TotalEnergies and APA Corporation have encountered oil in the Sapakara South-1 well on Block 58 off the coast of Suriname. This announcement follows previous discoveries at Maka Central, Sapakara West, Kwaskwasi, and Keskesi, making it TotalEnergies’ fifth discovery off Suriname. Located four kilometres southeast of the Sapakara West-1 discovery, Sapakara South-1 was drilled in a water depth of about... Continue Reading →
Suriname, the Next Offshore Oil Hot Spot?
Offshore drilling in Guyana, mainly by ExxonMobil, has in the past years unearthed more than 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent, making Guyana a place to be when it comes to deepwater exploration, and as of December 2019, production, with multiple FPSOs planned for deployment in the coming years. Explorers in nearby Suriname have been hoping... Continue Reading →
Russia’s Lukoil Takes Over Offshore Area in Mexico for $435M
Russian oil company Lukoil has agreed to acquire a 50% operator stake in the Area 4 project offshore Mexico. The transaction value is $435 million-plus expenditures incurred in 2021 as of the transaction completion date. The completion of the transaction is subject to certain conditions, including approval by the Mexican authorities. The project includes two... Continue Reading →
TSC Subsea settles in Brazil, plans Latin America expansion
NDT inspections specialist TSC Subsea has opened a new base in Rio de Janeiro as part of its plans to expand across Brazil and further into Latin America. TSC Subsea had so far supported Brazil remotely but decided to open a permanent base in response to increased operations. The company, which has bases in the UK... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Confirms Suriname Offshore Block Awards
France's TotalEnergies confirmed Friday it had with its partner Qatar Petroleum been awarded Block 6 and Block 8 in the Suriname SHO Bid Round 2020/2021. TotalEnergies will operate the two shallow-water blocks, with depths between 30 meters and 50 meters, and located near the company's operated Block 58, where 4 significant discoveries have been made... Continue Reading →
Dyna-Mac secures more FPSO work
Singapore’s offshore builder Dyna-Mac has secured additional work scope from existing customers, for a total provisional contract sum of S$8 million (about $6 million), and completed projects and loaded out modules. Dyna-Mac said on Tuesday it was awarded an add-on work scope for an ongoing project in the yard. The award is for the procurement... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies, Qatar Petroleum, Chevron win Suriname offshore acreage
A consortium between France’s major TotalEnergies and Qatar’s Qatar Petroleum and U.S. supermajor Chevron have submitted winning bids for shallow-water offshore acreage in Suriname. Suriname’s national oil company Staatsolie said last Friday that the three oil companies submitted ‘most favourable’ bids for the relevant blocks offered in the Suriname Shallow Offshore (SHO) Bid Round 2020/2021... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies, Qatar Petroleum, Chevron Submit Winning Bids for Suriname Offshore Blocks
U.S. oil major Chevron, and a consortium between France's TotalEnergies and Qatar's Qatar Petroleum have submitted winning bids for shallow-water offshore acreage in Suriname, Suriname's national oil company Staatsolie said Friday. Staatsolie said the trio had submitted "most favorable" bids for the relevant blocks offered in the SHO Bid Round 2020/2021 which had closed for... Continue Reading →
iXblue DriX USV goes to Brazil
Brazil newly created rental and services company, WAMS, adds iXblue DriX Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to its existing pool of equipment. Offering the most modern technology for underwater service and research, this new investment marks an important turn in the company’s offering. Available for WAMS customers in Brazil, the DriX USV will increase operational performance... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum approves partnership with DBO to seek acquisitions of offshore assets
(Reuters) 3R Petroleum Oil and Gas reported that its board approved the formalization of a partnership with DBO under which the companies agree to jointly capitalize 3R Petroleum Offshore, new name of OP Energia, and to join efforts to seek acquisition opportunities. The company will seek, through the partnership, to expand its operations in offshore... Continue Reading →
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