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April 30 (oilnow.gy) Staatsolie will host an in-person roadshow in Houston on May 26, 2026, to present Suriname’s Open-Door Offering to oil and gas companies. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon CDT at The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown, 1600 W Loop S, Houston, Texas. Staatsolie said in an April 28 LinkedIn... Continue Reading →
April 30 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded the Noble Developer a one-well contract at a day rate of US$375,000 to drill a prospect in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The contract is scheduled to commence in early 2027. ExxonMobil Guyana said it contracted the rig “to drill a prospect in the shallow water portion of... Continue Reading →
April 27 (Reuters) - Oilfield service companies that for years kept rigs and specialized equipment stored in Venezuela have begun removing them from warehouses for assembly and repair as the government advances a review of oil and gas contracts that could lead to fresh activity, four sources involved in the preparations said. Since a sweeping reform of... Continue Reading →
April 10 - Portuguese engineering company Mota-Engil announced it has signed a new contract with Petrobras worth R$728 million for the execution of services related to the decommissioning of subsea systems in the Campos Basin. The agreement involves engineering, preparation, removal, and final disposal of offshore structures. With an estimated duration of 1,825 days, the... Continue Reading →
March 31 (TN) SISTAC, a leader in the Brazilian market for inspection, maintenance, and repair of submerged structures for the oil and gas industry, announces that the company and Petrobras have signed a contract addendum extending the provision of services on platforms located in three basins—Santos, Campos, and Espírito Santo—for another year. Initiated in April... Continue Reading →
Maech 30 (Sinaval) Belov Engenharia has signed a total of eight contracts with Petrobras for chartering and providing shallow diving (up to 50 meters) and ROV services with DSV (Diving Support Vessels) type vessels, which will come into effect between the second half of 2026 and the second half of 2027. The signed contracts total... Continue Reading →
March 30 - Equinor has reached a significant milestone in the construction of the Raia FPSO (BM-C-33 project) with the completion of the lifting of modules at the Seatrium Angra dos Reis shipyard (formerly BrasFELS). In November 2025, the modules manufactured in Brazil were completed and shipped to Singapore, where they will be integrated into... Continue Reading →
March 4 (oilnow.gy) Rystad Energy said TotalEnergies’ GranMorgu development offshore Suriname will feature a 50,000 ton topside and gas-processing capacity of 500 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d), underscoring the country’s emergence in the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) segment. In a February 19 report, Rystad Energy said, “TotalEnergies’ FPSO marks Suriname’s emergence in the FPSO... Continue Reading →
Feb 19 (Reuters) - In September, a rig used to drill wells in shallow waters completed the long trip from China to Venezuela's oil-producing region of Lake Maracaibo. The passage of the big old rig named Alula just inches below the bridge connecting Maracaibo city with the oilfields of the lake's eastern coast stirred excitement... Continue Reading →
Feb. 9 (Reuters) Oilfield services firm Transocean said on Monday it will acquire peer Valaris in an all-stock deal valued at $5.8 billion, expanding its exposure across deepwater, harsh-environment and shallow-water basins worldwide. Transocean shares were down 4% at $5.16, while Valaris shares were up 14.6% at $71.61 in premarket trade. Oilfield service providers have... Continue Reading →
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