(OE) Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured large deepwater 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) reservoir surveillance program by ExxonMobil Guyana. Under the contract, Shearwater will begin a six-month survey starting in the first half of 2025. The field unit will be comprised of a Shearwater seismic vessel as source vessel, and a dual... Continue Reading →
Seacrest Petróleo files for bankruptcy protection after collection proceedings from Petrobras and former financial advisor
(Valor Feb. 20, 2025) With a debt of R$3.3 billion, Seacrest Petróleo filed for bankruptcy protection in the Court of Justice of São Paulo. The company is seeking to suspend collection proceedings and early maturity of the debt for a period of 180 days. The decision to file came after the company received requests for... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s oil output fell to 620,000 bpd in January, government says
(Reuters) - Guyana's average oil production fell to some 620,000 barrels per day in January from 656,000 bpd in December, the lowest monthly figure since August, the Natural Resources Ministry said on Friday in a report. A consortium led by U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil and involving Hess and China's CNOOC controls all crude and gas output in... Continue Reading →
Rystad Energy: Suriname set for exploration surge
(OM) The Guyana-Suriname basin has seen significant activity in recent years, with Guyana alone unearthing more than 13 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of discovered volumes in the past decade. As operators in offshore Guyana continue to explore and develop its resources, the focus on its coastal neighbor, Suriname, is growing. Rystad Energy analysis forecasts... Continue Reading →
Foresea closes 2024 with a net profit of US$ 18 million and a backlog of over US$ 1.7 billion
Foresea, a leader in the offshore drilling sector, announced excellent results it obtained in 2024, having achieved an adjusted EBITDA margin of 37% and operating cash generation of over US$ 130 million in the period. In December, the company won a new three-year contract for the Norbe IX drillship — within the Sepia-Atapu consortium. With... Continue Reading →
Agogo FPSO Set to Sail to Azule Energy’s Field Offshore Angola
(OE) The Agogo floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is ready to set sail from Chinese shipyard to Azule Energy’s development offshore Angola. Yinson Production has officially named the Agogo FPSO at a grand naming and sail away ceremony held at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Shanghai) shipyard in Shanghai, China. The vessel is now... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia to Connect Four More Wells to Atlanta FPSO
(Reuters) Brazil's Brava Energia will connect four more wells to its Atlanta field in the first half of 2025, as it starts shipping oil to commodity trading firm Trafigura under a supply deal for six million barrels. That will bring the total number of wells connected to its floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO)... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore’s 2024 Revenue Soars 35% to Record High
(Reuters) Dutch oil and gas services firm SBM Offshore's annual revenue jumped 35% to a record high in 2024, driven by the sale of its floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) in Suriname and Guyana, the company said on Thursday. SBM Offshore's shares rose 9.3% to 20.04 euros at 0851 GMT, their highest in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs LNG purchase and sale contract with British company Centrica
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a long-term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) purchase and sale agreement with the British company Centrica. The agreement represents an important step in the company's strategy, as it reduces exposure to spot prices, increases competitiveness and assures greater security of supply of natural gas to Brazil.... Continue Reading →
Boost in oil reserves ahead of rig activity spotlights Angolan offshore block’s potential
(offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered and AIM-listed company Afentra has confirmed that hydrocarbon production from a block off the coast of Angola has been offset by a growth in reserves based on the latest Competent Person’s Report (CPR) for Block 3/05, conducted by ERC Equipoise (ERCE). Following its entrance into Angola in May 2023, the company disclosed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA)... Continue Reading →