June 24 (Reuters) - Energy producer TotalEnergies expects to begin a new well drilling campaign next year to extend its exploration targets in Suriname, the French company's vice president for exploration in the Americas said on Wednesday. TotalEnergies' largest development in Suriname, the $10.5 billion Gran Morgu offshore project, is set to begin oil output... Continue Reading →
Saipem Mobilizes for GranMorgu Oil Development off Suriname
June 23 (OE) Italian energy services company Saipem has launched operations for the GranMorgu offshore project in Suriname with the arrival of the multi-purpose construction vessel Normand Navigator at the Jules Sedney Harbour commercial port in Paramaribo. The vessel is berthed and ready to begin preliminary activities for the project, which is located in Block... Continue Reading →
ABL Expands Asset Integrity Services in Brazil
June 23 (OE) Energy and marine consultancy ABL has opened a new office in Salvador, Brazil, expanding its presence in the country and strengthening its asset integrity management offering for the oil and gas, maritime and industrial sectors. The new office will support asset integrity management projects in Brazil and across the wider Americas region,... Continue Reading →
Azule Energy gives final go-ahead to $5.1 billion Angola offshore project
June 22 (Reuters) - Azule Energy, a joint venture between BP and Eni, and its partners have approved the $5.1 billion Greater PAJ offshore oil project in Angola, company and government officials said at a signing ceremony on Monday. Partners in the project, Angola's first integrated cross-block development, include Norway's Equinor, Angola's oil and gas agency... Continue Reading →
Vantage Investors Back $258M Merger with Eldorado Drilling
June 19 (OE) The shareholder in offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling have approved its proposed merger with Norway-based Eldorado Drilling, advancing a transaction that values Vantage's equity at approximately $258 million. The approval was secured at a special general meeting held in Bermuda on June 18, where shareholders voted in favor of all resolutions related... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s frontier basin lit up as TGS, SLB drive 3D seismic push
June 18 (offshore-energy.biz) A multi-client 3D seismic survey is on the agenda at one of the frontier regions in Brazilian waters, with Norway’s energy data and intelligence company TGS and its joint venture (JV) partner, U.S.-headquartered SLB, at the helm of the campaign that will help boost the hydrocarbon exploration momentum in the South American... Continue Reading →
Encomara Nets ABS Design Approval for Floating Wind Installation Tech
June 16 (OE) Scottish floating wind technology developer Encomara has received Product Design Assessment (PDA) approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its Squid floating offshore wind installation system, marking a key certification milestone as the company advances the technology toward commercial deployment. The PDA follows Approval in Principle (AiP) granted by ABS... Continue Reading →
Europe Needs 65-Ship CO2 Fleet by 2050 to Support CCS Growth, Xodus Finds
June 16 (OE) Europe will require a dedicated fleet of around 65 CO2 carriers and a network of 33 ports by 2050 to support the large-scale deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), according to a new study led by energy consultancy Xodus. The CCUS Enabling Infrastructure Study, prepared by Xodus on behalf of the... Continue Reading →
ABL Group to Rebrand as Aqualis
June 16 (OE) Oslo-listed consultancy company ABL Group plans to change its name to Aqualis, seeking to eliminate confusion created by the use of ABL as both the name of the listed parent company and one of its operating businesses. The group provides marine, energy, engineering and technical consulting services to the renewables, maritime and... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil returns to Barreleye as Stabroek exploration campaign continues offshore Guyana
June 16 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana is moving ahead with fresh exploration drilling at the Barreleye-3 well in the Stabroek Block, continuing work to evaluate one of the discoveries that could help shape the next wave of development offshore Guyana. The drilling campaign is scheduled to begin on June 13 and continue until August 31, 2026,... Continue Reading →