(OE) XRG, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has completed the acquisition of Galp’s 10% interest in the Area 4 concession in Mozambique's Rovuma Basin. The Rovuma Basin, one of the largest gas discoveries in the past 15 years, has enabled ADNOC’s XRG access to LNG projects with a combined potential production... Continue Reading →
Deadline of Petrobras deal with vessel adds pressure to Foz do Amazonas request
(Reuters) - Brazilian oil firm Petrobras needs to be granted an environmental license to drill in the sensitive Foz do Amazonas region by the end of April or it will run out of time before the contract with a drilling vessel ends in October, according to a document presented by the government. The document, which... Continue Reading →
CNOOC Sees 11% Profit Growth in 2024 Driven by Record Oil Production
(OE) China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has posted an 11.4% net profit growth in 2024, marking a record year of oil and gas production, which has been increased by 7% compared to a year earlier. In 2024, CNOOC recorded a net oil and gas production of 726.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), a... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and NOV looking to develop CO2-resistant flexible pipes for deep water
(offshore-energy.biz) American oilfield services company NOV and Brazilian state-owned energy firm Petrobras have signed a pre-commercial agreement for the development of flexible pipes designed for high CO2 deepwater applications. The collaboration, formalized with the signature of an agreement in February, focuses on creating stainless steel armouring to combat stress corrosion cracking (SCC) caused by CO2,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras clarifies on bidding process for vessels
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media about Petrobras' “R$16 billion bidding process for offshore vessels”, clarifies that the company has provided the clarifications requested, due to a complaint. Following the clarifications provided by Petrobras, two technical units of the TCU - Brazilian General Accounting Office - issued pronouncements, on... Continue Reading →
Surinamese invest US$516M into country’s first oil project
Kaieteur News- The state-owned oil company of Suriname, Staatsolie on Monday announced that the company has raised US$515.8 million through a new bond that allowed citizens there to invest in the country’s first offshore oil project, GranMorgu. Staatsolie in thanking participants highlighted that the amount raised was US$ 211.7 million more than the US$ 304.1 million that was... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to finish analysis of the India’s Shapoorji appeal in FPSO bid this week
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras should analyze an appeal filed by India's Shapoorji Pallonji Energy in the tender to charter an offshore oil production vessel this week, the state-run oil firm's head of engineering, technology and innovation, Renata Baruzzi, said on Tuesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The Indian company was the only one to bid on chartering a... Continue Reading →
MODEC Gets Shell’s Gato do Mato FPSO Ops and Maintenance Job
(OE) MODEC has signed an agreement with Shell for the operations and maintenance of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, to be deployed at Gato do Mato deepwater field off Brazil, for a period of 20 years. The agreement follows the execution of the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract, which was awarded to... Continue Reading →
Shell Makes FID for Deepwater Gato do Mato Project off Brazil
(OE) Shell Brasil Petróleo, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Gato do Mato, a deepwater oil and gas project in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Gato do Mato Consortium includes Shell (operator with a 50% stake), Ecopetrol (30%), TotalEnergies (20%) and Pré-Sal Petróleo... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s oil boom could surpass Mexico’s declining sector by 2030
(oilnow.gy) The global oil industry is changing, with Guyana’s production rising quickly while Mexico’s output declines. This is according to Adrian Duhalt, a fellow at the Texas-Mexico Center at the Southern Methodist University, who pointed out their contrasting paths. “Guyana’s oil production is on a promising trajectory. With substantial increases expected in the coming years,... Continue Reading →