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Constellation Nets Long-Term Drillship Deal with Petrobras

Jan 08, 2021

Brazilian oil and gas drilling company Constellation has won a long-term contract for its ultra-deepwater drillship Brava Star with the Brazilian oil firm Petrobras.Constellation said this week that the contract for the 2015-built Brava Star…

Petrobras Says 2020 Oil Output Averaged Record 2.28 Million BPD

Jan 07, 2021

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrolero Brasileiro SA produced a record 2.28 million barrels of oil per day on average in 2020, according to a securities filing on Thursday.The combined oil and natural gas output of Petrobras, as the company is known…

EIG Sells Share in Brazil-Bolivia pipeline, Eyes Petrobras' Assets

Jan 06, 2021

EIG Global Energy Partners has sold to Fluxys Belgium a portion of South America's biggest natural gas pipeline, clearing a regulatory obstacle to buying a bigger share of the Brazil-Bolivia duct, EIG's CEO said on Tuesday.U.S.-based EIG wants…

ExxonMobil Spuds Bulletwood Well, Offshore Guyana

Jan 05, 2021

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has reportedly started drilling at the Bulletwood-1 well site on the Canje Block, offshore Guyana.The news was shared Tuesday by Westmount Energy, an indirect partner in the Canje Block. Westmount owns an indirect interest in the Canje Block as a result of its circa 7…

Venezuela's Oil Exports Plunge to 1940's Level Under Tighter U.S. Sanctions

Jan 04, 2021

Pressured by strict U.S. sanctions, Venezuela's oil exports plunged by 376,500 barrels per day (bpd) in 2020, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and internal documents from state-run PDVSA, financially squeezing socialist President Nicolas Maduro…

Falklands Oil Explorer in Board Changes

Dec 30, 2020

Borders & Southern Petroleum, a company with oil and gas exploration assets offshore the Falkand Islands, on Wednesday announced board changes.The London based independent oil & gas exploration company announced the retirement of Nigel Hurst-Brown from the Board of Directors…

Brazil: Petrobras receives $45M in Vitol Corruption Settlement

Dec 30, 2020

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said that it had received 232.6 million reais ($44.65 million) on Tuesday in a settlement with Swiss energy trading firm Vitol, which was implicated in a sprawling national corruption probe.Petroleo Brasileiro SA…

Shell Completes Acquisition of Offshore Blocks in Colombia

Dec 28, 2020

Colombian oil and gas company Ecopetrol has informed that Shell has completed the previously agreed acquisition of 50 percent interest in three Colombian deepwater oil and gas blocks.The two companies signed an agreement in February which entailed…

Brazilian Oil Firm Buys Offshore Drilling Rig for One Dollar

Dec 28, 2020

Brazilian oil company PetroRio has signed an agreement to buy a 1974-built semi-submersible drilling rig for one dollar.The company earlier this month said it had signed a deal with Ventura for the acquisition, for US$ 1.00 (one US Dollar), of the Atlantic Zephyr rig…

Petrobras Finds 'Excellent Quality' Oil at Buzios Field Well

Dec 24, 2020

Brazilian oil firm Petrobras has said it has confirmed oil of excellent quality with the drilling of well 9-BUZ-48D-RJS, located in the extreme northwest of Búzios field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The well is located 188 km from the…

SBM Offshore, Shell Extend Brazil FPSO Term. SBM in Talks with Exxon Over Guyana Extensions

Dec 23, 2020

Oil giant Shell has extended the contract for the lease of SBM Offshore's Espirito Santo FPSO in Brazil. SBM Offshore is also in talks with ExxonMobil to extend the FPSO terms in Guyana.The Dutch FPSO operator said Wednesday that the lease and…

Bahia Grande to Keep Solstad Offshore Vessel Until Oct. 2026

Dec 21, 2020

Norway-based offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore said Monday it has secured a contract extension for one of its vessels in Argentina.The contract extension is for the construction support vessel Normand Commander, with Bahia Grande LN S.A…

Solstad Nets North Sea, Suriname Charters for Three PSVs

Dec 17, 2020

Norway's Solstad Offshore said Thursday it had secured contracts for three platform supply vessels, two in the North Sea, and one in Suriname.Platform supply vessel Normand Surfer has been awarded a long-term contract with an unnamed company in the North Sea…

Venezuela: PDVSA Starts Oil Transfer from Troubled Offshore Facility to Barge

Dec 16, 2020

Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela has begun transferring crude off of an offshore oil facility where governments in two neighboring countries have voiced concerns about a potential spill, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday…

Solstad to Provide Supply Vessels for Exxon in Brazil

Dec 15, 2020

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has signed an offshore vessel supply agreement with the Norwegian company Solstad Offshore.Solstad Offshore said Thursday that it had entered into a so-called frame agreement with ExxonMobil's Brazilian subsidiary ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil Ltda…

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