(Reuters) Toronto-listed Frontera Energy and partner CGX Energy are seeking alternatives to resolve a dispute with Guyana over rights to retain an offshore block where they found oil, but should they fail to reach an agreement, the matter is set to go to an arbitration court, the vice president said. Guyanese Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo... Continue Reading →
Galp Spuds Another Well Offshore Namibia
(OE) Galp and its partners have spudded another well in the Orange Basin, off Namibia, following the discovery of light oil and gas condensate in an appraisal well announced earlier in December. After the discovery at the Mopane-1A well, Galp and its PEL83 offshore block partners, NAMCOR and Custos, have decided to retain Saipem’s Santorini... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s PPSA to Auction 78 Million Barrels in Mid-2025
(Reuters) Brazil's state-run Pre-Sal Petroleo (PPSA) will hold an oil auction on June 25 for an estimated 78 million barrels, the firm's head of finance Samir Awad said on Thursday. The volume to be auctioned off next year will be more than double what was auctioned off this year, Awad told journalists on the sidelines... Continue Reading →
PRIO on Closing of Acquisition of Interest in the Peregrino Field
December 5, 2024 - PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that after satisfaction of the conditions precedent, the formal procedures for the closing of the acquisition of 40% interest in the Peregrino and Pitangola Fields (“Field” or “Peregrino”) have been concluded and, as of this... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and Ecopetrol confirm Colombia’s largest gas discovery
Petrobras, following up on communication of October 3, 2024, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. - Colombia Branch (PIB-COL), and Ecopetrol confirm the largest gas discovery in the history of Colombia with the drilling of the Sirius-2 well. The drilling of Sirius-2 began on June 19, 2024. The well is located within the... Continue Reading →
PRIO Operational Data November 2024
PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of November. Key: (1) The production of the Frade field was affected by a failure during the update of the turret's communication system. (2) In the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo cluster, production... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Continues Negotiations with Guyana for Shallow-Water Block
(Reuters) U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil and partners are continuing to negotiate with Guyana's government on the terms for developing a shallow-water oil block, an Exxon spokesperson said on Monday. Exxon, Hess and CNOOC won offshore block S8 in a bidding round launched in late 2022 by President Irfaan Ali's administration. The group remains interested... Continue Reading →
Equinor’s Renewables Head Steps Down
(OE) Equinor has appointed Jens Økland as acting Executive Vice President (EVP) for Renewables, as Pål Eitrheim steps down from the position. Økland will assume his new role from December 6, 2024. He has more than 30 years of experience in Equinor, most recently as Vice President for Strategy and Commercial Solutions in Renewables. From... Continue Reading →
Latin America’s first electric tug launched
(offshore-energy.biz) Chile’s state-owned company Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (Enap) and harbor towage services provider SAAM have launched Latin America’s first electric tug at Sanmar shipyard in Tuzla Bay, Turkey. The vessel with electric propulsion that does not emit greenhouse gases (GHG) and reduces environmental and underwater noise will operate in Puerto Chacabuco, Aysén region, in... Continue Reading →
McDermott Secures FEED Contract for Repsol’s Deepwater Fields Off Mexico
(OE) McDermott has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Repsol Exploración México for the Polok and Chinwol field development project in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the contract scope, McDermott will provide comprehensive FEED services for the project's engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of subsea, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF). "Our... Continue Reading →