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Petrobras Finds More Oil in Ultra-Deepwater Amapá Block

Oct 05, 2026

Petrobras has made a new oil discovery in block FZA-M-59 in ultra-deep waters off Brazil's Amapá state after finding another oil-bearing interval while drilling deeper at its Morpho exploration well.The discovery was made at the 1-BRSA-1405-APS well in a water depth of 2…

Petrobras Signs Long-Term LNG Supply Deal with Cheniere

Sep 30, 2026

Petrobras has signed a 22-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase and sale agreement with U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere for 0.8 million tonnes per annum of LNG.The Brazilian state-run company signed a deal with Cheniere Marketing, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy…

Qatar's UCC Eyes Expansion into Venezuelan Oil and Gas

Sep 30, 2026

Qatari producer UCC Oil and Gas Holding is in talks for its possible entrance into new fields in Venezuela, the company's head of Upstream, Erik Keskula, said on Tuesday at a conference in Caracas.UCC, British BP and XRG, a unit of United Arab Emirates' state company ADNOC…

Shearwater Lines Up Three-Year South America OBN Campaign

Sep 28, 2026

Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a three-year ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition contract by an undisclosed oil and gas company for work offshore South America, with operations set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.The contract…

Trinidad's Aphrodite Gas Project Advances After Shell-NGC Agreement

Sep 24, 2026

The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Shell Trinidad and Tobago have finalized commercial agreements supporting the Aphrodite offshore gas project, with first gas expected by the second quarter of 2027.NGC's pipeline and…

Petrobras Eyes Sirius Gas Project for 2027-2031 Business Plan

Sep 24, 2026

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras may include the Sirius offshore gas project in Colombia as part of the production curve to be unveiled in its 2027-2031 business plan later this year, a company executive said on Wednesday.'I think it should…

Perenco, Brazil’s Port Eye Campos Basin Platforms Electrification

Sep 23, 2026

Perenco Brazil and Porto do Açu have signed a letter of intent to develop an offshore electrification project that would supply up to 60 MW of shore power to Perenco's platforms in the Campos Basin through an 80 km subsea cable.The project would…

Strohm’s TCP Completes Qualification for Brazil’s Deepwater Pilot

Sep 22, 2026

Petrobras, Shell and Strohm have completed a qualification and offshore field trial program for a thermoplastic composite pipe flowline designed for high-CO2 conditions in Brazil's deepwater pre-salt, clearing the way for a Petrobras pilot installation planned for early 2027…

Foz do Amazonas Discovery Yields High-Quality Oil for Petrobras

Sep 22, 2026

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras' analysis of oil discovered at the Morpho exploration well in the offshore Foz do Amazonas basin showed it to be 'very high quality' crude, an executive told Reuters on Monday.The crude found at the…

Halliburton Signs Venezuela Oil and Gas Deals with Eneva, WESCA

Sep 21, 2026

Halliburton has signed separate memorandums of understanding (MoU) with Eneva and WESCA to pursue oil and gas development opportunities in Venezuela, including field evaluation and development planning.Under its agreement with Eneva, Halliburton…

TotalEnergies' GranMorgu Project on Track for Mid-2028 First Oil

Sep 21, 2026

French energy company TotalEnergies and its partners in the $12 billion GranMorgu offshore oil and gas project in Suriname are on track to inaugurate output in mid-2028, the head of state-run Staatsolie, Annand Jagesar, said on Saturday during a tour to oversee the development's progress…

Petrobras Signs Eight Production-Sharing Contracts in Côte d’Ivoire

Sep 18, 2026

Petrobras, through its wholly owned subsidiary Petrobras Netherlands (PNBV), the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and PETROCI Holding signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for eight offshore exploration blocks located in Côte d’Ivoire.The PSCs cover offshore blocks CI-513…

Argentine Government Cracks Down on Falkland Islands Activities

Sep 17, 2026

Argentina's government has presented a bill to crack down on companies operating in the Falkland Islands, potentially escalating tensions with the United Kingdom over the territory that is controlled by Britain but claimed by Argentina.The proposal…

Turkish Firm Unit Signs Venezuela Oil Production Agreement

Sep 16, 2026

Çan2 Termik's subsidiary Minerosol Group has signed a 20-year operating and production agreement with Venezuela's PDVSA for the CEMA (Petrokariña) oil field, with a planned investment budget of $381.7 million over the contract period.The agreement…

Petrobras Taps Strohm for Deepwater Pipe Supply

Sep 15, 2026

Petrobras has awarded Strohm a contract to supply thermoplastic composite pipes for water injection and gas lift applications in Brazil's deepwater post-salt cluster, with the technology to be tested in water depths of up to 1,500 metres.The…

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