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March 26, 2026 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras has identified the presence of excellent-quality oil in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin, through an exploration well drilled in the Marlim Sul Field. Well 3-BRSA-1397-RJS is located 113 km offshore, in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ), in 1,178 meters of water depth. The... Continue Reading →
March 25 (offshore-energy.biz) As the industry’s shift from automation-assisted drilling to repeatable, scalable well construction automation continues, the U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has tucked a new milestone under its belt by pooling resources with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team to advance digital well construction off the coast of Guyana. The... Continue Reading →
March 24 (Reuters) - Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told Reuters on Tuesday that early interest in Venezuela's oil sector is positive but she called for more transparency and contract security, including a new oil law, to further increase crude and gas output in the South American country. In January, Venezuela's National Assembly approved... Continue Reading →
March 24 - Constellation Oil Services, the largest offshore oil well drilling company in Brazil, presented its financial results for 2025, a year marked by consistent advances in its operational and financial performance. The company recorded adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of US$233 million in 2025, 37% above the initial guidance... Continue Reading →
March 24 (TN) Equinor has acquired the 230 MW Esquina do Vento onshore wind farm complex from Vestas, which is ready for construction. With this investment, Equinor expands its broad energy offering in Brazil, further strengthening its portfolio for long-term growth in one of the company's key markets. The complex, which will have 51 turbines,... Continue Reading →
March 24 (Reuters) Norway's Equinor has begun drilling producer and injector wells for its offshore Raia natural gas project in Brazil, while also planning fresh exploratory activities in the South American nation, its top executive in the country told Reuters. The project in the Campos basin is on track to start production in 2028 and... Continue Reading →
March 24 - SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has been awarded contracts by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Longtail development project in Guyana. The FEED contracts award triggers the... Continue Reading →
March 23 (Reuters) - Chevron is seeing progress in Venezuela as its oil production in the OPEC country rises, but more work is needed to change key energy legislation and secure conditions for investment, CEO Mike Wirth said on Monday. "There's still things that need to happen to encourage investment at the scale that people... Continue Reading →
March 23 (oilnow.gy) Guyana will remain a net carbon sink through 2030 even as it expands oil production with multiple offshore projects, according to an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for ExxonMobil’s proposed Longtail development. The assessment, prepared by ExxonMobil consultant Acorn International, found that cumulative greenhouse gas emissions from existing activities, the Longtail project and associated... Continue Reading →
March 23 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana plans to boost production at its Yellowtail offshore oil project by roughly 10% as it conducts a new optimization study, company President Alistair Routledge said on March 19. Yellowtail, which started production in August 2025, reached its initial target production of 250,000 barrels per day (b/d) by November. ExxonMobil has since... Continue Reading →
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