Feb 19 (Reuters) - In September, a rig used to drill wells in shallow waters completed the long trip from China to Venezuela's oil-producing region of Lake Maracaibo. The passage of the big old rig named Alula just inches below the bridge connecting Maracaibo city with the oilfields of the lake's eastern coast stirred excitement... Continue Reading →
Exxon’s Uaru and Whiptail projects in Guyana are moving ahead of schedule, executive says
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil's fifth and sixth projects in Guyana - Uaru and Whiptail - are progressing ahead of schedule and under budget, the oil major's president of Guyana operations said on Wednesday during an energy conference. Alistair Routledge, Exxon Guyana President, declined to provide a specific timeline for startup of the projects,... Continue Reading →
Trinidad optimistic gas projects with Venezuela will proceed, minister says
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago's government is optimistic two flagship offshore gas projects with neighboring Venezuela to be operated by Shell, BP and Trinidad's National Gas Company will move forward amid political changes in the OPEC country, the energy minister of the twin-island nation said on Wednesday. The U.S. has been relaxing sanctions on... Continue Reading →
Suriname, Guyana to form team to explore joint gas projects, oil minister says
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Suriname and Guyana plan to create a joint technical team to explore the development of natural gas production projects between the two South American countries, Suriname's oil minister told Reuters. The team, which could be installed next month, would mark a major step forward for Suriname and Guyana, which have long... Continue Reading →
Guyana Fast-Tracks Gas Expansion as Oil Cash Piles Up
Feb. 18 (oilprice.com) Guyana’s sights are set much higher than just being the new oil darling of the Western hemisphere. It wants to be the gas darling too. That’s the frame coming out of Georgetown as Guyana lines up a second gas pipeline project, even before the first one is fully online. President Irfaan Ali... Continue Reading →
Suriname’s Oil Boom Faces Economic Headwinds Despite Major Discovery
Feb. 18 (oilprice.com) A slew of high-quality oil discoveries in offshore Block 58 by TotalEnergies and its 50% partner, APA Corporation, has seen the tiny South American country of Suriname touted as the next Guyana. While Suriname’s offshore waters hold considerable petroleum potential, the country’s oil boom has been fraught with delays. Conflicting geological data, high gas-to-oil ratios,... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia Update on the Arbitration Relating to the Papa-Terra Field Consortium
Feb. 18 - BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“Brava” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, and following the Material Facts of May 3, 2024 and May 10, 2024, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, on February 15, 2026, a procedural order was issued in the arbitration proceedings initiated by... Continue Reading →
Saipem Agrees $272M Deal to Acquire Deep Value Driller Drillship
Feb. 17 (OE) Saipem has reached agreement on the main terms and conditions to acquire the seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller for $272.5 million. The Deep Value Driller is a high-specification ultra-deepwater drillship built in 2014, featuring GustoMSC P10000 design and able to accommodate 210 people. The drillship is capable of operating in water depths... Continue Reading →
New York Ends Fifth Offshore Wind Solicitation Process ‘Due to Federal Actions Disrupting Market’
Feb. 17 (offshoreWIND.biz) The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has closed the state’s fifth offshore wind solicitation, launched in 2024, without awarding any offshore renewable energy credits (ORECs). The state agency has also launched a Request for Information (RFI) to inform a potential process through which the state would support the... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s oil growth potential rises as Venezuela tensions set to ease
Feb 17 (Reuters) - The tiny oil-producing nation of Guyana, already one of the world's fastest-growing economies, has a window of opportunity for more expansion amid ongoing U.S. activity in neighboring Venezuela, geopolitical and oil experts said ahead of the Guyana Energy Conference. That growth potential will take center stage at the four-day event beginning... Continue Reading →