Oct. 21 (msn.com) ExxonMobil (XOM) is nearing completion of its seismic data acquisition program offshore Trinidad and Tobago, marking a key milestone in the company’s first year of exploration activities under its production sharing contract, and is expected to drill an exploration well in 2028, Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal said Tuesday. With the seismic campaign... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola raises outlook again, sees higher profit growth through 2030
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Europe's largest utility, Iberdrola, on Wednesday raised its profit target for this year for the second time and said it expects profit to grow faster than previously forecast, as its focus on power networks pays off. The Spanish company now expects adjusted net profit to grow by at least 10% this... Continue Reading →
United Oil & Gas eyes billion-barrel Jamaican drilling targets as it maps out next steps
Oct. 20 (offshore-energy.biz) With more than a billion barrels of oil in its sights, Ireland-headquartered and AIM-listed United Oil & Gas (UOG) is laying the groundwork for its next offshore move to sweeten the pitch for prospective partners in the Caribbean, with a fresh study that maps out a double-digit rig pool, local logistics, and... Continue Reading →
FPSO P-82 sets sail towards Brazil
Oct. 20 (TN) On October 18, the FPSO P-82 departed from the Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore, bound for the Búzios field in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin—the field with the largest reserves and production volume in Brazil. The P-82 is one of six giant FPSOs commissioned by Petrobras; with a nominal production... Continue Reading →
Venezuela oilfield hiring picks up as first wave of investment builds
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Oilfield service companies including Weatherford International, Baker Hughes, Halliburton and SLB are advertising dozens of jobs in Venezuela, according to company websites, an early sign that a Washington-backed plan to rebuild the country's energy industry is gaining traction. The hiring could help reverse a sanctions-era exodus of companies and professionals from... Continue Reading →
Halliburton tops estimates as Latin America, Europe cushion North American weakness
Oct 20 (Reuters) - Halliburton topped Wall Street expectations for third-quarter revenue and profit, as higher demand for its oilfield equipment in Latin America helped offset muted activity in North America and subdued revenue in the Middle East and Asia. Shares of the company, which kicked off the earnings season for US oilfield service providers,... Continue Reading →
Guyana secures major OECD risk-rating upgrade, paving way for cheaper international financing
Oct. 19 ( Guyanachronicle.com) GUYANA has secured another significant international economic milestone, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) upgrading the country’s risk classification from Category Five to Category Four, a development expected to reduce the cost of certain types of international financing and strengthen access to funding for major development projects. The... Continue Reading →
Venezuela expects nearly $76 billion in oil investment over five years, acting president says
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Venezuela expects nearly $76 billion in oil investment over the next five years under recently signed agreements, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday, adding that a bilateral accord with the US includes plans to drill 250 rigs. Since the January ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, the country has been reopening... Continue Reading →
Rockhead among wells ExxonMobil is evaluating for potential Ranger tiebacks
Oct. 19 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil is evaluating wells near its Ranger discovery offshore Guyana for possible tiebacks to a future development, with Rockhead among the wells drilled this year. John Ardill, ExxonMobil’s vice president, outlined the work in a LinkedIn post. The exploration and appraisal program is gathering subsurface data to assess a commercial development in... Continue Reading →
BP announces discovery in Tupinanba Block, Santos Basin
Oct. 17 - bp has identified signs of hydrocarbons in well 1-BP-14-SPS, the first exploratory well drilled in the Tupinambá block, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. Drilling took place in September using Transocean’s Deepwater Mykonos drillship. The company acquired a 100% stake in the block during the second cycle of the... Continue Reading →