Jan. 23 (eixos) The first ANP board meeting of 2026, scheduled for January 26th, has on its agenda the evaluation of the development plan for the Sergipe Deepwater project presented by Petrobras. Approval of the plan is one of the final steps to unlock one of the largest natural gas production projects planned for Brazil... Continue Reading →
SLB tops quarterly profit estimate, plans $4 billion shareholder returns
Jan 23 (Reuters) - SLB beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Friday, as the world's top oilfield services provider benefited from the ChampionX acquisition and unveiled plans to return $4 billion to shareholders this year. The company closed the $7.75 billion all-stock acquisition of ChampionX last July, adding production chemicals and artificial lift technologies... Continue Reading →
Exxon to continue developmental drilling operations at Liza well site
Jan. 22 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) will continue developmental drilling operations at the Liz_3P13 Drill Center, part of the Liza Phase 2 Project in the Stabroek Block, according to a Notice to Mariners issued by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) this week. The drilling campaign commenced on January 18, 2026, and will conclude on... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras to buy five gas tankers, multiple vessels for $521 million
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras and its logistics subsidiary Transpetro on Tuesday signed contracts with shipyards for five gas carriers, 18 barges and 18 pushers, for 2.8 billion reais ($521 million). The companies made the deal official at an event in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio... Continue Reading →
Halliburton beats fourth-quarter profit estimates on steady international demand
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Halliburton surpassed analysts' expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, on the back of steady demand for its services and equipment in international markets. Shares of the oilfield services company rose nearly 2.6% in premarket trading. The Houston-based company, which kicked off the earnings season for U.S. oilfield services providers, has focused on... Continue Reading →
Strike, Privatization Push Raise Fresh Risks for Peru’s Oil Sector
Jan. 20 (oilprice.com) A three-day strike at Peru’s state oil company began Monday as workers protested government plans to open the company to private investment, a move that comes as Petroperu also weighs bringing in outside management for its debt-laden Talara refinery. Workers at state-owned Petroperu launched the strike in opposition to what unions describe... Continue Reading →
U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Has Shored Up Guyana’s Oil Ambitions
Jan. 20 (oilprice.com) Oil production in South America’s Guyana has gone from strength to strength in recent years, as international oil majors develop several new oil-producing regions. This has led Guyana to become one of the most-promising oil producers in the Americas, with high hopes for the future of “low-carbon” oil production. Now, following the United... Continue Reading →
MODEC Hires DOF for Mooring Job at ExxonMobil’s Oil Project off Guyana
Jan. 19 (OE) DOF Group has secured a large turn-key contract by MODEC Guyana to carry out mooring pre-lay work for the Hammerhead floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) unit, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s project offshore Guyana. Under the contract, DOF’s North America subsea team will deliver project management, engineering, procurement, logistics, transportation... Continue Reading →
Support Vessels Contracted by Saipem Are Already En Route to the Campos Basin to Begin Construction of the Raia Gas Pipeline
Jan. 16 - Vessels Contracted by Saipem Are Already En Route to the Campos Basin to Begin Construction of Gas Pipeline Spliethoff, a company based in Amsterdam, has been contracted by the Italian company Saipem to provide engineering, drilling, and construction services for the Raia project gas pipeline in the Campos Basin. The Dutch company... Continue Reading →
International oil companies push for quick reforms in Venezuela to give them control over oil exports
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Oil executives and lawyers for international oil companies are lobbying the U.S. and Venezuelan governments for changes in the OPEC member's hydrocarbon law that would give them the right to freely export the oil they produce in Venezuela, sources involved in the talks said. As the administration of U.S. President Donald... Continue Reading →