(offshore-energy.biz) Norway’s subsea services provider Argeo has entered into an eight-year agreement with Staatsolie, Suriname’s oil and gas regulator and state oil company, for the acquisition, processing and sales of multi-client data in Suriname. The execution of the agreement will be performed in several phases over the contract period and encompass integrated turnkey data solutions... Continue Reading →
OneSubsea completes pump installation at Brazil’s offshore field in anticipation of FPSO’s first oil
(offshore-energy.biz) OneSubsea, a company majority-owned by SLB, has installed three pump stations at a field offshore Brazil operated by BRAVA Energia, an oil and gas player formed following the merger of Brazil’s 3R Petroleum and Enauta. The field’s floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit is expected to start production soon. According to the SLB-led... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil to sell its Vaca Muerta assets in Argentina to Pluspetrol
(Reuters) - U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab agreed on the terms and conditions to sell its oil and gas assets in Argentina's Vaca Muerta formation to Pluspetrol, a source at Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday. Exxon will sell five blocks in Argentina's western Neuquen province, home to Vaca Muerta, and its stake in... Continue Reading →
FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias begins production in the pre-salt layer
The FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias (Mero 3) began producing oil and gas this Wednesday, October 30, in the Mero field, Libra block, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The unit has the capacity to produce up to 180 thousand barrels of oil and compress up to 12 million cubic meters of gas,... Continue Reading →
Chevron confirmed as new operator of offshore Uruguay block
(OM) Challenger Energy has completed the transfer of a 60% interest in the AREA OFF-1 block offshore Uruguay to Chevron subsidiary Chevron Mexico Finance LLC, Sucursal Uruguay. All approvals for the transaction have come through from the Uruguayan regulatory authorities. Challenger has received a cash payment of $12.5 million and retains a 40% interest in the block, with Chevron... Continue Reading →
Hess posts quarterly profit beat as Guyana oil output stays strong
(Reuters) - Hess Corp beat estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by higher oil production in Guyana. The Guyana assets are at the center of an ongoing dispute between oil giants Chevron and Exxon that has delayed Chevron's $53 billion takeover of Hess. Hess agreed to the buyout last October, but the deal has been challenged by... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s Pemex posts wider third-quarter loss, hit by weaker peso
(Reuters) - Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex reported a deeper $8.2 billion third-quarter net loss on Tuesday, hurt mostly by a weaker exchange rate even as it benefited from support from the country's new government. The company, in a filing with the Mexican stock exchange, posted a loss of around $4.5 billion in the third... Continue Reading →
BP’s Profit Drops 30% to Almost Four-Year Low
(Reuters) BP on Tuesday reported a 30% drop in third quarter profit to $2.3 billion, the lowest in almost four years, weighed down by weaker refining margins and oil trading results. The drop in profit from a year earlier was, however, smaller than expected. It comes amid a slowdown in global economic activity and oil... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC posts solid Q3 2024 results, citing strong execution and growth prospects
(oilnow.gy) TechnipFMC reported third-quarter 2024 revenues of US$2,348.4 million, with a net income of US$274.6 million, or US$0.63 per diluted share. Adjusted net income, which accounts for after-tax charges, was US$280.5 million, or US$0.64 per share. Key factors impacting adjusted net income included a US$60.6 million non-cash tax benefit and an $8.4 million after-tax foreign... Continue Reading →
Omni Táxi Aéreo selected by Equinor Brasil to serve offshore contract in the Santos Basin
(TN) Omni Táxi Aéreo, an affiliate of the Omni Helicopters International (OHI) Group, has been selected by Equinor Brasil to operate a new contract, providing aerial support for offshore activities in the Bacalhau field, located in the Santos Basin. The region, which is currently under development, will receive one of the largest FPSOs in the... Continue Reading →