Exploration

Bahamas Petroleum looking to ramp up production in T&T, Suriname

Bahamas Petroleum Company plc said Friday it will be embarking on a comprehensive program of activities that will see an increase in production and cashflow from operations in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. In a Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and Circular,...

CGX taps Danish driller for Guyana wildcat

Canadian exploration partners, Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy Inc, announced Thursday that an agreement was signed with Maersk Drilling Holdings Singapore Limited for the provision of a semi-submersible drilling unit, the Maersk Discoverer, and associated services to drill...

Maersk Drilling bags four-well contract for Brazil campaign

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with Karoon Energy Ltd for the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer to perform well intervention on four wells at the Baúna field offshore Brazil. The contract is expected to commence in the first...

Bulk of current drillship demand in ‘golden triangle’ where Guyana offshore remains busy

The bulk of current drillship demand is in the so-called golden triangle area which comprises the Gulf of Mexico (US and Mexico), South America (Brazil, Guyana & Suriname), and Africa (west, south, and east coasts). These regions account for...

ExxonMobil drilling operations continue at Turbot-2, Bulletwood-1

ExxonMobil is continuing its drilling operations offshore Guyana at the Turbot-2 prospect in the Stabroek Block and at Bulletwood-1 in the adjacent Canje acreage. The recently arrived Noble Sam Croft is undertaking exploration drilling activities at Turbot-2 located approximately 103...

Time to act is now for Latin America oil producers, newcomer Guyana in position to soar

Countries around the world including those in the Latin America and Caribbean region are taking measures to ramp up oil and gas production knowing that the window is closing for development of these resources at prices that would make...

Total puts brakes on drilling operations at South Africa block

(Reuters) - French oil major Total has decided to postpone its application for additional drilling in a South African offshore gas block, a letter seen by Reuters from the consultancy conducting the environmental and social assessment showed. The delay is...

Major expansion works at Guyana Shore Base set to pull more projects from T&T

Just under six years since its first oil discovery and around 16 months since production began, shore base capabilities in Guyana to service the offshore operations are rapidly growing resulting in an increasing number of projects being moved from...

Touchstone confirms ‘liquids rich’ natural gas discovery in Trinidad and Tobago

Canada-based oil and gas company Touchstone Exploration Inc. said on Monday the completion of flowback testing of the Cascadura Deep-1 well in Trinidad and Tobago confirms a liquids rich natural gas discovery. Touchstone has an 80 percent operating working...

ExxonMobil’s 6th drill ship arrives in Guyana

The Noble Sam Croft has arrived offshore Guyana taking the total number of drill ships on contract with ExxonMobil operating in the South American country to six. The Sam Croft was recently released from drilling operations in neighbouring Suriname where...

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SBM Offshore expects US$1.9 billion in earnings this year, driven by Guyana FPSO sales

SBM Offshore has updated its 2024 earnings guidance to US$1.9 billion, representing a 46% increase from the previous US$1.3...