Norwegian shipping company Siem Offshore and offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions Group have entered into an agreement for the well intervention vessels Siem Helix 1 and Siem Helix 2. With the new agreement, the total contract backlog for Siem Offshore is now $440 million. The agreement will replace the existing contracts and the... Continue Reading →
Despite Rumors, Seplat on Track to Buy Exxon’s Offshore Fields in Nigeria
Nigeria's Seplat Energy is on track to buy Exxon Mobil's offshore shallow water business in the country for $1.28 billion, Seplat's chairman told Reuters on the sidelines of the CERAweek energy conference by S&P Global. The comments come amid media reports that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) was looking to block the deal. "We... Continue Reading →
Azinam Hires Island Innovator Rig for Gazania-1 Well, Offshore S. Africa
Oil and gas company Azinam, soon to be acquired by Eco Atlantic, has hired Island Drilling's Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the Gazania-1 well offshore S. Africa. The news comes in the wake of the recent significant discoveries made by Shell and TotalEnergies in the Orange Basin in the nearby Namibia. The news of the... Continue Reading →
Perenco granted license from Ibama for Pargo field storage platform
(PN) The Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) granted the preliminary license for the production storage and offloading platform (FSO) in the Pargo field, in the Campos Basin. In addition to the vessel, the license also attests to the environmental feasibility of the new 8″ PPG-1A export pipeline. French-British Perenco has been responsible, since October... Continue Reading →
Seplat to Buy Exxon’s Shallow Water Oil and Gas Fields in Nigeria for $1,28B
(OE) Nigerian oil company Seplat has agreed to buy ExxonMobil's shallow water assets in Nigeria via the acquisition of the U.S. oil company's Nigerian subsidiary Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited ("MPNU"), in what Seplat said was a transformational acquisition for the company. Seplat will pay $1,28 billion for the acquisition. “The transaction encompasses the acquisition of... Continue Reading →
Lukoil closes $435 million deal to enter shallow water blocks off Mexico
Russia’s Lukoil has completed the acquisition of a 50 per cent operated interest in the Area 4 project – located in shallow waters offshore Mexico – through a deal with the operator’s holding company for $435 million. Back in July 2021, Lukoil entered into an agreement to acquire the 50 per cent operator interest in the Area... Continue Reading →
PetroRio completes intervention in Tubarão Martelo field in record time
(PN) The King Maker rig, operated by PetroRio, concluded the third intervention in a year in the Tubarão Martelo field, in the Campos basin. The last one was in well TBMT-44. Carried out in just 27 days, a record in field wells, the intervention aimed to replace the equipment responsible for lifting and producing oil.... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Trident taps Helix for long-term field decommissioning in Campos Basin
Helix Energy Solutions has secured a long-term field decommissioning contract with Trident Energy for the Pampo and Enchova clusters in the Campos Basin, Brazil. Helix will provide a riser-based well intervention vessel, either Siem Helix 1 or Siem Helix 2, a 10k Intervention Riser System, project management and engineering services and, in conjunction with its Subsea Services Alliance partner Schlumberger, fully integrated... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum – Production Data January 2022
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”), following best practices in corporate governance and transparency, informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary unaudited production data for January 2022 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) Refers to 3R's stake in all Polo Macau concessions. On December 21, 2021,... Continue Reading →
Vaalco brings online the first of four wells in Gabon drilling campaign
Houston-based Vaalco Energy has completed its first of four wells in the 2021/2022 drilling campaign offshore Gabon and brought it into production with strong initial flow rates. The Etame 8H-ST development well was drilled from the Etame platform in the Etame field. This sidetrack well targeted existing Gamba hydrocarbons in the field that have not... Continue Reading →