(OE) Paratus Energy Services, through its subsidiary SeaMex Holding, has secured a one-year contract for the Titania jack-up rig in Mexico. The new contract will contribute approximately $55 million in backlog and is expected to start around mid-February 2024, Paratus informed. As previously disclosed, the Titania jack-up remained operating under its existing contract with Pemex... Continue Reading →
Shell to exit Nigeria’s troubled onshore oil after nearly a century
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) is set to conclude nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas after agreeing to sell its subsidiary there to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4 billion.The British energy giant pioneered Nigeria's oil and gas business beginning in the 1930s. It has struggled for years... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and partner companies advance in wind studies in the Pre-Salt region
(PN) Petrobras, Shell Brasil, TotalEnergies, CNPC and CNOOC and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) kicked off a series of studies that aim to map the offshore wind potential of the pre-salt region. The first data relating to the study is being collected in the Buzios field, and the work will soon... Continue Reading →
Will 2024 be the Year of AHTS Recovery?
Jesper Skjong, Contributor (OE) As 2023 is drawing to a close we would once again invite the readers of Offshore Engineer Magazine to gaze into our crystal ball to see what 2024 might have in store for the offshore support vessel industry. Before diving straight into our forward-looking sentiments however, it is important to address some... Continue Reading →
JV seeking partners for block offshore Guyana to unlock its hydrocarbon potential
(OET) Joint venture (JV) partners in the Corentyne block – Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy – are on the lookout for partners to enable the development of discoveries on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, as exploration results support the potential for a standalone shallow oil resource development across the block. CGX and Frontera highlight... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Wind measurement sensor deployed in Pescada field
Petrobras installed a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor on the PPE-1A platform, in the Pescada field (RN). This is the state’s second platform to have sensors installed to measure speed and wind direction, among other weather variables. Studies that have been conducted are essential for the implementation of offshore wind projects, as the company... Continue Reading →
Plan submitted for next-phase drilling on Block 30 offshore Mexico
(OM) Wintershall Dea has submitted an appraisal drilling plan to build on its recent Kan oil discovery in Block 30 in the shallow-water Sureste Basin offshore Mexico. According to partner Harbour Energy, the partners aim to start drilling next year. Exploration started in October 2022 and led to the Upper Miocene Kan-1 discovery this April, drilled by the... Continue Reading →
Oil & gas firm seeks new partners for ‘high-value play’ after getting thumbs-up for Tullow Guyana acquisition
(OET) AIM-listed and Canada-headquartered oil and gas company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is embarking on a search for new partners, after expanding its interest in a block offshore Guyana, thanks to the green light for the acquisition of Tullow Oil’s entire interest in Tullow Guyana (TGBV), which includes the Orinduik license and operatorship of... Continue Reading →
Exxon, TotalEnergies Bid for Shallow-water Guyana Oil and Gas Blocks
(Reuters) Oil production consortia led by TotalEnergies and Exxon Mobil bid on separate shallow-water oil and gas blocks in Guyana's first competitive auction, a government official said in a briefing on Thursday. The official disclosed which companies had bid on which of the 11 shallow and three deep-water territories made available this year. No further... Continue Reading →
Petrobras evaluates areas of the Pelotas Basin in ANP’s permanent offer
(epbr) The Pelotas Basin is one of the areas that Petrobras is evaluating in the permanent offer from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The basin is located in the south of the country, on the border with Uruguay, where discoveries were made in deep waters in the last decade. Petrobras does not yet have any... Continue Reading →