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Petrobras boosts oil, gas output 16.5% in Q3

Brazilian oil company Petrobras said Friday its third-quarter crude oil and natural gas output was 16.5% higher year on year, amid record-setting production from subsalt fields. State-led Petrobras, which has been was completing the installation of seven new floating production...

Brazil’s Petrobras pushes ahead with onshore field sales

(S&P Global Platts) Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras completed the sale of onshore oil fields in the Potiguar Basin and put several exploration blocks in the Reconcavo Basin up for sale as the company continued to shed onshore assets...

SBM Offshore begins construction of Guyana’s 2nd floating oil production complex

Dutch firm SBM Offshore has commenced the construction phase of the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) following ExxonMobil’s final investment decision (FID) on the Liza Phase 2 development, in May 2019. This follows the recent delivery...

Guyana offshore gets busy with new discoveries and more wells planned

US oil major ExxonMobil is targeting two new wells on its Stabroek Block following the company’s 14th discovery announced last week at Tripletail. Tullow Oil, which announced the Jethro-Lobe discovery on the Orinduik block in August quickly followed it...

G-Boats, SRSGY train 26 more Guyanese for offshore placements

More and more Guyanese are entering the world of work in Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry, even as the debate over the proposed local content policy continues in the country. To this end, 26 Guyanese recruits on September 12...

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...

Exxon agrees $4 billion sale of Norway oil and gas assets

(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has agreed to sell its Norwegian oil and gas assets for up to $4 billion, ending its production in a country where it started operations more than a century ago, three sources familiar with the...

Georgetown, Aberdeen Chambers sign MoU at Offshore Europe

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition. President...

Industry must adapt or go the way of the dinosaurs – Total CEO tells Offshore Europe

(Energy Voice) CEO Patrick Pouyanne delivered the keynote address at the opening day of Offshore Europe at the new P&J live venue. The industry heard how climate change is the single greatest challenge facing the industry, jeapordising its license to...

Offshore Europe: Guyana Pavilion set to connect industry players

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition will begin on September 3 through 6 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Energy business professionals will have an opportunity to learn more about South America’s newest oil and gas hotspot...

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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...