Suriname News

Noble’s Jack-Up Rig Hired for Work Offshore Suriname

Mar 06, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract for its Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig with an undisclosed operator offshore Suriname.The one-well contract will span approximately 65 days, and is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025…

Staatsolie Looks to Secure $1.5B to Join GranMorgu Project Off Suriname

Feb 24, 2025

Suriname's Staatsolie needs to secure an unprecedented $1.5 billion in bank financing this year to ensure it can participate in the country's Gran Morgu energy project, the head of the state-owned company told Reuters.The project, led by TotalEnergies…

TDI-Brooks Adds to Africa Project List with Nigerian Survey

Mar 04, 2025

TDI-Brooks recently secured a contract with Compass Survey Limited to conduct a series of 2D Ultra High-Resolution (2DUHR) seismic site surveys and pipeline route assessments for SPDC offshore Nigeria.These projects involve the acquisition of…

TotalEnergies Hires Stena Drilling’s Drillship for Work Off Suriname

Jan 30, 2025

TotalEnergies has awarded a contract to Stena Drilling for its Stena DrillMax drillship, which will be deployed for work offshore Suriname.As part of the contract, Stena DrillMax will perform managed pressure drilling of one exploration well in Suriname with TotalEnergies EP Suriname…

SBM Offshore's 2024 Revenue Soars 35% to Record High

Feb 20, 2025

Dutch oil and gas services firm SBM Offshore's annual revenue jumped 35% to a record high in 2024, driven by the sale of its floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) in Suriname and Guyana, the company said on Thursday.SBM Offshore's shares rose 9…

Guyana Holding Out for Exxon's Gas Development Plans

Feb 24, 2025

Guyana's government expects a consortium led by U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil to brief officials by the end of March on plans to develop offshore gas, the country's vice president told Reuters.'They said: 'by end March, we will tell you what we will do…

Amplus Energy Services Buys Altera’s FPSO Fresh Off Duty from Brazil

Feb 18, 2025

Floating production solutions specialist Amplus Energy Services has signed an agreement with Altera Infrastructure to acquire the Petrojarl I floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which recently completed its deployment at Petrobras’ Atlanta field offshore Brazil…

TotalEnergies to Start Exploration Drilling Off Suriname from May

Jan 09, 2025

TotalEnergies will start drilling an exploration well on Suriname's Block 64, the company's country manager Artur Nunes da Silva said on Wednesday, adding final costs and further well operations were still being organized.Suriname is working to build its offshore oil and gas industry…

Noble’s Semi-Sub Rig Gets Multi-Well Drilling Job off Suriname

Dec 31, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has signed a contract with Petronas Suriname E&P for the high-specification semi-submersible rig Noble Developer to drill three wells offshore Suriname.The contract is expected to start around June 2025…

Shell to Seek Suriname’s Approval for Four-Well Offshore Drilling Plan

Dec 18, 2024

BG International, a unit of oil major Shell operating in Suriname, plans to submit a plan to the South American country's environmental agency for drilling up to four exploration wells at offshore Block 65, according to a company document seen on Tuesday…

SBM Offshore and Technip Energies to Build TotalEnergies’ GranMorgu FPSO

Nov 14, 2024

TotalEnergies has awarded a contract to SBM Offshore and Technip Energies to build and install a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for its GranMorgu field, offshore Suriname.The contract award follows completion of front-end engineering and design studies…

ExxonMobil Pulls Out from Block Offshore Suriname

Nov 20, 2024

Suriname's state-run oil company Staatsolie said on Wednesday that ExxonMobil has withdrawn from its offshore block 52, and block operator Petronas Suriname E&P will take over its 50% stake.'The withdrawal is part of the ongoing evaluation of assets in ExxonMobil's global portfolio…

TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Trees for Suriname’s First Oil and Gas Field

Nov 14, 2024

TechnipFMC has been secured an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract by TotalEnergies for its GranMorgu project on Block 58, the first oil and gas development offshore Suriname.The project will…

TDI-Brooks Completes Suriname Piston Coring Project

Nov 19, 2024

TDI-Brooks has completed a multi-client multibeam and seabed piston coring program off Suriname.The company was contracted by GeoPartners, on behalf of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname, to perform seep data acquisition, processing, interpretation…

Saipem Secures $1.9B Subsea Work at TotalEnergies’ Suriname Field

Nov 14, 2024

Saipem has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by TotalEnergies for the subsea development of the GranMorgu field, offshore Suriname.Saipem’s scope of work under the contract worth $1.9 billion entails the engineering…

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