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Block 58 explorers look to Sapakara for continued success offshore Suriname

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Apache and Total, 50-50 partners in Suriname’s Block 58, said their next well – Sapakara West-1 - will test the same-aged upper Cretaceous intervals that brought them success at Maka Central-1, in a separate and distinct stratigraphic feature. Sapakara is...
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Apache defies skeptics with major South American oil discovery

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(Bloomberg) Apache Corp. proved skeptics wrong with a major discovery off the northeast coast of South America, a hotly anticipated oil target that investors had feared would be another flop for the U.S. producer. The update on the Maka Central-1 well...
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Exxon, Hess and CNOOC are 2019 top explorers – Rystad Energy

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Continued success offshore the South American country of Guyana is once again playing a major role in the addition of discovered volumes and value creation for US oil major ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block co-venturers, Hess and CNOOC. “ExxonMobil can...
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ExxonMobil acquires over 1.7 million acres offshore Egypt

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ExxonMobil said Monday it has secured more than 1.7 million acres for exploration offshore Egypt. “These awards strengthen our exploration portfolio in the Eastern Mediterranean,” said Mike Cousins, senior vice president of exploration and new ventures at ExxonMobil. “We look forward...
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Gulf of Mexico trails Guyana for most prospective offshore region

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US oil major ExxonMobil’s record 14 discoveries in Guyana which amount to more than 6 billion barrels of oil resource has placed the small South American country at the top of the list for prospective offshore regions in the...
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BP takes Maersk Drilling for three-well campaign offshore Trinidad

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Maersk Drilling has secured a three-well contract for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Discoverer with BP for development drilling at the Matapal project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. Maersk said Monday the contract has an estimated duration of 322 days and is...
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SBM Offshore firms up contract with Petrobras for FPSO Sepetiba

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SBM Offshore said on Wednesday it has signed contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 22.5 years lease and operation of FPSO Sepetiba (formerly known as Mero 2). These contracts follow the signing of the binding Letter of...
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Chevron to plug US$20 billion into 2020 capital, exploration budget

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Chevron Corporation on Wednesday announced a 2020 organic capital and exploratory spending program of $20 billion. The 2020 budget supports a robust portfolio of upstream and downstream investments, highlighted by the company’s world-class Permian Basin position, its major capital...
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Maximising local content, developing Guyanese workforce are top priorities – SBM Offshore

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SBM Offshore says it remains committed to building the capacity of its Guyanese workforce as part of plans to become fully integrated in the South American country. These objectives were emphasised at the second annual Guyana International Petroleum Exhibition (GIPEX),...
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Guyana on verge of first oil and new era of hope

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Barring unfavourable weather conditions or other factors that could result in a delay, the South American country of Guyana could now be just weeks away from producing its first barrel of oil, thereby ushering in a new era of...
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Steam turbines, oil tanks in Guyana for Gas-to-Energy project

US-based group Lindsayca-CH4 said two state-of-the-art steam turbines and two oil tanks arrived in Guyana on December 21, 2024.  The...

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