(Reuters) Petrobras is looking at potential opportunities in Argentina while advancing in projects in Colombia and Africa, the firm's exploration and production head Sylvia dos Anjos said on Tuesday. Gas from the Vaca Muerta region would be interesting to Petrobras as a pipeline connecting Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil could be used to transport it, Anjos said on the... Continue Reading →
Allseas preps for huge subsea pipeline job at Brazil’s supergiant ultra-deepwater oil field
(offshore-energy.biz) Switzerland-headquartered offshore pipeline installation, heavy lift, and subsea construction contractor Allseas has put the wheels into motion to get ready for its new assignment on Brazil’s second largest oil field. With its headquarters in Switzerland and central engineering and project management office in the Netherlands, Allseas has opened a new project management and engineering... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Targets 180,000 bpd of Oil at Guyana’s Hammerhead Project
(Reuters) A consortium led by U.S. major Exxon Mobil plans to produce up to 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 95 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas at its seventh project in Guyana, Hammerhead, according to a document published by the country's environmental agency on Monday. The Exxon group, in which... Continue Reading →
Stabroek Block group could recover another US$13 billion in expenses this year
(oilnow.gy) With US$17.6 billion in crude exports projected for 2025, the Stabroek Block group could recover up to US$13.2 billion in expenses in 2025. The group—ExxonMobil, Hess, and CNOOC—has committed more than US$54 billion to explore and develop the Stabroek Block resources offshore Guyana. Their production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Guyana government lets them take... Continue Reading →
Guyana greenlights $51.2 billion to move forward with its mega gas-to-energy project
(offshore-energy.biz) Guyana’s Office of the Prime Minister has put its stamp of approval on planned budgetary allocations of $141.45 billion, which is anticipated to lend a helping hand in finishing important projects. As a result, this amount encapsulates a $51.2 billion investment to bolster the country’s flagship gas-to-energy (GtE) project. This sum makes up the lion’s share of a... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Mexico’s Pemex, billionaire Slim renegotiate deepwater gas project
(Reuters) - Mexican billionaire investor Carlos Slim's team and state energy company Pemex are discussing substantial changes to a deal to develop the country's first deepwater natural gas field, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Slim's Mexican holding company Grupo Carso signed a deal last year to partner with Pemex to develop the Lakach field... Continue Reading →
Denmark to halt offshore wind tenders to revamp subsidy model
(Reuters) - Denmark will halt all ongoing offshore wind tenders as the existing framework where no subsidies are offered does not work under current market conditions, its energy minister said on Friday. The global offshore wind industry has been hit by surging costs, rising interest rates and supply chain bottlenecks. Denmark said in December that its latest... Continue Reading →
Allseas delivers 700-kilometer natural gas pipeline off Mexico
(offshore-energy.biz) Allseas has completed its offshore pipelay commitments for a 700-kilometer-long natural gas pipeline in Mexico ahead of schedule, for its client TC Energy. The Southeast Gateway 36-inch natural gas pipeline runs south along the coast from Tuxpan through the Gulf of Mexico to Coatzacoalcos and Dos Bocas. Allseas delivered the pipeline in 11 months, which... Continue Reading →
Seacrest Petroleo hits Petrobras with arbitration proceeding over subsea pipeline repair failures
Seacrest Petroleo, an independent oil & gas production company with an integrated portfolio of onshore producing oil fields and export infrastructure onshore in Brazil’s Espírito Santo, has filed an arbitration request against Brazil’s state-owned oil & gas giant Petrobras over alleged subsea pipeline repair failures. Namely, a court in Rio de Janeiro announced on December 27,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and PRIO conclude negotiations for access to the natural gas flow and processing system in the Campos Basin
Petrobras has signed an agreement with PRIO that allows the operator to access the Campos Basin Integrated Natural Gas Flow System (SIE-BC) and the Cabiúnas Gas Treatment Unit (UTGCAB). With the signing of the contracts, PRIO will be able to use the gas pipeline network to flow and process natural gas from the Frade fields,... Continue Reading →