Enauta communicated the preventive suspension of production in Atlanta, a heavy oil field in the Santos Basin, which operates through an anticipated system, with less capacity. - "When identifying faults in the oil heaters, a specialized company was hired for evaluation. As preliminary information indicates that the corrosion found in some equipment may compromise its... Continue Reading →
Final offshore oil auction under Trump shows Gulf’s ‘long future’: officials
(Reuters) - The Trump administration’s final sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico generated nearly $121 million in high bids on Wednesday, an improvement from the last government auction held just as the coronavirus pandemic was beginning to depress world demand for fuel. The sale was the last before the January... Continue Reading →
Chevron looks to Biden to preserve its Venezuela foothold
(Bloomberg) --Chevron’s willingness to keep a foothold in oil-rich Venezuela will now be a thorny political issue for President-elect Joe Biden to sort out. The U.S. Treasury Department extended until June 3 its authorization for Chevron to carry out essential transactions in the country to preserve its assets, from a previous Dec. 1 deadline. Since... Continue Reading →
PetroRio buys stakes in two BP fields off Brazil
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has signed an agreement with BP for the acquisition of interests in two fields offshore Brazil. PetroRio said on Thursday that the agreement was for the acquisition of 35.7 per cent interest in the BM-C-30 block which consists the Wahoo field. The deal also includes the buy of the... Continue Reading →
PPSA estimates investments of US$ 122 billion in 24 FPSOs in the sharing contracts
The development of the 17 production sharing contracts in force represents an investment demand of US$ 122.7 billion, between 2021 and 2030, peaking in 2028, when six new FPSOs come into operation, according to PPSA estimates. - The studies are presented at the 3rd Pre-Salt Petroleum Technical Forum. - The investment projection considers the entry... Continue Reading →
Suriname Offers 8 Blocks in Shallow Waters
Suriname's Staatsolie has offered eight offshore exploration blocks in the shallow waters off the coast of South America's smaller country up for bidding. Staatsolie, the national oil company of Suriname, said the blocks, covering around 13,524 km2, are located in the currently unlicensed and underexplored shallow offshore acreage of Suriname. The blocks are located in... Continue Reading →
Equinor sees oil demand peaking two-three years sooner due to virus
(Reuters) - Oil firm Equinor EQNR.OL expects global oil demand to peak by around 2027-2028, two-free years earlier than the company previously saw, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Tuesday. There is no agreement on when oil demand could peak, but expectations weigh on oil companies’ plans to explore for and develop new... Continue Reading →
LOC Mexico MWS services for Protexa
LOC Mexico, a subsidiary of marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group has secured its third contract this year from Permaducto, an enterprise part of the Mexican oilfield services and infrastructure development firm Protexa. Under the contract, LOC Mexico will provide marine warranty survey (MWS) for two submarine pipelines, specifically KMZ-101 and KMZ-103, at Maloob field... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Makes Non-Commercial Discovery at Guyana’s Deepest Offshore Well
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has made another oil discovery off Guyana, at the Tanager-1 well, however, the discovery is reported as non-commercial. Unlike Exxon's previous Guyana wells which were drilled in the Stabroek offshore block, and which unearthed more than 8 billion barrels of oil, the Tanager-1 well was drilled in the nearby Kaieteur Block. Westmount Energy, which... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts non-binding phase of Albacora and Albacora Leste
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on September 25, 2020, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of all of its stakes in the Albacora and Albacora Leste concessions, located predominantly in deep waters in the Campos Basin. Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive instructions... Continue Reading →