by Gabriel Chiappini (exios.com.br) The review of the incentive policies of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the United States and the withdrawal of the world's largest economy from the Paris Agreement, under the Donald Trump administration, opens up new opportunities for Brazil to attract investments in green projects, such as wind generation and green... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore looking at early start for local capacity development in Suriname
(oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore is working to lay the foundation for capacity building and local content development in Suriname as it looks towards delivering the first FPSO for TotalEnergies’ Gran Morgu project, set to begin production in 2028. Pierre Gaté, Country Entry-Manager of SBM Offshore Suriname, said the company is leveraging its early presence to maximize... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore, Petrobras to Assess Application of Carbon Capture Tech on FPSOs
(OE) SBM Offshore and Petrobras have signed an agreement to study the application of carbon capture modules on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units. The module design is based on an engineering and design study between SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), qualified by DNV. It is based on a combination of MHI’s... Continue Reading →
FPSO Almirante Tamandaré Begins Production in the Pre-Salt
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré (Búzios 7) has started production today in the Búzios field, located in the pre- salt layer of the Santos Basin. This is the first high-capacity unit to be installed in the field, with the potential to produce up to 225,000 barrels of oil per... Continue Reading →
26 offshore blocks up for grabs in Trinidad and Tobago’s 2025 deepwater oil & gas bid round
(offshore-energy.biz) With the need to ensure energy independence in mind, the government of Trinidad and Tobago has initiated its new bidding round to boost hydrocarbon exploration and production in this Caribbean twin-island country located off the northern edge of the South American mainland. Given the myriad of challenges the world is facing today – from... Continue Reading →
Stabroek Block group could recover another US$13 billion in expenses this year
(oilnow.gy) With US$17.6 billion in crude exports projected for 2025, the Stabroek Block group could recover up to US$13.2 billion in expenses in 2025. The group—ExxonMobil, Hess, and CNOOC—has committed more than US$54 billion to explore and develop the Stabroek Block resources offshore Guyana. Their production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Guyana government lets them take... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s offshore drilling firm, Ventura Offshore, reaches rig acquisition settlement
(offshore-energy.biz) Brazil’s deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore has struck a deal with Umas 1 as the seller of a semi-submersible rig the firm decided to acquire last year to make a lump sum payment as a final settlement. Ventura Offshore Midco disclosed at the end of June 2024 the acquisition of the SSV Catarina, the... Continue Reading →
Guyana Set to Terminate CGX and Frontera’s License for Corentyne Offshore Block
Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy have received a notice from the Government of Guyana for the cancelation of license for the Corentyne block offshore the South American country. According to the joint venture partners, Guyana has taken the position that the license, together with the petroleum agreement with the government, has terminated and that,... Continue Reading →
Trinidad sees revenue increase from LNG sales after contract revamp
(Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago, the largest producer of liquefied natural gas in Latin America and the Caribbean, is seeing an increase in government revenue from LNG exports by selling cargoes at between 15% and 55% above Henry Hub prices, energy minister Stuart Young said on Monday. The increase follows a contract revamp in late... Continue Reading →
Noble rigs and Stena drillship get down to oil & gas drilling business offshore Guyana
(offshore-energy.biz) Four mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs), made up of drillships owned by Noble Corporation and Stena Drilling, have buckled down and resumed hydrocarbon exploration at the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana, enabling ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of America’s oil major ExxonMobil, to stay the course and continue searching for more oil and... Continue Reading →