(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 →
Brazil Lifts Ban on Saipem’s Business Units
(OE) Saipem SA and Saipem do Brasil have become fully operational with state-owned companies in the Brazilian market following the annulment of the prohibitory sanctions issued by the Federal Court of Brasilia. On December 20, 2024, the Federal District Court of Brasilia, ruling on the petition of Saipem SA and Saipem do Brasil, established that... 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 →
Argentina government OKs key Vaca Muerta gas pipeline project
(Reuters) - Argentina's government has green lit a key $500 million private sector gas pipeline expansion project, the energy secretariat said on Monday, a key signal of state support to boost transport capacity as it ramps up domestic energy production. The project, proposed by major private local operator Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS), would... Continue Reading →