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Bloomberg: Giant Brazil offshore oil find might be expensive for Exxon

Exxon Mobil Corp. could take a pass on what it considers the world’s top deep-water oil discovery when Brazil puts the giant Buzios field up for auction next week, Bloomberg said in a report on Thursday. The Irving, Texas-based oil titan...

Exxon records $3.2B earnings in Q3 as Guyana value position further improves

Exxon Mobil Corporation on Friday announced estimated third quarter 2019 earnings of 3.2 billion US dollars as the company continues to make progress on its long-term growth strategy and further improved the value of its position in Guyana with...

Noble Don Taylor to begin 1-year contract at Stabroek Block

The drillship Noble Don Taylor will soon begin a one-year contract for drill campaigns at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, operated by US oil major ExxonMobil with co-venturers Hess and China’s CNOOC. In announcing its Q3 results on Thursday, Noble said...

Apache records $170M loss in Q3 as Suriname oil search ramps up

US-based Apache Corporation has reported a quarterly loss of $170 million or $0.45 per diluted common share for the third quarter of 2019. “During the third quarter, adjusted production exceeded guidance while capital expenditures remained on pace with our full-year...

Progress in coming weeks critical to early oil production – ExxonMobil

Several factors over the coming weeks will play a critical role in the timetable for production of the first barrel of oil from the Liza Phase 1 Development at the Stabroek Block offshore the South American country of Guyana. Initially...

Extensive logging exercise ongoing at Ranger 2 well

Appraisal drilling and related activities are ongoing at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana as US oil major ExxonMobil moves to assess several discoveries and map out future targets. Hess corporation, a 30% co-venturer on the block, provided an update on...

Technip Energies will be the future name of SpinCo – TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC said on Thursday a new and important step has been taken in the process of launching the leading engineering and construction (E&C) player – Technip Energies – which is poised to capitalize on the global energy transition, as...

Total sells offshore block to Shell for $300 million

Total said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Total E&P Deep Offshore Borneo BV — which holds an 86.95% interest in Block CA1, located 100 kilometers off the coast of Brunei —...

Guyana oil production targeted for possible December start-up

Oil production in the South American country of Guyana is targeted for a possible December start-up at the Liza Phase 1 Development, months ahead of the originally planned timeline of QI 2020. The Liza field sits in the giant 6.6...

Guyana revenue take will increase as oil production climbs

The projected revenues the South American country of Guyana is set to receive from oil production have been steadily growing since approval of the first offshore development at the giant Liza field. The Liza Phase 1 Development, sanctioned in June...

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GranMorgu FPSO construction hits 27% as Suriname targets first oil by 2028

Construction of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform for Suriname’s GranMorgu project has reached 27%, state oil...