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7 play types, over 50 large prospects at Apache Suriname block

In Suriname, where at least four non-commercial wells have been drilled in as many years by Kosmos Energy and Apache, the next 12 months nonetheless look busy. S&P Global Platts said in a recent report that despite setbacks at two...

ExxonMobil adds three offshore blocks to Brazilian portfolio

(Offshore Energy) As part of the first cycle of the permanent round, the country’s regulator, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), auctioned 33 blocks in the Sergipe-Alagoas, Parnaíba, Potiguar and Recôncavo basins, and 12 areas...

CDC looking to test oil spill response plan at upcoming Exercise Tradewinds

Guyana is preparing to host Exercise Tradewinds in June 2020 and Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig wants the operation to feature an oil spill response component. Currently, the CDC is finalizing Guyana's first...

Brazil senate approves transfer of rights oil settlement with Petrobras

(Reuters) - Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday night approved an amended transfer of rights agreement settling a dispute over pre-salt oil fields between the government and oil company Petrobras that still needs to pass the lower house to clear way...

PCJ confirms discovery of oldest live oil seep in Jamaica

(Jamaica Observer) Tests carried out by two separate independent laboratories have confirmed that an oil seep identified in 2018 by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is the island's third onshore live oil seep. PCJ said in a release yesterday...

Future Venezuela events may have significant impact – Chevron

(Bloomberg) - The last major U.S. oil producer in Venezuela is warning that developments in the crisis-torn South American nation could hurt its earnings. “Future events related to the company’s activities in Venezuela may result in significant impacts on the...

Trump administration passes sweeping economic sanctions against Venezuela

While the Trump administration defended its most recent round of sanctions against the government of Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro’s foreign ministry denounced the order calling it "another serious aggression by the Trump administration through arbitrary economic terrorism against the Venezuelan...

Brazil’s Petrobras slashes 2019 investment budget by billions

Brazilian state-led oil producer and refiner Petrobras will cut spending by more than 30% in 2019 as the company adjusts the way it accounts for field unitizations, adapts to a weaker Real-dollar exchange rate and delays drilling activity after...

First gas expected from BP Trinidad’s Cassia project in 2021

BP Trinidad and Tobago’s (BPTT) Cassia Compression project is on track with first gas expected in 3Q 2021. The Cassia Compression project will enable BPTT to access and produce low pressure gas reserves from currently producing fields in the...

US allows Chevron to remain in Venezuela

(Argus) The US will extend by three months Chevron's exemption from sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil sector. Chevron and oil field service providers Halliburton, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes and Weatherford will have until 27 October to wind down business in Venezuela, the...

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Noble reports US$743M revenue, higher earnings in Q1 2026 on improved rig utilization

Noble Corporation plc reported first-quarter 2026 results on April 26, with higher revenue and earnings driven by improved fleet...