The arbitrators in a legal dispute between Exxon Mobil and Hess have reached a decision related to a major oilfield project in Guyana, according to two sources familiar with the matter.The ruling will determine whether Chevron can move forward with its $53 billion planned acquisition of Hess…
Brazil plans to hold an additional oil auction this year for uncontracted areas in the pre-salt offshore region after Senate approval of legislation that clears the way for the sale, a senior energy official said on Wednesday.The government…
Yinson Production has placed $1.168 billion project bond to refinance floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) Maria Quitéria, which is operating under a 22.5-year lease and operate contract with Petrobras in the Jubarte field, offshore Brazil…
Inertial navigation technologies specialist Exail has secured a contract with Brazilian offshore services company Mitang to deliver 30 Quadrans Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) for floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSOs) operated by Petrobras off Brazil…
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire the 25% interest held by Moeve, formerly known as CEPSA, in Block 53, offshore Suriname, joining APA and Petronas as partner in the license.Block 53 lies directly east of Block 58, where TotalEnergies…
Brazil's lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved an executive order allowing the government to auction its share of oil in uncontracted offshore pre-salt areas, a move that could help boost revenue as it struggles to balance its budget…
Petronas, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petronas Suriname E&P, has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Block 66, located in the deepwater region offshore Suriname.The agreement was signed with Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname and Paradise Oil Company (POC)…
Miros, in partnership with Belga Marine, has enhanced its Oil Spill Detection (OSD) monitoring system system to include cloud-based monitoring capabilities that are now fully operational across several production assets offshore Brazil.The updated…
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has confirmed contracts for two of its construction support vessels (CSVs), which will be put to work in South America.The first contract is with Petrobras for the Normand Flower CSV, owned by Solstad Maritime…
SBM Offshore has signed an operations and maintenance contract with TotalEnergies EP Suriname, an affiliate of TotalEnergies, for the GranMorgu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, as part of the field development project located in Block 58 in Suriname…
Offshore accommodation firm Prosafe has confirmed the contract with Petrobras for its Safe Notos semi-submersible accomodation vessel, which will be put to work for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil.Petrobras has ratified the result…
Brazil’s state-run oil and gas firm Petrobras has acquired 10 blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin and three blocks in the Pelotas Basin in the fifth Permanent Concession Offer Cycle of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP)…
Portugal's Galp has been awarded three offshore blocks as part of Brazil’s fifth Open Permanent Concession bid round.Galp acquired offshore early-stage exploration blocks P-M-1670/1672/1741 in the Pelotas basin, in the southern region of the country…
Equinor has secured a new exploration opportunity in Brazil, having won the license for S-M-1617 offshore block in Santos Basin during the country’s fifth Open Permanent Concession bid round.The S-M-1617 license in Brazil was secured by Equinor…
Australian oil and gas company Karoon Energy has secured interest in six blocks in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, in the ANP fifth Permanent Offer Bid Round for Concession Contracts.Two of the blocks, S-M-974 and S-M-1038, are located approximately 17 kilometers from the Neon field…