(OE) Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has signed a contract with Petronas Suriname E&P for the high-specification semi-submersible rig Noble Developer to drill three wells offshore Suriname. The contract is expected to start around June 2025, with an estimated duration of 200 days. The firm contract value is approximately $84 million including additional services provided,... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia – closing of acquisition of participation in Parque das Baleias
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or "Company") (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, and following the material fact disclosed on December 25, 2023, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, after meeting all precedent conditions and with the approval of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), has... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia shares soar on potential asset sales, oilfield resumption
(Reuters) - Shares of Brazilian energy company Brava Energia (BRAV3.SA), opens new tab soared on Friday after it received approval from the country's oil regulator to resume output at a key oilfield and said it was in talks with banks to prepare for potential asset sales. Brava's shares rose as much as 11.5%, making it the top... Continue Reading →
US Ex-Im bank approves $526 mln gas-to-energy loan to Guyana
(Reuters) - The U.S. Export-Import Bank approved a $526 million loan to Guyana for an energy project designed to double the South American country's installed electric capacity and reduce oil imports, the Guyanese government and Ex-Im said on Thursday. The project, which falls under Ex-Im's mandate to help exporters facing competition from China, will use... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about new law for the oil and gas sector
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the Brazilian government enacted Law 15,075/2024, dated December 26, 2024, which addresses the possibility of transfer of local content surpluses among contracts in exploration and production of oil and natural gas, in accordance with Article 2, main section, item X, of Law 9,478, dated August 6, 1997. Moreover,... Continue Reading →
Exxon continues appraisal of Haimara gas discovery
(oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil continues drilling at the Haimara-3 well, appraising its Haimara-1 gas discovery of 2019. Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said the Stena Carron rig will be engaged in drilling at the Stabroek Block, with the operation set to conclude by December 31, 2024. Previous drilling at the well was conducted in July with the Stena DrillMAX,... Continue Reading →
Hull for Guyana’s Jaguar FPSO arrives at Singapore yard
(oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore said the multi-purpose floater (MPF) 5 has arrived at the Seatrium yard in Singapore. The hull is the base vessel for the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel bound for Guyana. With the hull’s safe arrival in Singapore from the SWS shipyard in Shanghai, the initial focus will be on... Continue Reading →
Occidental Petroleum’s Subsidiary Secures Oil and Gas Permit Off Colombia
(Reuters) Colombia's national environmental licensing agency (ANLA) on Friday said it has awarded an environmental license to Anadarko Colombia Company, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum, to carry out oil and gas exploration in the country's Caribbean waters. The exploration will take place in Block Col-1, the ANLA said in a statement, where Environment Minister Susana... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about termination of divestment contract for Uruguá and Tambaú fields
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the communications of September 8, 2021, October 27, 2021, March 29, 2023 and December 21, 2023, and as a result of the failure to complete the acquisition of FPSO Cidade de Santos by Enauta Energia S.A. (according to the decision communicated by that company on July 1,... Continue Reading →
Helix vessel getting ready for Brazilian decom job with Shell at Namibia’s port
(offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has confirmed the arrival of its purpose-built DP3 semi-submersible vessel to Namibia’s Port of Walvis Bay to prepare for its decommissioning assignment off the coast of Brazil. The U.S. player won a 12-month deepwater well decommissioning contract with extension options for work in Brazil’s Campos Basin in October... Continue Reading →