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August 25, 2023
The national vote ordered the shutdown of the 58,000 bpd field owned by national oil company Petroecuador, within a year. But area voters in the province of Orellana voted to keep the field operating and, according to Ecuador’s constitution, that local vote takes precedence,
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August 23, 2023
A major impact study that environmental authorities are demanding as a requirement isn’t necessary for the project, the attorney general’s office, or AGU, said in an opinion that was released on Tuesday.
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August 16, 2023
The Jumper, incorporating advanced carbon fiber and polyamide12 materials, is used for Water Alternating Gas (WAG) injection and was installed in depths over 1,700 m for the supermajor, after being landed and leak tested subsea. 
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August 15, 2023
Apache Corp., confident in its oil discovery with TotalEnergies SE off Suriname’s coast, is pursuing further discussions for a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) site in cooperation with neighboring Guyana, an Apache executive told analysts and investors.
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August 14, 2023
Whatever broader policy mix is implemented, the next government will continue to back production in shale patch Vaca Muerta. That was the unanimous opinion of top drillers state-run YPF SA and Pampa Energia SA, and TGS SA, which conditions and transports shale gas, on earnings calls last week.
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August 10, 2023
Tullow’s decision to exit the Orinduik license is in line with its strategy to focus on its high return production assets in Africa and infrastructure-led exploration around producing hubs and delivering its objective to unlock value in emerging basins.
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August 09, 2023
The attorney general’s office, or AGU, will issue an opinion that it is not necessary for Petroleo Brasileiro SA to conduct a major environmental impact study to begin prospecting oil in the so-called Foz do Amazonas, a region off the country’s northern coast, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
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August 07, 2023
Hydrocarbon resources in the Remanso area are estimated at 0.7 Tcfg and 52 MMbbl of liquids.
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August 02, 2023
Exxon is involved in six areas of Argentina’s heralded Vaca Muerta — Spanish for Dead Cow — formation in Patagonia. The company’s plans to ramp up development of its flagship site, called Bajo del Choique-La Invernada, never really took off. Today, oil and gas production across all of its shale patches in the region is the equivalent of just 15,000 bpd.
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July 24, 2023
(WO) — Following the completion of testing, Parex Resources Inc. has announced the abandonment of its wholly-owned Chirimoya exploration well at VIM-431 in Colombia.
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July 10, 2023
Not only have oil and gas companies been drawn to Guyana’s vast hydrocarbon resources, but they’ve also taken note of the country’s attractive regulatory and fiscal regimes.
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June 28, 2023
CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation are excited to announced today that the Joint Venture has discovered oil at the Wei-1 well, on the Corentyne block, approximately 200 km offshore from Georgetown, Guyana.
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June 21, 2023
The FPSO’s design incorporates SBM Offshore’s industry leading Fast4Ward new build, multi-purpose hull.
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June 14, 2023
A bypass well (Wei-1BP1) was drilled from 18,757' to total depth and penetrated the primary Santonian targets of the Well in the western complex in the northern portion of the Corentyne block.
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June 12, 2023
Argentina and Chevron reached a deal where the oil company will invest up to $500 million in the El Trapial field in the Vaca Muerta deposit, Economy Minister Sergio Massa said.
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June 07, 2023
The innovative 2D-cubed technology utilizes a structurally conformable interpolation engine that transforms 2D data into a comprehensive 3D volume, which can be interpreted on a regional scale.
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June 06, 2023
The company plans to acquire a roughly 7,500 square-kilometer 3D seismic survey and upon completion, TGS will have built a 3D library of 25,000 square-kilometers in the Malvinas basin.
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June 06, 2023
Strohm was awarded a contract with independent E&P operator PRIO (formerly known as PetroRio) to provide its composite pipe solutions to support operations at its Frade field.
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June 01, 2023
The project has already drilled 5 producing wells and 5 injectors. These wells will produce up to 150,000 bbl of crude oil, 6 MMcm of natural gas and inject 220,000 bbl of water per day.
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May 29, 2023
The Brazilian company has had an oil rig in place since early December, awaiting approval to drill in block FZA-M-59, costing around $1 million a day.
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