Offshore staff (OM) For the month of July, oil and gas discoveries were announced across five offshore regions: the Far East, Middle East, North Sea/Barents, South America, and the US Gulf of Mexico, Esgian reported Aug.2. These regions accounted for seven discoveries. The analyst firm said floating rigs led the way, drilling five of the... Continue Reading →
Prosafe reports highest quarterly fleet utilization since Q3 2015
(OM) Prosafe, an owner and operator of semisubmersible accommodation vessels, said its fleet utilization rate in second-quarter 2022 was 81% (Q2 2021: 65.8%), with five out of seven vessels in full operation throughout the quarter, according to the company's latest quarterly results report. Safe Boreas was working part of the quarter while Safe Scandinavia remains idle. This is the highest... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of E&P assets in Espírito Santo – Peroa Cluster
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 01/29/2021, informs that yesterday it has finalized the sale of all its stakes in the producing fields of Peroá and Cangoá, and in the BM-ES-21 concession (Malombe Discovery Evaluation Plan) jointly called Peroá Cluster, located in the Espírito Santo Basin to the company... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s 3R Petroleum subsidiary agrees on $500 mln loan to pay for Potiguar oil field
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“Company”), informs its shareholders, investors and the market in general that, on this date, its wholly-owned subsidiary 3R Lux, a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) formed under the laws of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (Registre de commerce... Continue Reading →
U.S. shale producers keep eyes on returns, even as inflation bites
(Reuters) - Top U.S. shale oil producers say they remain laser focused on shareholder returns, limiting production expenditures largely to offset higher costs for equipment, supplies and services. The decision likely will hold down oil output increases while benefiting shareholders receiving higher payouts through dividends and share repurchases with U.S. crude prices above $95 per... Continue Reading →
Petrobras leapfrogs oil majors in dividend payouts by more than 50%
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will distribute at least twice as much as the biggest international oil producers in second quarter dividends, boosting the government's coffers amid a tense presidential campaign. The five biggest Western oil producers - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), Chevron Corp. (CVX.N), Shell PLC (SHEL.L), TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) and BP (BP.L) - posted record cash distributions to shareholders in... Continue Reading →
Búzios breaks record monthly production record in June – 616 thousand barrels per day
(TN) The average monthly production of 616,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) achieved in June at the Búzios Field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, is the highest monthly average volume recorded in this field since the beginning of its operation in April 2018. According to Petrobras, the total represents an operational... Continue Reading →
X1 Wind’s Floater Concept Ready for Testing
Technology developer X1 Wind said it has laid its dynamic cable clearing way for final installation of its fully functional floating wind prototype at the PLOCAN Test Site, in the Canary Islands. Having installed the modular concrete gravity anchoring system last spring, the Barcelona-headquartered firm is now announcing another milestone in its first ocean deployment... Continue Reading →
Valaris Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) ("Valaris" or the "Company") today reported second quarter 2022 results. President and Chief Executive Officer Anton Dibowitz said, “I would like to thank the Valaris team for their continued focus on delivering the safe, reliable and efficient operations that our customers have come to expect from us, in particular the... Continue Reading →
PRIO: MUP3A WELL START OF PRODUCTION
– Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), informs its shareholders and the market in general of the start of production of the 7-FR-55H-RJS (“MUP3A”) well in the Frade Field (“Field” or “Frade”), with average initial production of approximately 3,500 barrels of oil per day, increasing the Company’s production to 52,000 barrels per day.... Continue Reading →