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Guyana Could Reallocate Gas Areas if Exxon Does Not Move Project Forward

May 24, 2024

An Exxon Mobil-led oil consortium will need to decide by October whether it will go ahead and develop a large natural gas find off the coast of Guyana, the country's vice president said on Thursday.The government has been pressing for a bonanza…

Seatrium Awarded Repeat FPSO Integration Contract from SBM Offshore

May 15, 2024

Seatrium has been awarded a contract by Single Buoy Moorings Inc, a SBM Offshore company, for the topsides fabrication and integration of an FPSO.Seatrium’s scope of work includes the fabrication of several topsides modules, riser, mooring and umbilical structures…

Exxon Sees Hess Arbitration Dragging into 2025

May 06, 2024

U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil's arbitration case that could block Chevron's purchase of Hess will extend into 2025, Exxon CEO Darren Woods said in an interview on CNBC on Monday, ahead of a coming vote by Hess shareholders on the deal.Exxon…

MODEC Hires Seatrium for Errea Wittu FPSO Topsides Integration

May 06, 2024

Seatrium has secured a topsides integration contract from MODEC's company Offshore Frontier Solutions for the Errea Wittu floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.The contract scope of work covers the installation and integration of topside modules onboard the FPSO Errea Wittu…

Exxon to Shut Two Platforms in Guyana for Two Weeks for Pipeline Connection

Apr 30, 2024

Exxon Mobil Corp will shut down two offshore oil production projects in Guyana for two weeks each, between July and August, to connect a natural gas pipeline, the company's country head Alistair Routledge told reporters in Georgetown on Tuesday…

Hess Sets Date for Shareholder Vote on Chevron Merger

Apr 24, 2024

Hess Corp on Wednesday said its board has set April 12 as the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on the proposed merger with Chevron Corp.Shareholders will vote on the proposed deal in a meeting whose date is yet to be set…

TechnipFMC Picks Up ‘Large’ Subsea Contract for ExxonMobil’s Whiptail Off Guyana

Apr 16, 2024

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a ‘large contract’ from ExxonMobil to supply subsea production systems for the Whiptail development in Guyana’s Stabroek block.TechnipFMC will provide project management, engineering, and manufacturing…

Esgian Week 15 Report: South America Remains Vital

Apr 14, 2024

Esgian reports on new contracts for Borr Drilling and Shelf Drilling (North Sea) jackups in its Week 15 Rig Analytics Market Roundup. Additionally, Energean has selected a drillship for its upcoming drilling campaign offshore Morocco. South America remains vital to the floating rig market…

SBM Offshore Hooks ExxonMobil’s Jaguar FPSO Contract

Apr 12, 2024

SBM Offshore has secured a contract from ExxonMobil to construct and install the Jaguar FPSO for the Whiptail development project located in the Stabroek Block in Guyana.The ownership of the Jaguar FPSO will be transferred to ExxonMobil Guyana…

CNOOC Files Arbitration Over Hess Stake in Guyana Oil Block

Mar 22, 2024

Chinese offshore oil and gas major said it had filed an arbitration claim to establish a right over Hess' stake in the giant Guyana oilfield Stabroek in the event of the U.S. firm's sale to Chevron.CNOOC filed the arbitration application on March 15…

ExxonMobil Strikes Oil Offshore Guyana

Mar 20, 2024

ExxonMobil has made an oil discovery at Bluefin in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, marking its first discovery of 2024.The Bluefin well encountered approximately 197 feet (60 meters) of hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone and was drilled by the Stena Drilling's Stena Drillmax drillship in 4…

CEO Says Exxon Mobil Not Trying to Buy Hess

Mar 18, 2024

Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods on Monday said his company is trying to establish it has rights over Hess Corp's Guyana assets in its dispute with Chevron, not buy the company itself.In his first public remarks on the company's pursuit of an arbitration…

Hess Says Reviewing Timeline for Closing of Chevron Deal

Mar 07, 2024

U.S. oil producer Hess said on Thursday it was reviewing the timeline for closing its merger with Chevron, after oil major Exxon Mobil signaled a potential counter offer for Hess's Guyana assets.Exxon on Wednesday filed a contract arbitration…

Exxon Signals Potential Counter Offer for Hess's Guyana Assets

Mar 06, 2024

Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday said it filed a contract arbitration claim disputing Hess Corp's proposed sale of its Guyana oil properties, and suggested it may counter Chevron Corp's pending deal for the assets.The arbitration case seeks to…

ONE Guyana FPSO for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail Field Leaves Drydock in Singapore

Feb 21, 2024

SBM Offshore’s floating floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit ONE Guyana, built for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail field offshore Guyana, has left the drydock and arrived along quayside at the Seatrium yard in Singapore.The FPSO…

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