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SBM Offshore and Constellation complete minority ownership transaction

SBM Offshore and Constellation Oil Services Holding S.A. said on Friday they have successfully completed the transaction regarding the sale to SBM Offshore of Constellation’s equity ownership in the lease and operating companies related to five Brazilian FPSOs. This follows...

Petrobras set to become world’s largest oil producer

Brazil’s Petrobras is on track to become the world’s largest oil producer among publicly listed companies by 2030, based on Rystad Energy’s latest data and forecasts. Brazil’s biggest-ever oil auctions in November were generally deemed to be disappointing, receiving muted interest...

Price tag for Brazil oil blocks was too high – Petrobras CEO

Brazil’s largest-ever auction of oil deposits conducted just over a week ago was a total flop and CEO of state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA says that the astronomic price tag and regulatory uncertainties are to blame. World Oil reported that Petrobras...

Total announces first oil from Brazil’s offshore Iara license

French oil giant Total announced on Friday first oil from the Iara license (Block BM-S-11A), located in the deepwater Santos Basin pre-salt in Brazil. According to a press release from the company, this development marks the start-up of the P-68,...

Venezuela is secretly exporting millions of barrels of oil

(Bloomberg) -- The Dragon, a massive oil tanker flying the Liberian flag, is supposed to be floating somewhere off the coast of France, according to its last GPS signal. Instead, it’s currently thousands of miles away in Venezuela where, under...

Brazil oil auction a ‘total disaster’ as bidders stay away

(Bloomberg) Brazil’s largest-ever auction of oil deposits flopped, sending the real tumbling, after state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA did most of the bidding while other major oil companies stayed away. Petrobras, as the company is known, joined with China’s Cnooc Ltd....

AAPG geosciences workshop in Suriname to focus on offshore oil potential

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is set to stage a Geosciences Technology Workshop (GTW) in Suriname to be held at the Torarica Hotel in Paramaribo on November 6-7, 2019. The workshop will focus on recent discoveries and exploration...

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...

BP eyes Brazil gas buildout, may swap LNG imports for domestic output

(Reuters) BP Plc (BP.L) wants to be part of an effort to build up natural gas infrastructure in Brazil, an executive said on Tuesday, and believes a power plant it is building in Rio de Janeiro could eventually be...

Hess strikes oil in deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES), a 30 percent co-venturer in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, on Tuesday announced an oil discovery at the Esox-1 exploration well located in Mississippi Canyon Block No. 726 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Esox-1 was drilled in 4,609 feet (1,405...

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SBM Offshore targets 25% female participation in training programs

SBM Offshore Guyana is working to boost female participation in its training programs, aiming for a 25% representation, its...