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May 21, 2024
From 2020 to 2023, Guyana's crude oil production grew by an average of 98,000 bpd annually, making it the third-fastest growing non-OPEC producer. This surge has driven substantial economic growth, with a 62.3% GDP increase in 2022, the highest globally, according to the IMF.
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May 19, 2024
Seatrium’s scope of work includes the fabrication of several topsides modules, riser, mooring and umbilical structures, followed by the installation and integration of these structures and all topside modules for the FPSO Jaguar.
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May 19, 2024
The combination will create a company with a production potential of more than 100,000 bpd of oil and natural gas.
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May 19, 2024
Petroliam Nasional Bhd.’s discovery in the Roystonea and Fusaea blocks are approaching 400 MMbbl, WoodMac analysts said in a report Thursday. The finds could supply a floating production, storage and offloading vessel with about 100,000 bpd of oil-processing capacity, opening up the country to its first sanctioned development.
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May 16, 2024
Oil firms that want to stay in Venezuela are flooding the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control with applications for permits after Washington reimposed sanctions last month, leaving officials struggling to clear the backlog.
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May 16, 2024
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will push the new head of Petrobras to speed the pace of investments into refineries and expand its natural gas supplies after ousting the state-run oil company’s chief executive officer, people familiar with his plans said.
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May 16, 2024
GeoPark has signed a deal with Phoenix Global Resources to acquire non-operated working interests in four adjacent unconventional blocks in the Neuquén basin.
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May 15, 2024
Further evaluation is being undertaken to determine the full extent of this offshore discovery and its potential for an integrated development with the recent Roystonea-1 and Sloanea-1 discoveries.
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May 15, 2024
Prates’s dismissal was confirmed late Tuesday by people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters. Petrobras, as the company is commonly known, said in a statement late Tuesday that Prates is expected to officially resign at an upcoming board meeting.
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May 14, 2024
From 2024 to 2028, Petrobras will start up 14 floating oil production platforms, which account for a third of the global FPSO orders in this period. There’s also a considerable demand for underwater systems to connect these units.
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May 14, 2024
Venezuela’s armed forces have moved “substantial quantities” of personnel and equipment near the disputed, oil-rich Essequibo region that’s controlled by Guyana, a Washington-based think tank reports, potentially escalating tensions ahead of presidential elections.
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May 10, 2024
Discussions of Guyana’s future as a regional—and global—powerhouse were at center stage in a discussion panel at OTC 2024. From the private sector to government involvement, the panel of speakers from ExxonMobil and the Guyanese government dove into the optic of Guyana’s “outsized role” to play in the global oil and gas industry, despite the country’s small geographic size.
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May 09, 2024
The ExxonMobil-led Liza Unity FPSO project in the prolific Stabroek block offshore Guyana has reached peak production at 252,000 bpd. Exxon anticipates first oil production from their newest vessel, One Guyana, next year.
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May 08, 2024
In a Monday panel at OTC 2024, several Petrobras representatives tackled the multi-layered operations in revitalization of the Campos basin offshore Brazil.
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May 08, 2024
The REMOTE-CON notation demonstrates the vessel’s alignment with remote-control functions and signifies that the design and construction of the offshore asset are assessed against and adhere to the ABS Requirements for Autonomous and Remote Control Functions.
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May 07, 2024
Earlier this year, using Nabors provided technology, Vista electrified the first drilling rig in Vaca Muerta, Nabors PACE® F24, which is entirely powered by renewable energy.
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May 06, 2024
Located offshore Brazil in the Santos basin, Tupi is the country’s largest producing field, with an average volume of 850,000 bopd, accounting for 20% of the total produced in Brazil, according to Petrobras.
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May 06, 2024
Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods foresees arbitration with Chevron Corp. over a premier asset offshore Guyana stretching into 2025 due to the importance of the case to both companies.
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May 06, 2024
The FPSO Errea Wittu is expected to have a production capacity of 250,000 bopd, water injection capacity of 350,000 barrels of water per day, 540 MMcfd of gas production and a storage capacity of 2 MMbbl of oil.
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May 03, 2024
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the state-run company is formally known, must speed up studies that will help it curb the amount of gas injected back into oil reservoirs to boost crude production, Silveira said in an interview. That will free up more gas for sale. Petrobras - and other oil majors - should also invest in new gas pipelines to increase domestic supplies, he said.
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April 30, 2024
Petrobras' average production of oil, NGL, and natural gas in Q1 2024 reached 2.8 MMboed, an increase of 3.7% compared to last year. The evolution of production (ramp-ups) of the FPSOs Almirante Barroso, P-71, Anna Nery, Anita Garibaldi, and Sepetiba are responsible for the increase, as well as beginning production from 19 new wells from complementary projects in the Campos and Santos basins offshore Brazil.
