carbon future
Oil major ExxonMobil has revealed its capital spending in 2021 will be in the range of $16 billion to $19 billion as well as its plans to focus on developing technologies to reduce emissions, especially carbon capture and storage technology, and eliminate routine flaring by 2030. ExxonMobil’s 2021-2025 capital program has been optimized to the... Continue Reading →
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Investor Coalition CURE Pushes Exxon to Do More
A coalition of investors that oversees $2.5 trillion in assets urged ExxonMobil on Wednesday to take bolder action to slash greenhouse gas emissions and make key governance changes. The Coalition for a Responsible Exxon (CURE), which has 145 members, said the energy giant Exxon had taken steps in the "right direction" amid pressure from activist... Continue Reading →