Argentina News


Brand New Jacket and Topside Set Sail to Fenix Gas Project Off Argentina

Jan 12, 2024

Italian engineering firm Rosetti Marino has completed the construction of jacket and topside for the Fenix wellhead platform, which are now en route to Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina.Rosetti Marino built Fenix platform’s topside and…

Harbour Energy Strikes $11.2 Billion Deal for Wintershall Dea Assets

Dec 21, 2023

Britain's Harbour Energy HBR.L on Thursday agreed to acquire Wintershall Dea's non-Russian oil and gas assets in a $11.2 billion share and cash deal with BASF and LetterOne that creates one of the world's largest independent producers.London-listed Harbour…

Tenaris Net Profit Falls on Americas Slowdown, Launches New Buyback Plan

Nov 02, 2023

Italian steel pipe maker Tenaris late on Wednesday posted a 10% decline in third-quarter net profit due to a slowdown in North and South America and lower shipments to offshore projects and Argentina.The company's shares were up 7.9% by 0833 GMT…

TotalEnergies Hires Jack-up Rig for Fénix Project Drilling in Argentina

Sep 19, 2023

Offshore drilling company Noble Corp. said Tuesday it had won a contract with TotalEnergies, to redeploy the harsh-environment jackup rig Noble Regina Allen for the drilling of three horizontal wells at the Fénix project in southern Argentina…

France's TotalEnergies to Begin Drilling at Fenix Field Offshore Argentina in March 2024

Sep 14, 2023

France's TotalEnergies will start drilling at the Fenix field off the southern Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego in March 2024, and expects to start production the following November, Vice President Catherine Remy said.The $700 million…

Russia's Novatek Offered Argentina Know-how to Liquefy Gas from Vaca Muerta

Jun 09, 2023

Russia's largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) Novatek last year offered technology to build a plant to produce the gas from Argentina's Vaca Muerta field, a highly-placed source familiar with the proposal said, though the talks have since broken off…

Seismic Surveys: TGS Expands Multi-Client 3D Coverage in Malvinas Basin

Jun 06, 2023

Norwegian seismic data firm TGS on Tuesday announced an expansion of its multi-client 3D coverage in the Malvinas Basin offshore Argentina, called Malvinas 3D Phase III.TGS plans to acquire a ~7,500 square kilometer 3D seismic survey, and upon completion…

Petrobras Eyes Global Expansion as Brazil Hopes Fade, Sources Say

Jun 01, 2023

Brazil's Petrobras may look abroad for future growth, two sources with knowledge of the state-run firm's plans told Reuters, after environmental regulators dashed its hopes of exploring near the Amazon River where it had aimed to make its first major domestic oil discovery in over a decade…

Halliburton Tops Wall St. Quarterly Profit Estimates

Jan 24, 2023

U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton Co  on Tuesday topped Wall Street profit estimates for its fourth quarter and said its shale oil-well fracking equipment remains fully booked with oil prices driving increased drilling. The largest provider…

Global Offshore Drilling Outlook – New Play Exploration Appetite Steady But Strong

Jan 12, 2023

Welligence expects global offshore exploration drilling activity in 2023 to remain relatively steady year-on-year, with the majors driving much of the activity in their core regions. Two areas with big impact potential - the Atlantic Basin and…

Shell, APA JV, YPF Win Offshore Blocks in Uruguay

Jan 04, 2023

Uruguay's state oil company ANCAP has awarded two offshore blocks to Argentina's YPF and a consortium between Shell and APA (ex-Apache). Shell and APA Corporation won the rights to Area OFF-4, where the consortium has committed to conducting 3D seismic acquisition…

Wintershall Dea Posts Q3 Income Jump, Seeks Looser Ties with Russia

Oct 25, 2022

Oil and gas producer Wintershall Dea said on Tuesday that its most closely watched measure of earnings more than doubled in the third quarter of 2022 and that it would seek to strengthen business in locations outside Russia.Wintershall Dea…

Equinor's EVP Exploration and Production International to Resign

Oct 10, 2022

Al Cook, Equinor's executive vice president for Exploration and Production International, has informed the Norwegian energy giant that he will resign to become CEO of a company outside the energy industry.'To secure a good hand over to his successor…

TotalEnergies Reaches FID for Fenix Gas Project Off Argentina

Sep 19, 2022

French supermajor TotalEnergies has approved the final investment decision (FID) for the Fenix gas development, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina.Through its Total Austral affiliate, TotalEnergies operates the project with a 37…

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