Portuguese company Mota-Engil announced that it has signed a new and important contract with Petrobras worth approximately R$1.56 billion (around 240 million euros). The agreement is estimated to last 60 months and involves a wide range of services related to the decommissioning of subsea assets in three oil fields in the Campos Basin: Marlim, Marlim... Continue Reading →
Brazil wind power company gets OK for data center project with TikTok interest
(Reuters) - Wind farm developer Casa dos Ventos has regulatory approval to move ahead with a 300-megawatt project in northeast Brazil where the company has been discussing a major data center investment with the owner of TikTok. Brazil's national power grid operator gave the green light to connect the project at the Pecem port complex... Continue Reading →
How Suriname compares to Guyana: Lessons from a neighbor’s oil journey
(oilnow.gy) Just across the Corentyne River, Suriname is watching. It has seen Guyana go from oil discovery to oil power in less than a decade, GDP booming, rigs multiplying and an international attention growing. But where Guyana surged ahead, Suriname is moving with caution. Guyana’s momentum was driven by multiple factors: a stable investment climate, a business-friendly... Continue Reading →
Ranking the giants: Largest oil discoveries in Guyana’s Stabroek Block after Liza
(oilnow.gy) Since ExxonMobil’s historic Liza discovery in 2015, the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana has yielded a string of world-class oil finds. While Liza remains the biggest discovery to date, several subsequent wells have encountered major oil-bearing reservoirs. Here is a ranking of the top discoveries after Liza, based on the thickness of high-quality oil or... Continue Reading →
Wartsila bets flexibility key for ethanol power generation in Brazil
(Reuters) - Finland's Wartsila is betting that a more nimble way to generate power with ethanol will prove viable in Brazil where similar efforts by major firms floundered a decade ago. Wartsila announced a partnership in March with a power plant in the northeast Brazilian city of Recife, where a four-megawatt engine will burn ethanol for 4,000... Continue Reading →
Galp Targets 40% Oil Production Boost in Brazil with New Field
(Reuters) Portugal's Galp expects to boost its oil and gas production in Brazil by around 40% over the next few years, when the promising offshore field Bacalhau reaches peak output, executive board member Nuno Bastos told reporters. Galp produces 110,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in Brazil through a 70%-30% joint venture with... Continue Reading →
Production surges at Exxon’s Liza 2 and Payara projects
In the final week and a half of April 2025, Guyana’s offshore oil production witnessed an uptick, with both the Liza 2 and Payara projects averaging approximately 260,000 barrels per day (b/d) each. This indicates that ExxonMobil, the operator of the Stabroek Block, has begun tapping into the optimized production capacities of these developments. ExxonMobil... Continue Reading →
Scana firm wins multi-million deal for E-house modules offshore Brazil
(offshore-energy.biz) PSW Power & Automation, a subsidiary of Norway-headquartered offshore energy technology and services provider Scana, has secured a contract valued between NOK 75 million (around $7.3 million) and NOK 150 million for an offshore project in Brazil involving the delivery of two E-House modules. According to Scana, the scope includes the design, manufacture, and... Continue Reading →
BP Energy begins drilling a new well in the Bumerange Block in the Santos Basin
(PN) British company BP has taken new steps in its exploratory activities in Brazil. This week, the company began drilling the wildcat well 1-BP-13-SPS, in the Bumerangue block, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The activity is being carried out in a water depth of 2,372 meters with the drillship Valaris Renaissance. The... Continue Reading →
US grants Chevron narrow authorization to keep assets in Venezuela, sources say
(Reuters) - The Trump administration has issued a narrow authorization for U.S. oil producer Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab to keep assets in Venezuela, including its stakes in oil joint ventures with state company PDVSA, three sources with knowledge of the decision said on Tuesday. Chevron and several European firms had been in talks with officials in Washington in... Continue Reading →