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ExxonMobil announced Juan Lessmann as president of ExxonMobil in Brazil to replace Carla Lacerda, who is retiring after 35 years with the company. Juan Lessmann will be responsible for the sustainable growth of affiliates. An ExxonMobil employee for more than 22 years, he has held outstanding positions in exploration and production around the world, including... Continue Reading →
Australian oil and gas company BHP, working to develop the Trion field offshore Mexico, has hired DNV GL to verify that the new infrastructure built for the Trion project is compliant with local and global safety, as well as other requirements. BHP acquired the Trion asset in Mexico’s first-ever Deepwater Bid Round in 2016. The... Continue Reading →
The Union oil surplus under the production sharing regime increased 74% in October, compared to September, registering a daily average of 7 thousand barrels of oil. Of this total, 4 thousand bpd (barrels of oil per day) were produced in the Mero Development Area, 3 thousand bpd in Entorno de Sapinhoá and 40.7 bpd in... Continue Reading →
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has appointed Ulrica Fearn as its chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice president, with effect from 16 June 2021. Fearn will succeed acting CFO Svein Skeie, who will become senior vice president CFO Performance Management and Risk with effect from the same date. Svein Skeie took over the acting... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio SA (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission Instruction 358, of January 3, 2002, as amended, it informs its shareholders and the market in general that on this date its Board of Directors approved the beginning of the work and the procedures for choosing... Continue Reading →
UK oil and gas company Premier Oil will be renamed Harbour Energy following the completion of its merger with Chrysaor, which will create the largest London-listed independent oil and gas company. Premier reached an agreement with Harbour’s UK operating company Chrysaor for a proposed all-share merger between Premier and Chrysaor and the reorganisation of Premier’s existing... Continue Reading →
Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela has begun transferring crude off of an offshore oil facility where governments in two neighboring countries have voiced concerns about a potential spill, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The company this week began the first of several transfers from the Nabarima floating storage and... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has entered into a frame agreement with ExxonMobil for the provision of supply vessel services supporting its exploration activities in Brazil. Solstad said on Tuesday that the frame agreement is for three years firm. The first call-off has been received for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Normand Swift for... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling company Dolphin Drilling said Tuesday that its Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig had completed inspection and started a contract with Pemex in Mexico. "We are delighted to announce that on Thursday, 3rd December 2020, Blackford Dolphin successfully completed the Pemex Contract checklist inspection and commenced the contract with the Mexican operator," Dolphin Drilling... Continue Reading →
Dutch offshore services company Fugro has said it has won a contract with Malaysia's Petronas, to provide positioning services for Petronas' exploration program offshore Suriname. The news comes just days after Petronas said it had discovered hydrocarbons in its Block 52, off Suriname. Under the 2-year contract, which has already started, Fugro is deploying its... Continue Reading →
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