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ExxonMobil, Noble Corp. in Guyana Drillship Pact

Feb 12, 2020

The U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has signed a framework agreement with offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation to extend the contracts for the three drillships currently operating for Exxon in Guyana, and potentially add more work and more rigs…

Total CEO Dismisses Tullow Takeover Idea

Feb 11, 2020

Total Chief Patrick Pouyanne dismissed the idea it might buy its partner in East Africa and Guyana, Tullow Oil, whose share price slumped to 19-year lows in December over a string of bad news, stoking takeover speculation.Total is a partner…

Favorable Ruling for Petrobras in Sete Rig Case

Feb 11, 2020

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has informed that an arbitration tribunal has ruled in its favor in a case related to the Sete Brasil rig orders.Petrobras said that the arbitration tribunal rejected a claim made by an investor in Sete Brasil Participações S…

Long-Term Deal with Petrobras for Constellation's Offshore Rig

Feb 11, 2020

Brazilian offshore contractor Constellation has won an offshore drilling rig contract with Petrobras.Constellation said last week that Petrobras had hired its Atlantic Star semi-submersible drilling rig.In a LinkedIn post, the offshore drilling…

Karoon's Peru Well Hits Non-Commercial Gas Volumes. Drilling Continues

Feb 11, 2020

Australia's Karoon Energy has said that it has encountered water-bearing sands and non-commercial gas shows at the shallower sections of its Marina-1 well offshore Peru.Prior to the start of drilling late in January, Karoon had said that the…

Petrobras Breaks Oil Output Record, Boosted by Pre-Salt

Feb 11, 2020

Brazil's Petrobras hit a new production record in the fourth quarter, of over 3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), thanks largely to the ramp-up of platforms in the prolific pre-salt formation, the state-run oil firm said on Monday…

Guyana to Agree to Oil Prices with Exxon Before Govt's First Export

Feb 11, 2020

Guyana is aiming to complete talks with the Exxon Mobil Corp-led consortium producing oil off its coast over crude pricing, lifting costs, and scheduling before the government exports its first cargo, energy director Mark Bynoe said on Monday…

Colombia: Ecopetrol, Shell in Deepwater Team-Up

Feb 07, 2020

Colombia's Ecopetrol and Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell have teamed up to develop three blocks in the Caribbean, the state-owned oil company said on Friday. Under the deal, Shell will acquire a 50% operating-stake in the Fuerte Sur…

Noble Corp. Offshore Rig Duo Gets More Drilling Time

Feb 07, 2020

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured more work for two of its drilling rigs in Myanmar and Trinidad.In a fleet status update shared Thursday, Noble said its semi-submersible drilling rig Noble Clyde Boudreaux had won a new contract in Myanmar…

Sembcorp Marine Discussing Sale Terms for Two Sete Rigs

Feb 06, 2020

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine is in talks to sell two drillships previously ordered by Brazil's Sete Group.Sete was established in the early 2010s as a drilling contractor that would lease rigs to Petrobras. Petrobras had committed to charter 28 offshore drilling rigs at the time…

Petrobras Charters AET Shuttle Tanker Trio for $525.6M

Feb 06, 2020

Tanker operator AET has won a long-term deal with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras for the charter of three shuttle tankers that will offload oil from Petrobras' offshore oil platforms and FPSOs.AET said Thursday the long-term charters would…

McDermott Wins Ruby SURF and T&I Scopes

Feb 05, 2020

US-based services firm McDermott International announced on Wednesday it has been awarded a contract by BHP to provide subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF), transportation and installation (T&I), pre-commissioning of one jacket and topsides for the Ruby Project…

Tullow to Axe a Third of Its Workforce

Feb 05, 2020

Tullow Oil plans to cut a third of its staff to slash its administration costs by a fifth, or around $20 million, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, after weak output in Ghana, delays in East Africa and lower-than-hoped-for oil quality in Guyana…

Rystad: Guyana's GDP to 'Skyrocket' as Oil Output Increases

Feb 04, 2020

Oil output estimated at 1.2 million barrels per day by 2030, Guyana’s total annual oil revenues could approach $30 billion within 10 years and could send the country's GDP 'skyrocketing,' according to research by Rystad Energy, a Norwegian energy intelligence company…

Exxon: 2nd Lift of Guyanese Crude Underway

Feb 04, 2020

Exxon Mobil's second lift of Guyanese crude from the offshore Liza Destiny platform is underway and has been sold on the open market, the company said on Monday. The U.S. oil major, in a consortium with Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd, has discovered…

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