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July 29, 2025 - Petrobras average production of oil, NGL and natural gas was 2.91 MMboed in 2Q25, 5.0% higher than 1Q25. This performance was mainly due to the ramp-up of FPSOs Almirante Tamandaré, in Búzios field, Maria Quitéria, in Jubarte field, Anita Garibaldi and Anna Nery, in Marlim and Voador fields, to Marechal Duque... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) France-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has started oil production from two subsea tie-back projects to existing floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels off the coast of Angola. With the start-up of the Begonia and CLOV Phase 3 offshore projects, TotalEnergies is adding 60,000 barrels per day of oil production offshore Angola. The CLOV deepwater oil fields development project... Continue Reading →
by Ron Bousso - Reuters LONDON, July 18 - The high-stakes clash between Exxon Mobil and Chevron over a prized South American oilfield may be a sign of what’s to come in the oil and gas industry as competition for a shrinking pool of prime assets heats up. Chevron is set to finalize its $53 billion acquisition of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chevron can quickly proceed with its $53 billion acquisition of Hess (HES.N), opens new tab, after winning a landmark legal battle against larger rival Exxon Mobil, gaining access to the largest oil discovery in decades. Chevron CEO Mike Wirth's strategy to turn around his company's lagging performance hinges on the acquisition, one of the largest energy deals in the past decade.... Continue Reading →
(OE) Perenco has completed the acquisition of the Greater Angostura producing oil and gas assets and associated production facilities from Woodside Energy in Trinidad and Tobago. The finalization of the deal, combined with Perenco’s existing operation of the Teak, Samaan and Poui (TSP) and Cashima, Amherstia, Flamboyant and Immortelle (CAFI) fields, aligns Perenco as a... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas Basin is being viewed by top industry players as that country’s top offshore frontier opportunity, with Horizon Engage reporting that aggressive bidding there signals strong private-sector belief in the Equatorial Margin as “akin to Guyana’s Stabroek field”. According to Horizon Engage Senior Advisor for Brazil and Energy Transition, Mark Langevin, consortia including Petrobras, ExxonMobil,... Continue Reading →
(OE) TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Shell Brasil Petróleo to exchange its 20% non-operated interest in the Gato do Mato project for an additional 3% interest in Lapa, a producing offshore oil field. Through the agreement TotalEnergies will increase its interest in the operated Lapa offshore field to 48% by acquiring an additional 3%... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Mexican state energy company Pemex plans to reopen old wells in a bid to squeeze more barrels out of them to boost declining oil production, according to two documents and four sources, as it struggles to reach an ambitious government target. Pemex said in a filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Chevron on Friday reported first-quarter earnings that met Wall Street estimates, but said it would spend less on share repurchases in the current quarter, reflecting the shaky economic outlook faced by Big Oil. The company's share repurchases this year could be between $11.5 billion and $13 billion, said Chevron Chief Financial Officer Eimear Bonner,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Pan American Energy and its partners Pampa Energia, Harbour Energy, YPF, and Golar LNG have taken the final investment decision (FID) for the Southern Energy floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) export project in Argentina. The Southern Energy FLNG project which envisages deploying two of Golar LNG's FLNG vessels - the Hilli Episeyo and MK... Continue Reading →
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