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(OE) Azule Energy, a joint venture firm between BP and Eni, has made a gas discovery at the Gajajeira-01 exploration well, located offshore in the Lower Congo Basin, Republic of Angola. The well was spudded on April 1, 2025 in a water depth of 95 meters, approximately 60 kilometers off the coast. It encountered gas-... Continue Reading →
(OE) Perenco has completed the acquisition of the Greater Angostura producing oil and gas assets and associated production facilities from Woodside Energy in Trinidad and Tobago. The finalization of the deal, combined with Perenco’s existing operation of the Teak, Samaan and Poui (TSP) and Cashima, Amherstia, Flamboyant and Immortelle (CAFI) fields, aligns Perenco as a... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is weighing options for its Polo Bahia onshore oil fields, including a potential sale, Chief Executive Magda Chambriard said on Saturday, adding that any decision will prioritize returns and shareholder interests. The Polo Bahia hub, consisting of some 28 onshore fields, was previously listed for sale under former President... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - An Exxon Mobil-led oil consortium has returned 2,534 square kilometers of the Stabroek Block in Guyana back to the government, the Ministry of Natural Resources said in a statement on Wednesday. The relinquishment is part of a contractual requirement for Exxon to enter the final phase of exploration of the Stabroek Block, which contains... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil plans to hold an additional oil auction this year for uncontracted areas in the pre-salt offshore region after Senate approval of legislation that clears the way for the sale, a senior energy official said on Wednesday. The government aims to boost revenue to meet this year's fiscal targets after Congress overturned a presidential decree... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Australia-based petroleum exploration company Pancontinental Energy has revealed the results of two studies exploring hydrocarbon properties of a petroleum exploration license (PEL) it operates in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. The Australian player said the new evidence provides increased confidence for the presence of a high net-to-gross reservoir system and the presence of hydrocarbons... Continue Reading →
ANP released the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production for May 2025, which contains consolidated data on national production. The month of May registered a record in national oil and gas production, considering pre-salt, post-salt and onshore. With regard to oil, 3.679 million barrels per day (bbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 1.3%... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday ordered Argentina to give up its 51% stake in oil and gas company YPF to partially satisfy a $16.1 billion court judgment, handing a defeat to the cash-strapped country. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan said Argentina must transfer its YPF shares within 14 days to BNY Mellon,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Triton Anchor has secured two patents in the United States for its proprietary offshore anchor and subsea deployment tool, with a notice of allowance for the anchor patent also received in Japan. These newly patented technologies mark an advancement in enabling low-cost, low-impact deployment of floating wind, solar, and wave platforms. According to Triton... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas Basin is being viewed by top industry players as that country’s top offshore frontier opportunity, with Horizon Engage reporting that aggressive bidding there signals strong private-sector belief in the Equatorial Margin as “akin to Guyana’s Stabroek field”. According to Horizon Engage Senior Advisor for Brazil and Energy Transition, Mark Langevin, consortia including Petrobras, ExxonMobil,... Continue Reading →
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