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Salunda, the global leader in digitised solutions for safety critical industries, has integrated its Red Zone monitoring solutions on four drilling rigs in Guyana with Intellilift’s proven digital technologies to deliver automated location and control of critical equipment and personnel. The collaboration – on assets belonging to a major offshore drilling contractor - marks the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas producers are thrilled that President Donald Trump wants to encourage domestic energy development but say his decision to withdraw the United States from international climate cooperation will not help their investment plans in the global transition to cleaner energy. The position reflects a rare note of discord between Trump and Big Oil, one... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that, on behalf of the Tupi field consortium, the company has signed amendments to the Charter and Service Agreements for the FPSO Cidade de Angra dos Reis (located in the Tupi field) with Tupi Pilot MV 22 B.V. and Modec Serviços de Petróleo do Brasil Ltda., extending the charter... Continue Reading →
As of Jan. 17, 2025 creditors take control of Norwegian owned Seacrest Oil company. The company is in default with banks and with Petrobras, from which it acquired the onshore North Capixaba and Cricaré Clusters. After successive negotiations, creditors decided to manage the company and are now looking for an operator for the assets Seacrest... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) Hess Corporation has revealed that nearly half of the Stabroek Block’s massive 11.6-billion-barrel reserve will be tapped with six production vessels. “With the six ships that we have already sanctioned, we’re going to be developing over five billion barrels of that 11 billion barrels equivalent [and] there’s more to come,” Chief Executive Officer John Hess said... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - GeoPark will not go ahead with its planned $530 million acquisition of Spain-based Repsol's oil and gas production assets in Colombia, the company said on Tuesday. The acquisition, announced in November, included Repsol's oil extraction operation in central Colombia and a 25% stake in SierraCol Energia Arauca. The termination comes after Repsol's partner in SierraCol exercised its... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Despite the challenges hitting the fossil fuel industry, demand for hydrocarbons remains steady, as confirmed by the global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting activity across the offshore oil and gas landscape. The batch of new projects, which are expected to reach the EPC stage this year, will lead to awards worth billions of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Peru's niche Bretaña crude oil is gaining popularity in the United States, with the first cargo discharging in the U.S. Gulf Coast this month as U.S. refiners seek alternatives for declining Mexican heavy crude. Bretaña, a rare heavy sweet crude with minimal metals, is produced in the Peruvian side of the Amazon rainforest.... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) Guyana’s fourth Stabroek Block development, Yellowtail, is approximately 95% complete, according to an update from Hess’s Chief Executive Officer, John Hess. “A sail out of Yellowtail – which is a 250,000 barrel a day FPSO [floating, production, storage and offloading vessel] will be at the end of March. Should get in Guyanese waters in... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) TotalEnergies will start drilling for oil and gas in Block 64 offshore Suriname in May, a company executive told Reuters this week, saying the company was currently tallying the final tab for the project and organizing the future well operations. TotalEnergies has a 40% stake in Block 64, which it shares with QatarEnergy and Malaysia’s Petronas, both with... Continue Reading →
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