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The Petrobras divestment program of oil and gas producing fields has a date set to end: December 31, 2021, as determined by the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). In recent years, medium-sized oil companies have gained muscle by acquiring state-owned assets. But, starting in 2022, they will need to look for... Continue Reading →
Australian oil and gas company Karoon Energy has this week named Ray Church as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Church will start with Karoon on September 27. 2021. Current Chief Financial Officer, Scott Hosking, will oversee the preparation of Karoon’sfinancial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021, and will step down from... Continue Reading →
Ocean Edge Services has entered into an agreement with Atlantic Marine Supplies to support the needs of existing and new subsea operations in Guyana. The agreement comes as part of the need for servicing offshore oil production needs in Guyana, Ocean Edge Services said. According to the company, the vast potential of the Stabroek Block... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the piece of news published in the media, clarifies that its stake in Braskem is part of the assets included in its portfolio management, as disclosed in the Strategic Plan 2021-2025. As disclosed on August 9, 2021, Petrobras has hired JP Morgan for financial advisory services for the eventual... Continue Reading →
French energy giant TotalEnergies has exercised an option for the extended use of one of Maersk Drilling's offshore drilling rigs in Suriname. TotalEnergies, which became the operator of the prolific Block 58 in January where it has in the past year with partner Apache struck several oil discoveries, has now added one additional appraisal well to the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The world's newest oil-producing nations grabbed the spotlight at this week's Offshore Technology Conference with ambitious plans to tap oil and gas discoveries in a race against a global energy transition to lower-carbon fuels. At the conference highlighting renewable and cleaner-burning fuels and investors moving bets away from fossil fuels, Brazil, Ghana, Guyana,... Continue Reading →
The American Bureau of Shipping said Thursday that an FPSO duo being built for Brazil's Petrobras would be constructed to ABS Class. The sister FPSOs are currently named P-78 and P-79 and will be deployed at the giant Buzios pre-salt offshore oil field in Brazil's Santos Basin. ABS said that the fact the FPSO duo... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling firm Valaris said Thursday its CEO Tom Burke would step down from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, and that its CFO Jon Baksht would step down, too, both effective September 2, 2021. Anton Dibowitz, a current Board member, and former CEO of Seadrill,... Continue Reading →
Guyana's economy is expected to expand by 500% by 2030 as companies continue to plumb its offshore oil and gas reserves, a government official said on Wednesday. The small South American country has become one of the world's oil exploration hotspots after a group led by Exxon Mobil Corp discovered more than 9 billion barrels... Continue Reading →
China's top offshore oil and gas driller CNOOC Ltd said on Thursday its first-half net profit more than tripled from a low base last year, supported by rebounding oil prices and recovering energy demand after the pandemic. CNOOC Ltd, a listed branch of China National Offshore Oil Corp, said net profit reached 33.33 billion yuan... Continue Reading →
