The first-ever cargo of Guyana's crude for export is scheduled to begin loading this weekend so the oil can be processed at Exxon Mobil's refining system, the company told Reuters on Friday. Exxon has so far made 15 discoveries of oil reserves in Guyana, turning a risky exploration venture into one of the world's most... Continue Reading →
Cosan applies for license to build Rota 4
Jan 17, 2020 Cosan has applied for a license to build the second stage of the Rota 4 gas pipeline. The project will increase the transport capacity of gas production from the pre-salt fields, according to a document published by IBAMA. Cosan wants to build the 313 km pipeline that will connect the Carcará and... Continue Reading →
Offshore gas flaring rules will be improved, ANP says
Jan 17, 2020 The ANP approved the resolution that deals with the procedures to control oil and natural gas burns and losses in E&P activities. The regulation revises ANP Ordinance No. 249/2000 and includes definitions of cases classified as ordinary burns, exempt from prior authorization, and procedures for authorization and validation of extraordinary burns. The... Continue Reading →
World’s largest crane vessel installs Equinor’s Peregrino C platform
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has installed the Peregrino C platform on the Peregrino field located offshore Brazil ahead of productio startup planned for later this year. Equinor, the operator of the Peregrino field, on Friday launched a video with highlights from the installation of the platform’s two largest modules – the main support... Continue Reading →
Schlumberger posts revenue bump, but lower profit in 4Q
Oilfield services provider Schlumberger recorded a 38% drop in its fourth quarter 2019 profit and an increase in revenues when compared to the same period in 2018. According to Schlumberger’s 4Q 2019 report on Friday, the company’s fourth-quarter revenue of $8.23 billion decreased 4% sequentially, but increased 1% year-on-year when the company’s revenues were $8.18... Continue Reading →
Sergipe-Alagoas/Jacuipe Basin – Natural Gas
Jan 17, 2020 The ANP signed a contract with Ecology to prepare the Environmental Study of Sedimentary Area in the offshore part of the Sergipe-Alagoas / Jacuípe Basin. It will also be proposed an action plan for studies and research and monitoring, in order to expand the socio-environmental knowledge of the Basin and present data... Continue Reading →
GeoPark Announces Closing of Amerisur Acquisition
GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador, today announced that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Amerisur Resources Plc. (“Amerisur”) (LON: AMER). GeoPark acquired the entire issued... Continue Reading →
Oilfield Services Giants Start Year with Asset Sales
Schlumberger, Halliburton Co, and Baker Hughes Co have kicked off the new year by putting units up for sale, as the three largest names in oilfield services seek to reshape their businesses and adjust to falling demand. Oilfield service providers are facing reduced spending by oil and gas producers as investors push for higher shareholder... Continue Reading →
Eni kicks off oil production from Agogo field offshore Angola
Italian oil and gas company Eni has started oil production from its operated Agogo field, located offshore Angola, only nine months after its discovery. Eni announced “a major oil discovery” in Block 15/06, in the Agogo exploration prospect, in Angola’s deep water in March 2019. Eni operates two FPSOs in Block 15/06, the N’Goma in West... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC separation on track for completion in first half of 2020
Oilfield services provider TechnipFMC has reaffirmed that its planned transaction to separate into two companies, TechnipFMC and Technip Energies, is well on track for completion in the first half of 2020. The board of directors of TechnipFMC unanimously approved the company’s plan to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies in August 2019. TechnipFMC anticipates completing the transaction... Continue Reading →