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Woodside and Trinidad Agree Commercial Terms for Calypso Gas Discoveries

Feb 12, 2025

The government of Trinidad and Tobago and Woodside Energy have reached an initial agreement on the commercial terms for developing the company's Calypso deepwater gas discoveries, moving the project one step closer to a final investment decision, according to a Woodside executive and three people with knowledge of the talks.The Caribbean country, Latin America's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

Brava Energia Signs Supply Deal with Trafigura for Atlanta Oil

Feb 13, 2025

Brazilian oil and gas firm Brava Energia has signed a contract with Trafigura for the sale of oil from the Atlanta field, offshore Brazil.The contract is for the sale of a total volume of 6MM barrels of oil produced by the consortium in Atlanta field…

Guyana Set to Terminate CGX and Frontera's License for Corentyne Offshore Block

Feb 11, 2025

Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy have received a notice from the Government of Guyana for the cancelation of license for the Corentyne block offshore the South American country.According to the joint venture partners, Guyana has taken the position that the license…

Petrobras Sees 10.5% Decline in Q4 Oil and Gas Production

Feb 04, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras reported on Monday a 10.5% decrease in its total fourth-quarter oil and gas production from a year earlier, while also experiencing lower sales and exports.Petrobras, Latin America's largest oil producer…

Guyana to Greenlight Two Oil and Gas Projects This Year

Feb 03, 2025

Guyana's government plans to issue two licenses this year for oil and gas projects, one for Exxon Mobil's seventh development in the country, Hammerhead, and one for the nation's first natural gas development, Energy Minister Vickram Bharrat told Parliament on Friday…

Baker Hughes Hooks Chemicals Supply Deal for ExxonMobil’s Guyana FPSOs

Feb 03, 2025

Energy technology company Baker Hughes has secured a contract from ExxonMobil Guyana to provide specialty chemicals and related services for its Uaru and Whiptail offshore greenfield developments in Guyana’s Stabroek Block.The multi-year contract includes all topsides…

Halliburton Bags Major Drilling Contract with Petrobras Off Brazil

Jan 30, 2025

U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton has secured a contract from Petrobras for integrated drilling services across several offshore fields in Brazil.The contract scope includes drilling services for development and exploration wells over a three-year period…

Petrobras Increases Oil and Gas Reserves to 11.4 billion Barrels

Jan 30, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil and gas major Petrobras has informed that its proven reserves of oil, condensate and natural gas rose to 11.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in 2024, compared to 10.9 billion boe reported in 2023.Oil and condensate…

Trinidad and Tobago Put 26 Deepwater Oil and Gas Blocks on Offer

Jan 29, 2025

Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday offered 26 offshore oil and gas blocks in its largest-ever auction of areas for deepwater exploration and production, according to an official notice.The twin-island Caribbean country, Latin America's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

Petrobras Releases Oil Output Figures for 2024

Jan 28, 2025

Brazilian state-run energy company Petrobras, Latin America's top oil producer, ended last year with output of 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), the company said in a statement on Monday, but without providing quarterly figures…

Petrobras’ Berbigão and Sururu Merge into One Field

Jan 27, 2025

Brazilian oil and gas regulator National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has made a decision to merge Petrobras-operated Berbigão and Sururu fields, in the pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.Operated by Petrobras with a 42…

Petrobras Goes Forward with Tartaruga Field Stake Sale

Jan 24, 2025

Petrobras has started the binding phase for the total transfer of its 25% minority interest in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas in the Tartaruga Field, located in the shallow waters of the Sergipe‐Alagoas Basin in Brazil…

ConocoPhillips Wins $8.37B Arbitration Case with Venezuela

Jan 24, 2025

A World Bank arbitration tribunal has dismissed a request by Venezuela to annul a $8.37 billion arbitration award to ConocoPhillips, clearing the way for the U.S. producer to reclaim compensation for the expropriation of its oil assets in the South American country…

Petrobras Extends Tupi Field FPSO Stay, Lines Up System Upgrades

Jan 22, 2025

Petrobras, on behalf of the Tupi field consortium, has extended charter and service agreements for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Angra dos Reis, announcing also the upgrades to the vessel.The amendments…

UK Firm Finds Local Research Partner to Drive Adoption of OTEC in Brazil

Jan 20, 2025

UK-based company Global OTEC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazilian research institute COPPE/UFRJ to jointly research the development and viability of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) projects in Brazil.COPPE/UFRJ…

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