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Brazil’s subsalt frontier sets output records in April

(S&P Global Platts) Brazilian state-led oil and natural gas producer Petrobras set fresh daily and monthly records for output from ultra-deepwater fields in the country's offshore subsalt frontier in April and May, capping a 10-year run since first oil...

Trinidad and Tobago inks new LNG deal with Shell

(CMC) — The Government of Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday signed a new energy agreement with Shell at the energy company's headquarters in Netherlands. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley joined Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell...

Brazil’s Petrobras nears sale of offshore oilfields

Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA is nearing the sale of two oilfields in a process that could fetch around $1 billion and aid the state-run oil firm in its bid to reduce debt, Reuters said in a report on Tuesday. Petrobras,...

TT to sign new agreement with Shell

Trinidad and Tobago is scheduled to sign a new agreement with oil and gas giant Shell next week. According to a report in Loop, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will lead a Government delegation which will include Ministers from the Ministry...

T&T shallow water bid round disappoints

Former Trinidad and Tobago (TT) Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Kevin Ramnarine, has called the outcome of the 2018 shallow water bid round disappointing and said that it demonstrates how “unattractive” the country’s acreage has become due to...

Venezuela Orinoco crude production plummets

Crude production in Venezuela’s Orinoco belt plummeted to 169,800 b/d on Tuesday from 764,100 b/d at the beginning of April. This represents the combined crude production of Venezuela state PDVSA and its foreign partners, S&P Global Platts said in...

Tullow plans to drill in Jamaica next year

Tullow Oil has confirmed that it wants to drill for oil in select countries in 2020, including Jamaica. A report from the Jamaica Gleaner said that Tullow recently concluded a 3D seismic survey with promising results. “The preliminary findings of...

BP to scale down gas production in Trinidad & Tobago by 15 percent

Reports are that BPTT, said to be the largest gas producer in Trinidad and Tobago, will reduce its gas production by up to 300 million standard cubic feet per day in 2020 and 2021, constituting a 15 percent drop...

Petrobras earnings take a hit

(Upstream) Braziian oil giant Petrobras registered a 42% drop in earnings in the first quarter, compared with the same period of 2018, but continued to make progress with debt de-leveraging. The state-controlled company posted net income of 4.03 billion reals...

Persad-Bissessar plans to leverage TT’s O&G expertise for jobs in Guyana’s emerging industry

Trinidad and Tobago’s (TT) Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar is promising to create 50,000 jobs if re-elected Prime Minister in the twin island republic. Some of the jobs, she said, could come from opportunities in Guyana’s emerging oil and gas...

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Major oil companies focus on ultra-deepwater in Guyana’s offshore expansion, but why?

Ultra-deepwater oil operations involve drilling in water depths greater than 5,000 feet (1,524 meters), where production takes place far...