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December 09, 2022
Houston American Energy Corp. announced the acquisition of an additional interest in Hupecol Meta on Dec. 9. The deal will see Houston American Energy gain ownership of Hupecol's acreage in the CPO-11 block located in Colombia's Llanos basin.
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December 07, 2022
Chevron will use the facility to process tar-like crude from Venezuela’s fields that will be shipped to U.S. refineries in the Gulf of Mexico under a sanctions waiver granted by the Treasury Department last month. The first shipment of 1 million barrels is expected to be loaded later this month.
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November 29, 2022
BP Trinidad and Tobago, a subsidiary of BP, reported on Tuesday that its Cassia C development has successfully delivered first gas.
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November 27, 2022
The Biden administration granted Chevron Corp. a license to resume oil production in Venezuela after US sanctions halted all drilling activities almost three years ago.
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November 22, 2022
Subsea Integration Alliance, a non-incorporated tie-up between Subsea 7 and SLB's OneSubsea, has been awarded a contract by BP for its Cypre gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
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October 05, 2022
Brazilian state-owned oil and gas producer Petrobras awarded Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters Pte, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, a $3.05 billion contract for the P-82 FPSO vessel through an international tender.
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October 04, 2022
Veolia Water Technologies, through its subsidiary VWS Westgarth Ltd, has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the Yellowtail - SBM Offshore/McDermott Joint Venture for the supply of a seawater treatment process module for the One Guyana FPSO that will operate in the Stabroek block, offshore Guyana.
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September 29, 2022
Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, has been awarded two significant offshore contract extensions in Brazil. They include the provision of operations services for Trident Energy and maintenance solutions for Equinor.
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September 21, 2022
Radix Engineering and Software closed a R$49 million (approx. $9.5 million) contract with Petrobras to develop and maintain scientific software focused on Well Engineering and Subsea Engineering.
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September 15, 2022
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract by TotalEnergies for its Lapa North East field in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil.
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September 07, 2022
Guyana has some of the world's biggest offshore discoveries made in years, with 10 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas starting to come online since 2019. Sulzer has delivered 11 high pressure water injection pumps, and the latest order for five more HPcp pumps will support the largest FPSO in the Stabroek block.
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September 07, 2022
From Saudi Arabia to West Texas, drillers are pumping more oil to cash in on a scorching price rally. But a region that’s home to a fifth of the world’s crude reserves is mostly missing out.
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August 30, 2022
Pioneer Consulting has been contracted by the Zemax-Planova Consortium to provide expertise related to the various oil and gas aspects of the Petrobras Malha Óptica project in Brazil.
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August 19, 2022
Touchstone Exploration Inc. announced that the company received the Certificate of Environmental Clearance it needed to conduct development operations within the Cascadura area of the Ortoire block.
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August 18, 2022
National Oil Company Petrobras is focusing on output growth from pre-salt, following a trend of Brazilian oil independents raising output at fields the NOC already divested, Petroleum Economist reported.
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August 08, 2022
Touchstone Exploration Inc. is preparing for the Trinidad and Tobago Environmental Management Authority to make a final decision on a Certificate of Environmental Clearance for its oil and gas exploration project by September 15.
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July 15, 2022
Hedge funds and other investors looking to cash in on Brazil’s surging oil and gas output are turning to a new breed of drillers as an alternative to turmoil-wracked Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the state-owned producer that’s had four CEOs since early 2019.
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July 11, 2022
Petrobras has awarded Tenaris a four-year contract for the supply of a comprehensive package of products and services for its flagship Buzios deepwater project.
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July 06, 2022
Chevron Corp. wants more control over the oil it produces in Venezuela, a move that would help the driller boost output and recover debt if the US eases sanctions amid a global fuel crunch.
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July 01, 2022
Venezuela’s economy is forecast to expand at its fastest pace in 15 years, marking a rebound for a country that recently emerged from the deepest recession in Latin America.
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June 27, 2022
Ecuador’s oil production is likely to halt completely within 48 hours if road blocks and vandalizing of oil wells continue, the Energy Ministry said in an emailed statement.
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