French energy major TotalEnergies and its partner APA Corporation have recently completed a flow test at an appraisal well in Block 58 offshore Suriname, confirming an excellent quality black oil reservoir, but failed to find commercial hydrocarbons at the latest exploration well there. However, success at their next planned exploration well on the block could... Continue Reading →
Westwood: How Maersk Drilling/Noble Rig Fleet Stacks Up Against Rivals
Offshore drilling companies Maersk Drilling and Noble Corp. last week announced they'd merge to form one of the world's largest offshore oil drilling rig companies. Westwood Energy's Terry Childs analyzes the proposed deal and how the combined Maersk/Noble drilling rig fleet stacks up against those of its rivals. The announcement of the merger of Maersk Drilling and... Continue Reading →
TGS, BGP, CGG kick off 3D seismic survey off Suriname
A consortium of TGS, CGG and BGP has commenced the acquisition for Phase 1 of the Suriname 3D project. Last month, the seismic trio signed a multi-client agreement with Suriname’s national oil company Staatsolie for multi-client seismic programs. The new seismic data from the consortium’s multi-client programs will be instrumental in accurately delineating the prospectivity and potential of this... Continue Reading →
Solstad CSV hired for work in South America
Solstad Offshore has secured a contract for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Samson in South America. The company did not reveal information about the client but did say that the vessel was chartered by a major oil service company. Under the contract, CSV Normand Samson will be utilized on a field development project for a period of minimum... Continue Reading →
TGS, CGG, BGP to Carry Out Seismic Surveys Offshore Suriname
Three marine seismic data acquisition and processing companies TGS, CGG, and BGP have signed a multi-client agreement with Suriname's national oil firm Staatsolie. Under the agreement, the consortium will be able to acquire, promote and license multi-client seismic programs, including new 3D acquisition and legacy data reprocessing, in the shallow water acreage offshore Suriname. Suriname’s shallow... Continue Reading →
Suriname state oil firm, Chevron sign offshore oil output sharing contract
(Reuters) - Suriname state oil company Staatsolie on Wednesday said it had signed a 30-year production sharing contract with U.S. producer Chevron Corp (CVX.N) for the South American country's offshore Block 5. Chevron Exploration Suriname Ltd and a consortium by TotalEnergies and Qatar Petroleum (QATPE.UL) in June submitted favorable bids for shallow-water exploration in Blocks 5, 6... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies’ Appraisal Well Offshore Suriname Fails to Deliver
TotalEnergies' Keskesi South-1 appraisal well in the Block 58 offshore Suriname has encountered non-commercial quantities of hydrocarbons and the well has been plugged and abandoned. The news was shared on Wednesday by APA Corporation, TotalEnergies' 50 percent partner in the offshore block. The well was drilled around 6.2 kilometers from the discovery well Keskesi East-1... Continue Reading →
Fugro wraps up geohazard survey offshore Suriname
Fugro has completed a geohazard site investigation programme for TotalEnergies off the north-west coast of Paramaribo in Block 58 of the Guyana-Suriname Basin. The project involved the acquisition and analysis of geophysical data and geotechnical soil samples approximately 150 kilometres offshore in water depths ranging from 60 metres to 2,100 metres. Fugro carried out the... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Hires PGS for 3D Seismic Survey in Suriname
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has awarded Norwegian offshore seismic data acquisition firm PGS a contract for a 3D survey offshore Suriname. PGS' 104.2 meters long Ramform Tethys seismic vessel is scheduled to start the acquisition during the fourth quarter of 2021, and it is planned to complete in the first quarter of 2022. The vessel... Continue Reading →
Saudi Aramco Unit Wins Guyana Oil Tender
Guyana awarded a unit of Saudi Aramco a tender to purchase a portion of the country's oil production, and the two parties will likely enter into a one-year marketing deal, an official said on Tuesday. The South American country last month received bids from 15 companies aiming to market its allocation of light crude produced... Continue Reading →
