Sept. 22 (offshore-energy.biz) Oilfield services company NOV has won a contract to provide a mooring solution for an offshore floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project in the Gulf of San Matías, offshore Argentina. The project will see the redeployment of FLNG Hilli Episeyo, a unit which previously operated offshore Cameroon. Also known as FLNG Hilli, the... Continue Reading →
Fugro Scraps 2025 Outlook, Announces Job Cuts
Sept. 22 (Reuters) Dutch geological data specialist Fugro scrapped its annual outlook on Monday and announced further job cuts, citing an impact from project delays, sending its shares lower. Shares in Fugro were down around 11% to their lowest since March 2022 at 0705 GMT. The company said that projects in the offshore wind and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about the payment of remuneration to shareholders
Sept. 22 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the Material Fact published on 05/12/2025, informs that it will make today the payment of the second installment of shareholder remuneration relating to the balance sheet of March 31, 2025. The gross amount to be distributed today corresponds to R$ 0.45458309 per outstanding common... Continue Reading →
Canada Readies for Offshore Wind
Sept. 21 (OE) Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, has announced that strategic direction has been given to the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator as a next step toward realizing Canada’s first-ever offshore wind project. Fraser made the announcement on behalf of Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural... Continue Reading →
Chevron, Anadarko, and Westlawn shake hands on oil & gas exploration offshore Peru
Sept. 22 (offshore-energy.biz) As three oil and gas players — Chevron, Anadarko, and Westlawn — have forged a consortium to pursue hydrocarbon exploration off the coast of Peru, the results of a previously undertaken 3D marine seismic survey are the first item on their agenda, followed by a drill-or-drop decision. The trio’s formalization of their... Continue Reading →
Panama Canal Launches Concession Process for Natural Gas Pipeline
Sept. 19 (OE) The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched the concessionaire selection process for a natural gas pipeline project, holding its first market engagement event with more than 45 representatives from global energy companies. The 76-kilometre pipeline, with a planned transfer capacity of up to 2.5 million barrels per day, will connect maritime terminals... Continue Reading →
Big Oil Returns To Exploration With A Bang
This year marked the return to boosting oil and gas production, and with it—increased exploration efforts in key basins and promising new frontiers. Guyana, Suriname, Namibia, and Brazil have seen major oil discoveries in recent years. Big oil scaled back on renewable energy investment and has returned to oil and gas exploration. Sept. 19 (oilprice.com)... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Ecopetrol to beat 2025 drilling goal, may best output target, executive says
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Colombian state-run energy company Ecopetrol is set to exceed its 2025 goal of drilling 10 oil wells by between 20% and 40%, the company's vice president for hydrocarbons, Rafael Guzman, said on Thursday. The company drilled six wells in the first half of the year, two of which were successful, it has said. "I think... Continue Reading →
Exmar Signs FSU Deal for Colombia’s LNG Import Project
Sept. 19 (OE) Exmar has signed contracts with Regasificadora Del Pacífico (RDP) for the deployment of a floating storage unit (FSU) on the west coast of Colombia. RDP is developing a fast-track LNG import solution in the inner bay of Buenaventura, under a term contract signed with Ecopetrol in February of 2025 to provide regasification... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves pilot project to capture and store 100,000 tons of carbon per year
Sept. 18 (TN) Petrobras has approved the construction of the São Tomé CCS Pilot Project in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, a strategic initiative to achieve the carbon neutrality goal by 2050. This is the first CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) pilot project in Brazil, with infrastructure that allows for the complete integration of CO₂ capture,... Continue Reading →