(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 →
Nigerian oil production vessel explodes
(Reuters) - An oil production vessel exploded off the coast of Nigeria early on Wednesday with 10 crew members on board though it was not yet clear if there were any casualties or how much crude might have spilled into the sea. Nigeria's Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) said in a statement on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for sale of the Potiguar Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 01/28/2022, informs that it signed today with the company 3R Potiguar S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of 3R Petroleum Óleo e Gás S.A., a contract for the sale of the totality of its stake (100%) in a set of 22 concessions of onshore... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum Acquisition of the Potiguar Cluster
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3), communicates to its shareholders, investors and the market in general that Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”) sent a notification to the Company informing that its Board of Directors approved, on today's date, the sale to 3R Potiguar S.A. (“3R Potiguar” ), a subsidiary of the... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum – Production Data – Dec 2021
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 December 2021 in the assets that the Company holds participation. (1) Refers to 3R's stake in the Macau Cluster concessions, after discounting the 50%... Continue Reading →