(Reuters) West Africa-focused Tullow Oil's chief executive TLW.L said on Wednesday its Jubilee offshore oilfield in Ghana could produce 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) and the TEN field 50,000 boe/d by 2025 under current spending plans. Tullow will spend most of its $350 million investment program this year on Ghana, where Jubilee produced around 75,000 boe/d in 2021... Continue Reading →
‘World’s Largest OSV Fleet’: Tidewater to Buy Swire Pacific Offshore
(OE) U.S.-based offshore support vessel owner Tidewater said Wednesday it had agreed to acquire Swire Pacific Offshore Holdings Limited (“SPO”), a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited for around $190 million. Tidewater said the transaction would create the industry’s largest fleet of offshore support vessels with 203 vessels in total, including crew boats, tug boats, and... Continue Reading →
CADE Approves sale of Gaspetro’s control to Compass
The General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved the sale of control of Gaspetro, currently with Petrobras, to Compass (Cosan group). “In summary, it is understood that the post-operation scenario is better for the competitive environment than the pre-operation scenario, given that –even if it transfers Gaspetro to a single economic... Continue Reading →
Cluster project under review for offshore Mexico block 10
(OM) Eni and its partners are assessing the potential for a cluster oilfield development in block 10 offshore Mexico, said partner Capricorn Energy (formerly Cairn Energy) in its latest results statement. Last year, Eni drilled two wells on the block: the Sayulita-1EXP discovery, and the Saasken-2DEL appraisal well. Drilling of the Yatzil prospect in block... Continue Reading →
Colombia Launches Offshore Wind Plan, Announces First Project
(Reuters) Colombian Energy Minister Diego Mesa launched the country's plans for offshore wind energy at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on Tuesday, while an agreement to develop the first wind project has been signed, the government said in a statement. Developing the industry could bring in some $27 billion in investments by... Continue Reading →
Siem Offshore and Helix extend well intervention vessels deal
Norwegian shipping company Siem Offshore and offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions Group have entered into an agreement for the well intervention vessels Siem Helix 1 and Siem Helix 2. With the new agreement, the total contract backlog for Siem Offshore is now $440 million. The agreement will replace the existing contracts and the... Continue Reading →
UK firm joins Subsea 7 on Senegal’s first offshore oil development
Bureau Technical Services is supporting Subsea 7 with quality assurance and quality control services (QA/QC) for the deepwater Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 project offshore Senegal. The project includes 46 pipeline end terminations (PLETs) and in-line tee structures (ILTs) to be fabricated with more than half of them having CRA clad piping, and some structures... Continue Reading →
Despite Rumors, Seplat on Track to Buy Exxon’s Offshore Fields in Nigeria
Nigeria's Seplat Energy is on track to buy Exxon Mobil's offshore shallow water business in the country for $1.28 billion, Seplat's chairman told Reuters on the sidelines of the CERAweek energy conference by S&P Global. The comments come amid media reports that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) was looking to block the deal. "We... Continue Reading →
U.S. ties easing of Venezuela sanctions to direct oil supply
(Reuters) - U.S. officials have demanded Venezuela supply at least a portion of oil exports to the United States as part of any agreement to ease oil trading sanctions on the OPEC member nation, two people close to the matter said. U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday banned U.S. imports of Russian oil in retaliation... Continue Reading →
Biden’s Russia-oil ban opens path for shale giants EOG, Devon to fill the gap
(WO/Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports puts new pressure on U.S. drillers to help fill a supply shortfall that has sent crude prices to the highest levels since 2008. Among them: EOG Resources Inc. and Devon Energy Corp., two shale giants that are sitting on thousands of federal drilling permits, many of which could... Continue Reading →