(oilnow.gy) The floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for Suriname’s first offshore development will be capable of producing 220,000 barrels per day (b/d), according to TotalEnergies Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Pouyanné. The initial target was 200,000 b/d. Pouyanne, at an energy event in ROG.e oil and natural gas conference in Rio de Janeiro said “I would... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies to sign $10 bln deal on Suriname’s first offshore project, sources say
(Reuters) French oil major TotalEnergies will sign a final investment decision (FID) on Tuesday for a more than $10 billion offshore oil and gas development in Suriname, the country's first, said four sources with knowledge of the project. Located in Block 58 about 140 km off the coast of the South American country, the Gran Morgu... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. sign Memorandum of Understanding
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has signed today with Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. a non-binding memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) aimed at assessing cooperation opportunities in the areas of hydrocarbon exploration and production, carbon capture, new energy sources, contingency response planning, among others. Cooperation with Staatsolie could also result in better sustainable oil... Continue Reading →
OPT Teams Up with Brazilian Institute SENAI for Autonomous Ocean Developments
(OE) Ocean Power Technologies Signs (OPT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s SENAI to advance autonomous ocean developments. OPT and SENAI, short for Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI Innovation Institute for Virtual Production Systems from Firjan) in Brazil, will jointly explore blue economy opportunities including deployment of WAM-V autonomous and unmanned... Continue Reading →
DNV Verifies Fugro’s Stage 3 Floating LiDAR Offshore Latin America
(offshoreWIND.biz) DNV has completed the first-ever verification of a stage 3 floating LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) unit in Latin America assessing the deployment and performance of Fugro’s advanced equipment. Over a period of 55 days, DNV conducted rigorous tests on the Fugro SEAWATCH® buoy, equipped with a Zephir ZX300M LiDAR unit. The floating LiDAR... Continue Reading →
JDR Cables opens new service centre in Brazil, to meet growing energy project demand
JDR Cables, the global subsea cable supplier and service provider, part of the TFKable Group, has announced a strategic expansion into Brazil where it has opened a new service centre in Macaé, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The service centre began operations in Q3 2024, providing clients with in-country technical and service... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Starts Production at Fenix Gas Field Offshore Argentina
TotalEnergies has started the production from the Fenix gas field, off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in Southern Argentina. The Fenix field, located 60 km offshore, is part of the Cuenca Marina Austral 1 (CMA-1) concession, in which TotalEnergies holds a 37.5% operated interest, alongside its partners Harbour Energy (37.5%) and Pan American Energy... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC: It’s a wrap on Guyana’s flagship $1.9 billion gas-to-energy project (video)
(offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered energy technology provider TechnipFMC has put the finishing touches on its assignment at a gas-to-energy (GtE) project off Guyana’s Atlantic coast, which is envisioned to enable infrastructure buildout required to allow for natural gas to be transported from an oilfield in the waters of the prolific Stabroek Block to an integrated natural gas... Continue Reading →
China CNPC’s global oil, gas investment
(Reuters) - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Asia's largest oil and gas producer, has over the past three decades built a global portfolio with assets in 33 countries. The company's overseas production exceeded 100 million metric tons, or 2 million barrels per day of oil equivalent, for the first time in 2019 and has since... Continue Reading →
Subsea contracts awarded by Petrobras show Brazil leading demand in the coming years
(PN) The recent contracts awarded by Petrobras to the SLB Onesubsea group for the supply of subsea equipment for the Sépia and Atupu fields in the Santos Basin, and Roncador in the Campos Basin, signal the importance that Brazil will have for the subsea industry in the coming years. According to a recent analysis published... Continue Reading →