March 30 (oilnow.gy) Crude oil production offshore Guyana averaged about 918,000 barrels per day (b/d) in February 2026, reflecting continued gains from optimization work across ExxonMobil’s Stabroek Block developments. Government data shows that approximately 25.7 million barrels were produced during the month across four projects. Output was distributed as follows: Liza 1: 129,000 b/d Liza... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Announces Ibama License to Drill Mãe de Ouro Well in the Potiguar Basin
March 27 - Petrobras announced the renewal of the operating license from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) for drilling the Mãe de Ouro well, which is located in deep waters in the Potiguar Basin. The license allows the drilling of three wells: Mãe de Ouro, Inhame, and Taianga. The wells... Continue Reading →
PRIO Production of the Second Wahoo Well
March 27, 2026 - PRIO S.A. (the “Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), in compliance with best corporate governance practices, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has opened the second producing well at the Wahoo Field, whose production has stabilized at 12,000 barrels of oil per day. The opening schedule for... Continue Reading →
FORESEA signs long term drilling contract with Petrobras
March 26 - Foresea has signed a long-term contract with Petrobras, valued at approximately US$465 million, for the operation of the ultra-deepwater drillship ODN I at the pre-salt Mero Field in the Santos Basin. The contract is valid for 1,443 days (approximately 4 years). The drillingcampaign is scheduled to begin in early 2027, shortly after... Continue Reading →
New ‘industry’s first’ for Halliburton, ExxonMobil, Noble, Sekal, and Wells Alliance offshore Guyana
March 25 (offshore-energy.biz) As the industry’s shift from automation-assisted drilling to repeatable, scalable well construction automation continues, the U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has tucked a new milestone under its belt by pooling resources with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team to advance digital well construction off the coast of Guyana. The... Continue Reading →
Equinor Kicks Off Drilling Ops at Brazil’s Raia Offshore Project
March 24 (Reuters) Norway's Equinor has begun drilling producer and injector wells for its offshore Raia natural gas project in Brazil, while also planning fresh exploratory activities in the South American nation, its top executive in the country told Reuters. The project in the Campos basin is on track to start production in 2028 and... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore awarded FEED contracts for the Longtail project in Guyana
March 24 - SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has been awarded contracts by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Longtail development project in Guyana. The FEED contracts award triggers the... Continue Reading →
Yellowtail production could climb to 290,000 b/d pending government green light
March 23 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana plans to boost production at its Yellowtail offshore oil project by roughly 10% as it conducts a new optimization study, company President Alistair Routledge said on March 19. Yellowtail, which started production in August 2025, reached its initial target production of 250,000 barrels per day (b/d) by November. ExxonMobil has since... Continue Reading →
PRIO Announces Production of the first Wahoo Well
March 23, 2026 - PRIO S.A. (the “Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), further to the Material Fact disclosed on March 19, 2026, informs that the first producing well of the Wahoo Field has reached stabilized production of 12,000 barrels of oil per day. The schedule for bringing the remaining wells online remains as planned, with... Continue Reading →
IBAMA Updates License for the Raia Field and Authorizes Equinor Drilling of Three Wells
March 19 - IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) issued a correction to the drilling license for block BM-C-33 in the Campos Basin, where the Raia field is located. In the document, the federal agency authorized the drilling of three wells in the area using the DS-17 drillship, operated by Valaris. IBAMA... Continue Reading →