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February 08, 2024
The oil giant said it will drill new wells west of the Liza discovery and close to Venezuelan territorial waters, Exxon Guyana President Alistair Routledge told Demerara Waves. The dispute is “not inhibiting that activity in our plans,” he said.
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February 08, 2024
The assets YPF plans to sell are mainly aging oil fields across Patagonia that are less profitable than the crown jewel of its portfolio, shale patch Vaca Muerta, the official said.
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February 07, 2024
The oil giant will drill the exploration wells west of the Liza field, which is producing oil, and closer to the border with Venezuela, Exxon Guyana President Alistair Routledge told Demerara Waves. The dispute is “not inhibiting that activity in our plans,” he said.
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February 06, 2024
Oil and gas firms and contractors fear their nascent deals for everything from imports of new construction equipment to their connections with U.S. banks will break off if Maduro’s ban of opposition candidates in this year’s election prompts the U.S. to allow a six-month suspension on sanctions to expire in April.
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February 05, 2024
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (“EMGS”) has been awarded a contract from Petrobras for a fully prefunded multi-client survey offshore Brazil. The survey is expected to start late March or early April 2024. The total contract value is approximately $11.7 million.
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February 04, 2024
Tension began rising again in 2015, when U.S. giant Exxon Mobil Corp. discovered massive oil reserves off the Guyanese coast. They flared up last year after Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro held a referendum that purportedly showed overwhelming support for his nation’s push to take control of the Essequibo.
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February 01, 2024
Wood will continue to provide maintenance solutions to optimize the Peregrino wellhead platforms and floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, delivering engineering, prefabrication and outfitting, offshore installation, commissioning and Turnaround (TAR) support.
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February 01, 2024
Oil and gas proved reserves at Dec.31, 2023 were 1.37 Bboe, compared with 1.26 Bboe at Dec. 31, 2022. Proved reserve additions and net revisions in 2023 totaled 261 MMboe, primarily from Guyana, which included sanctioning of the Uaru development, and from the Bakken.
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January 30, 2024
While it’s unclear whether the U.S. would restore a total ban or allow oil major Chevron Corp to hold limited operations in Venezuela, production could nevertheless drop to 600,000 or 700,000 bpd in a matter of months, according to said Fernando Ferreira, director of geopolitical risk at Rapidan Energy Advisors.
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January 30, 2024
SLB digital technologies for surface automation, autonomous on-bottom drilling, and directional drilling were combined to enable 99% of a 2.6 km section to be drilled in autonomous control mode. Over a five-well program, a 60% increase in rate of penetration was achieved, resulting in faster well delivery while reducing cost and carbon emissions.
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January 29, 2024
The U.S. will allow a six-month suspension on sanctions to expire in April if opposition candidate María Corina Machado is barred from running, and is also considering additional measures, according to the officials, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.
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January 25, 2024
CGG has committed to reimaging over 5500 km2 of 3D seismic data in the complex eastern Columbus basin, using its proprietary TL-FWI imaging technology, which will deliver significantly improved seismic images and provide a better understanding of the geological systems in this underexplored part of the basin.
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January 24, 2024
There is an “open door” for the countries to develop more offshore natural gas fields that sit on mutual territories after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro issued a license so Shell Plc and Trinidad and Tobago can import from the Dragon project, Mark Loquan, President of Trinidad and Tobago’s national gas company, said in the sidelines of a conference in Port of Spain.
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January 22, 2024
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd has received final government approval for the farm out of its 6.25% participating interest in Block 3B/4B, located offshore South Africa in the prolific Orange basin, to Africa Oil Corp. The company also provided an operational update on entering the next license phase for Orinduik block offshore Guyana, near ExxonMobil's Liza discovery and the Stabroek Block.
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January 22, 2024
YPF over the past decade has channeled its nationalistic role to successfully spearhead development of Argentina’s Patagonian shale riches, and it is leading plans for pipeline build-outs and liquefied natural gas exports.
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January 19, 2024
The oil and gas field is located in the Barreirinhas basin in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, and has total proved plus probable ("2P") oil reserves of 1.9 MMboe.
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January 14, 2024
The FPSO Errea Wittu will have the capacity to store 2 MMboe. It will produce approximately 250,000 bopd and will have gas treatment capacity of 540 MMcfd, and water injection capacity of 350,000 bpd.
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January 12, 2024
Target depth is approximately 3,800 m with an estimated drilling time of 45 days. The prospect and the adjacent complex of prospects being drilled are covered by good quality 3D seismic data from a survey conducted for Molecular in 2013/14.
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January 08, 2024
This pilot unit, using a pioneer high pressure subsea separation technology (HISEP), will separate oil from CO2-rich gas at the bottom of the ocean and reinject the gas directly into the reservoir.
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January 05, 2024
The contract is anticipated to commence late in the fourth quarter 2024, following completion of the rig’s current contract with Petrobras, which is expected to finish in September 2024.
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January 03, 2024
TechnipFMC has been awarded a major integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) contract by Petrobras to deliver the Mero 3 HISEP project, which uses subsea processing to capture carbon dioxide-rich dense gases and then inject them into the reservoir.
