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Brazil's PPSA to Auction 78 Million Barrels in Mid-2025

Dec 06, 2024

Brazil's state-run Pre-Sal Petroleo (PPSA) will hold an oil auction on June 25 for an estimated 78 million barrels, the firm's head of finance Samir Awad said on Thursday.The volume to be auctioned off next year will be more than double what was auctioned off this year…

Petrobras, Ecopetrol Confirm Colombia’s Largest Ever Gas Discovery

Dec 05, 2024

Petrobras and its partner Ecopetrol have confirmed the largest gas discovery in the history of Colombia with the drilling of the Sirius-2 well in the Gujaira Basin, which has the potential to increase the country’s current reserves by 200%.The drilling of Sirius-2…

ABL Expands Its FPSO Expertise with Latest Acquisition

Dec 05, 2024

ABL Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Brazil-based naval architecture and engineering consultancy Proper Marine, increasing its expertise in floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) sector.Proper Marine will be merged with ABL’s design and engineering arm Longitude…

More Studies Needed for Petrobras’ Amazon Drilling Plans, Brazil Prosecutors Say

Dec 04, 2024

Brazilian prosecutors asked state-run oil firm Petrobras to do more studies before drilling off the coast of the Amazon rainforest, citing potential effects of extreme weather on tides, according to documents filed on Monday to environmental agency Ibama…

ExxonMobil Continues Negotiations with Guyana for Shallow-Water Block

Dec 04, 2024

U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil and partners are continuing to negotiate with Guyana's government on the terms for developing a shallow-water oil block, an Exxon spokesperson said on Monday.Exxon, Hess and CNOOC won offshore block S8 in a bidding…

Petrobras Eyes Minority Stake Sale in Shallow Water Field Off Brazil

Nov 28, 2024

Brazilian oil and gas firm Petrobras has started the teaser stage for the transfer of its 25% minority stake in the Tartaruga field, located in the town of Pirambu-SE, in shallow waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, operated by SPE Tiêta (Petrorecôncavo)…

Brava Energia Awards $200M Equipment Supply Contracts for Brazil Offshore Fields

Nov 26, 2024

Brava Energia has signed contracts, worth approximately $200 million, for the integrated campaign in Atlanta and Papa-Terra fields, with an option to develop Malombe through a tieback to Peroa, offshore Brazil.The campaign will begin in the fourth quarter of 2025…

Brava Energia Hires Constellation’s Drilling Rig for Work Offshore Brazil

Nov 26, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured a $130 million contract with Brava Energia for its Lone Star ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig for work offshore Brazil.The contract is for a firm term of 400 days, with a 60-days priced option which…

Swedish Firm Eyes Multi-Megawatt Wave Energy Farm Off Grenada

Nov 22, 2024

Swedish company Seabased has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Grenada and SIDS DOCK to establish Grenada’s first utility-scale wave energy park.The agreement outlines a phased project that will begin…

ExxonMobil, Hess, CNOOC Withdraw from Guyana’s Oil Block Negotiations

Nov 22, 2024

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil and partners have pulled out of negotiations with Guyana's government on terms for exploring and developing a shallow-water oil block, the South American country's vice president said on Thursday.Exxon, U.S.-based Hess…

Seadrill’s Drillships Getting Ready to Start Work Off Brazil

Nov 21, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has welcomed West Auriga and West Polaris drillships back to its fleet, which are now entering final preparations ahead of their assignments for Petrobras offshore Brazil.West Polaris and West Auriga are sixth and seventh generation ultra-deepwater drillships…

ONE Guyana FPSO to Depart for Yellowtail Field Early in 2025

Nov 21, 2024

Guyana's fourth oil floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility is expected to depart for the South American country in the first quarter next year, the CEO of U.S. producer Hess, John Hess, said on Wednesday.The firm, which alongside…

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…

FPSO Petrojarl Enters Decom Phase as FPSO Atlanta Readies to Take Over

Nov 19, 2024

Brava Energia, a Brazilian oil and gas firm created by the merger of 3R Petroleum and Enauta, has ceased production from Petrojarl floating, production storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, as the new FPSO Atlanta gets ready to take over at a field offshore Brazil…

Brazil and Argentina to Assess Gas Export Infrastructure Development from Vaca Muerta

Nov 19, 2024

Brazil and Argentina signed an agreement on Monday to study the development of infrastructure for natural gas exports to Brazil, with Brazilian authorities saying the deal could lead to imports of as much as 30 million cubic meters of gas per day by 2030…

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