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DOF Subsea snags US$19M contract for SURF project offshore Brazil

DOF Subsea Brasil has secured a charter for its remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel, Geoholm. DOF said that the 85.7-metre-long vessel and its ROV will be used for a 'major' subsea umbilical, riser, and flowline (SURF) project offshore Brazil.  The...

Repsol made €4.251 billion profit in 2022, but still to offset losses from previous years

Spanish multinational, Repsol, said it was able to obtain net income of €4.251 billion in 2022, of which close to 64% came from its international business (outside of Spain). However, the combined profits recorded in 2021 and 2022 (€6.75...

Guyana’s Stabroek Block produced 11.5 million barrels of crude in January 2023

ExxonMobil produced 11.5 million barrels of crude oil from the Stabroek Block’s Liza projects in January, marking a strong open to 2023. Production averaged 372,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to data from Guyana’s Petroleum Management Programme. The Liza Phase...

Major IOCs throw in bids for Guyana offshore blocks

Guyana’s first licensing round is causing quite a stir with high interest already expressed in the 14 blocks up for grabs. So much so that the government is mulling an extension of the April deadline for submissions to allow...

Guyana President vows to hold those accountable for country’s suspension from EITI

Following Guyana's suspension from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali stated publicly that his government will expose the persons responsible for the delay in the preparation of the country's fourth EITI report for the...

Guyana’s new model PSA to be finalised soon, will be made public – Bharrat

The first draft of Guyana’s new model Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) is expected to be finalised in the coming week, said Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat. The government had touted a February date for its release but that is...

Saipem seeking apartments for personnel in Guyana

Saipem is in search of accommodation services in Guyana, on the West Bank of Demerara. The company is looking to place its personnel in apartments. The apartments should be in the vicinity of the Vreed-en-hoop Shore Base (VEHSI) currently under...

Petronas puts up 10 blocks for auction in new Malaysia bid round

Ten blocks and two clusters of discovered resource opportunities (DRO) are up for grabs as Malaysia joins the list of countries looking to maximise offshore oil development. The Malaysia Bid Round 2023 (MRB 2023) is themed “Winning the Energy with...

Guyana intent on having its own refinery

Guyana is intent on having its own refining capacity, said Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat. He pointed out that this makes more “economic sense”, instead of using facilities in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago. Prime Minister, Keith Rowley had offered...

Maxar’s Crow’s Nest to boost Guyana’s monitoring of offshore operations

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has teamed up with Maxar Technologies for the provision of environmental monitoring services for both offshore and terrestrial applications. Executive Director, Kemraj Parsram said it falls under the Agency’s updated mandate to modernise its operations...

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Noble launches pre-qualification for offshore scaffolding services in Guyana

Noble Finance Company, an affiliate of Noble Corporation, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to pre-qualify companies capable...