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Petrobras finds gas at Uchuva well, offshore Colombia

A discovery of accumulated natural gas was made by Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras, 32 kilometers off the coast of Colombia in the Uchuva-1 well. The company announced Friday that the well was drilled at a water depth of approximately 830 meters,...

Touchstone to deliver Trinidad’s first onshore natural gas project in 20 years

The Alberta-based Touchstone Exploration Inc. is preparing to launch Trinidad and Tobago’s first onshore natural gas project in 20 years, it said on Monday. The project emanates from the Ortoire onshore block. Touchstone has 80% operating working interest, with Heritage...

Exxon prepares to tender for construction of Guyana’s onshore gas pipeline

ExxonMobil on Thursday issued a Request For Information (RFI) for the construction of Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy onshore pipeline. It wants to use the information to compile a list of qualified bidders. In the public RFI, Exxon said it plans to install an onshore...

Eni hits first gas at floating LNG plant offshore Mozambique

Eni’s massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) floater docked offshore Mozambique has achieved first gas, adding the southeastern African nation to the list of LNG producers. “Following the introduction of gas in the plant, the Coral Sul FLNG will now be ready to achieve...

Proposals for onshore natural gas facilities to be submitted by July – Ali

The Guyana government is moving full steam ahead with the realisation of its massive Gas-to-Energy project, with the President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali announcing on Wednesday that proposals are expected from the pre-qualified bidders in two months’ time. As the...

Shell starts up gas production at Colibri project offshore Trinidad

Shell Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), through Shell PLC subsidiary BG International Ltd., announced recently that it started production at the Colibri natural gas field offshore the Twin Island Republic. In a statement, the company explained that ‘Project Colibri’ is a backfill project that is expected to...

Guyanese investor building multi-million-dollar oil & gas storage facility close to major shore base

A Guyanese businessman is looking to transform a section of an abandoned cane field into a multi-million-dollar infrastructure targeting the needs of the oil and gas industry. W1 Houston Inc. is working towards the establishment of a storage facility...

Chevron shuts in Tamar gas platform offshore Israel as violence escalates

(S&P Global Platts) US major Chevron has shut in the Tamar gas platform offshore Israel amid an escalation of violence in the country, a company spokeswoman said May 12. Violence has escalated in recent days, with rockets fired at Israeli...

Supplying Guyana domestic market will help tackle growing gas-to-oil ratio offshore

As an increasing number of developments come on stream offshore Guyana, large amounts of associated gas will be produced alongside high volumes of oil. Following the already producing Liza phase 1 project is phase 2, targeting 220,000 barrels of oil...

Commercial Negotiator being sought for Guyana’s US$900M Gas-to-Shore Project

In an effort to ensure Guyana's US$900M gas-to-shore project is properly implemented, the Ministry of Natural Resources is actively searching for a Commercial Negotiator. According to procurement documents seen by OilNOW, the successful applicant would be required to support the...

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Saipem targets local content growth in logistics, fabrication for Suriname oil project

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Saipem is setting the stage for major local content contributions in Suriname through its work on...