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July 14 (Reuters) - Shell has begun tendering for drilling services for its Dragon offshore gas project in eastern Venezuela, part of a plan to drill four wells there beginning in the second quarter of 2027, according to two people familiar with the process. The contract is expected to be awarded by the end of September, the... Continue Reading →
July 13 (oilnow.gy) A new basin modelling study has identified an area near Suriname’s Block 52 as the strongest oil-generating sweet spot along the Guyana-Suriname margin. GeoExpro published the study results on July 9, 2026. The research was conducted by Kenneth Shipper and Paul Mann of the University of Houston’s CBTH Project, along with Andrew Pepper of... Continue Reading →
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 →
June 11 (OE) Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) seismic survey contract in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana by ExxonMobil Guyana. The contract covers a two-month program comprising source-only seismic acquisition in support of a baseline DAS reservoir surveillance survey over the Yellowtail development area. Shearwater has deployed the vessel SW... Continue Reading →
June 10 (OE) TGS has signed an agreement with Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Hydrocarbon and Mining Development to create a large-scale offshore multi-client seismic dataset, marking the first phase of what is planned to become a nationwide MegaSurvey covering the country's offshore basins. The initial phase of the project will include post-stack reprocessing of approximately... Continue Reading →
May 21 (oilnow.gy) The Guyana government and Viridien/CGG Services will commence geotechnical and seismic survey operations within offshore Block S4, which was licensed last year to a TotalEnergies-led group. Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) announced the survey in notices. The notices, dated May 18, 2026, said the work will take place within Guyana’s Exclusive Economic... Continue Reading →
April 9th, 2026 – OMS Group and Exail today announced the acquisition of a second Exail DriX O-16 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), accelerating OMS Group’s deployment of autonomous survey capabilities to support the growing demand for subsea cable infrastructure worldwide. The first DriX O-16, purchased last year and to be named USV Elite, is scheduled... Continue Reading →
March 31 (OE) Petrobras has selected Fugro to carry out a geotechnical site investigation for its Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project, the first offshore wind development in South America to advance under a formal environmental licensing process. The 18 MW pilot project marks an early step in the region’s offshore wind development, as... Continue Reading →
March 16 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil has submitted the environmental impact assessment and environmental impact statement for the proposed Longtail development offshore Guyana, a key step toward the country’s first non-associated gas project. The documents were filed with the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a public notice. Exxon’s consultant Acorn International conducted the assessment. Members of the... Continue Reading →
March 12th , 2026 – Exail, a leader in marine robotics technologies, announces the sale of its DriX H-9 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) for civil offshore operations to a European client. The DriX H-9, equipped with a Multibeam Echosounder (MBES), Side Scan Sonar (SSS), Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP) and magnetometer, will be deployed for offshore infrastructure... Continue Reading →
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