(oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil will relinquish at least 9% of the vast Stabroek Block in Guyana as required by its petroleum agreement, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The Stabroek Block, spanning 26,800 square kilometers, is the centerpiece of Guyana’s deepwater oil boom. Exxon and its partners Hess and CNOOC have made over 30 discoveries on... Continue Reading →
Galp Reports 29% Profit Fall
(Reuters) Portugal's Galp Energia reported a 29% drop in adjusted first-quarter core profit on Monday, hit by falling oil output and a decline in refining margins to less than half the levels booked a year ago. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to 669 million euros, slightly above the average of... Continue Reading →
MODEC, Sumitomo Partner Up for Delivery of Gato do Mato FPSO
(OE) MODEC has executed a contract with Sumitomo Heavy Industries for the delivery of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Shell, which will be deployed offshore Brazil. MODEC and Sumitomo Heavy Industries signed a contract for the forward block of MODEC’s new generation hull for the Gato do Mato FPSO,... Continue Reading →
Oil States signs contract with Petrobras for offshore platforms maintenance in the Santos Basin
Oil States announced the signing of a new contract with Petrobras to provide inspection and maintenance services for cranes and cargo handling equipment on offshore platforms. The agreement will last three years and will cover units located in the Tupi, Berbigão and Atapu fields in the Santos Basin. According to the company, the services will... Continue Reading →
Wison lands work on FLNG destined for Petronas’ field off Suriname
(offshore-energy.biz) China-based provider of clean energy services Wison New Energies (WNE) has won a detailed feasibility study (DFS) for a newbuild floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility set to work at a block offshore Suriname operated by Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas. The FLNG unit is slated to work at Block 52, located north of the Surinamese... Continue Reading →
Japan’s First Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine Enters Commercial Operation
(offshoreWIND.biz) The consortium behind the Hibiki floating wind turbine in Japan has announced that the 3 MW two-bladed project entered commercial operation. The Hibiki barge-type floating system, the first of its kind in Japan, features the Aerodyn SCD 3 MW two-bladed turbine installed on Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundation. Located 15 kilometres off the Kitakyushu coast,... Continue Reading →
Oilfield service provider SLB warns of lower spending by oil producers, tariff hit
(Reuters) - Top oilfield services provider SLB joined rivals on Friday in warning of lower spending by oil producers and tariff impacts, after missing its first-quarter profit estimates due to a significant reduction in drilling activity in Mexico. Shares of the company were largely flat after declining as much as 2% in premarket trading. SLB's report... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s Q1 oil output rises 3% yr/yr to 631,000 bpd
(Reuters) - Oil output in Guyana fell about 3% to 627,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March from the previous month, but the 631,000 bpd produced in the first quarter was 3% higher year-on-year, data from the country's energy ministry showed on Thursday. Guyana last year became Latin America's fifth largest oil exporter after Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia announces new Offshore Operations Director
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44 and the Novo Mercado Regulation, and complementing the Material Fact disclosed on January 30, 2024, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on this date, Mr. Carlos José do Nascimento Travassos has assumed the... Continue Reading →
PRIO workover approvals for TUBARÃO MARTELO wells
PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following the best corporate governance practices, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, today, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (“Ibama”) has granted approval for the workover of wells in the Tubarão Martelo field including wells TBMT-10H and TBMT-4H, which had been... Continue Reading →