Guyana has invited companies interested in purchasing the first three deliveries of the government's share of the country's looming oil production to present bids this week, the government said in a statement on Sunday.The government will later…
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have purchased minority interests in the lease and operation of a newbuild floating production, storage and offloading unity (FPSO) from majority owner SBM Offshore. FPSO Sepetiba…
Offshore driller Transocean announced Thursday that the semisubmersible Development Driller III has been awarded a one year contract off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago.The contract is expected to commence in the second quarter 2020 and will…
Polarcus said it has been awarded a seismic acquisition program in Brazil commencing in the third quarter of 2020.According to Polarcus, the 10-month program comprises 4D acquisition in obstructed areas with a multi-azimuth component.
It’s been quite a month for Equinor — new stakes in European wind; new Gulf of Mexico deepwater acreage; new frame contracts for major suppliers plus an endorsement from the International Energy Agency for its energy mix.Not bad — oh, and an…
SBM Offshore announced on Wednesday that it has firmed up contracts with Brazil’s Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 22.5-years lease and operation of a floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) to be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil…
U.S. producers Exxon Mobil Corp and Hess Corp plan to export the first-ever shipments of crude oil from Guyana between January and February, a milestone for Latin America's newest oil producer, sources with knowledge of the plans said.A consortium…
Aker Solutions said it has secured a contract to support the development of BP’s Cypre project, offshore Trinidad and Tobago.The contract will see Aker Solutions deliver front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the first platform in a potential…
AFGlobal announced on Monday that its Active Control Device (ACD) has been approved by Petrobras for use on its wells in Brazil. This approval follows rigorous testing review at the AFGlobal’s Advanced Technology Center in Houston, the company said…
The chief executive of Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Friday it was too early to commit to a climate target and that energy companies had a range of thoughts on the matter.Asked if the firm would match a pledge similar…
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras is considering putting additional stakes in significant offshore oilfields up for sale, executives said on Wednesday, as the company continues to aggressively de-leverage.In a presentation, the executives said they may sell stakes in the Marlim field…
Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund has removed Brazilian oil firm Petrobras from a watchlist of firms that could be dropped as investments due to ethical concerns, the central bank said on Tuesday.Petrobras was put under observation in 2016 over corruption risks…
Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA on Thursday trimmed its oil and gas production outlook for next year, weighing on its shares despite more ambitious long-term output forecasts in its new five-year strategic plan.Petrobras, as the state-run firm is known…
PetroRio, a Brazilian independent oil company specialized in revitalizing mature oil fields, has excelled at using cutting edge recovery technology, and applying an efficient program of reservoir management to pinpoint mature fields with potential to increase recovery…
Norway's Equinor plans to drill 30-40 oil and gas exploration wells globally in 2020, similar this year, with Brazil being a 'hotspot' of its international efforts, the company's exploration head said on Tuesday.The company will drill about 20-30 exploration wells on the Norwegian continental shelf…