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Margareth Øvrum, Executive Vice President of Equinor's Development and Production Brazil business, has joined the oilfield services firm TechnipFMC's Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2020. Øvrum, 62, has over 38 years of experience at the Norwegian energy giant, currently serving as Executive Vice President of Equinor, Development and Production Brazil. She will retire from... Continue Reading →
Pipeline coatings company Shawcor will deliver thermal insulation and anti-corrosion coating services for the ExxonMobil-operated Payara development offshore Guyana. ExxonMobil, with its partners Hess and CNOOC, sanctioned the development of the Payara oil field earlier this week. The contract, awarded to Shawcor's pipe coating division by the Italian offshore oilfield services firm Saipem, is worth between 55... Continue Reading →
Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor plans to cut its exploration staff by about 30% globally by 2023 to reduce costs as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces demand for petroleum, the company said on Friday. Equinor said it wanted to focus on selected areas when searching for new oil and gas resources, including Norway, Brazil, and... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 08/03/2020 and 09/29/2020, informs that on September 30, 2020, the Public Session was held in person to open the commercial bids of the bidders interested in the leasing of the Bahia LNG Regasification Terminal (TR-BA) and associated facilities, and the following companies attended:... Continue Reading →
The construction has started in Norway of what will be the world's largest floating wind farm - the Hywind Tampen. Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Kværner apprentice Arne Linga officially kickstarted the construction work by starting the cutting robot on the project's first sheet of steel on Thursday, 1 October. Kværner is responsible for... Continue Reading →
Noble Energy Inc shareholders on Friday are expected to approve its sale to Chevron for about $4.2 billion in stock, cementing the first big energy deal since the coronavirus crushed global fuel demand. The purchase would boost Chevron's U.S. shale oil holdings and add nearly 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas reserves close to... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC said it has won a large contract to supply subsea equipment for ExxonMobil's Payara development offshore Guyana, following the oil major's FID on the project on Wednesday. Under the contract, TechnipFMC will manufacture and deliver the subsea production system, including 41 enhanced vertical deep water trees and associated tooling, six flexible risers... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N expects to post a quarterly loss from its production business for the third consecutive time this year, the largest U.S. oil major said in a filing on Thursday, as it continues to suffer from a crash in commodity prices due to the coronavirus pandemic. Exxon reported its first back-to-back quarterly loss... Continue Reading →
With ExxonMobil sanctioning its third offshore development in Guyana following the government approval, SBM Offshore has confirmed it has won a contract to deliver an FPSO for the project. Under the contract, SBM Offshore will construct, install, and then lease and operate the Prosperity FPSO at the Payara project off Guyana for a period of up to... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil’s Payara development, for which approval seems imminent, will see a commitment of US$3.6B this year from the oil major, says Norwegian business intelligence firm, Rystad Energy. Meanwhile, a model from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in its recent report titled ‘Traversing a Slippery Slope: Guyana’s Oil Opportunity’, pegs the cost of the Payara field... Continue Reading →
