Houston-based independent Anadarko Petroleum has made an important gas discovery at the Kronos well, offshore northwest Colombia, in the southern Caribbean. The Bolette Dolphin (pictured, right) drilled the Kronos-1 well, which sits in a frontier deepwater basin in the Fuerte Sur block…
Trinidad and Tobago-focused Trinity terminated its US$23 million agreement with Centrica to acquire the British company’s 80% interest in two offshore blocks. According to Trinity, it has been unable to extend the term of its agreement…
SBM Offshore completed the project financing of the Cidade de Saquarema floating production and storage offloading vessel (FPSO) for a total of US$1.55 billion, which is the largest project financing in the company’s history. Modules…
Brazilian prosecutors presented formal charges against Marcelo Odebrecht, CEO of Brazil's largest construction firm Odebrecht SA; Otavio Marques Azevedo, CEO of Andrade Gutierrez; and 20 others on Friday 24 July with charges of corruption…
The Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) Lava Jato scandal is in the forefront once again as the Brazil state-run company confirmed the findings of contract irregularities; convictions were handed down to three former executives in connection with the scandal…
InterMoor completed its role in the largest foundation installation project offshore Trinidad and Tobago to date. The final stage of the project involved hooking up Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.’s Ocean Victory semisubmersible drilling rig…
While at first the oil price seemed to spur a rash of big M&A deals in 2014 and early 2015, analysts at GlobalData and IHS say the market could slow if the oil price doesn’t increase. Jeannie Stell reports. Image from Baker Hughes…
Sea Trucks Group has announced the recent award of its first contract in Brazil. Sea Trucks will provide accommodation support services to Saipem for 300 personnel on board, including lifting operations, storage support and logistic support services for modifications works of an FPSO…
BRASA celebrated the arrival of SBM Offshore’s Cidade de Maricá FPSO. The vessel berthed safely at the Niteroi-Rio based yard on 9 July 2015. She had arrived in Brazilian waters mid-June, following her 19,678km voyage from China. Brasa shipyard…
The US$70 billion Shell and BG Group merger cleared Brazilian regulatory approval, bringing it a step closer to its set completion date of early next year, according to a Reuters report. Brazil's Libra field activity…
According to the Baker Hughes offshore rig statistics, Latin America’s rig count is 62, down from 69 a month ago and down from 70 a year ago. The Europe offshore count is holding steady at 48, the same as it was one month ago and one year ago…
Seismic vessels are the lifeblood of global offshore exploration efforts. Jeannie Stell searches for bright spots in the current global market of seismic vessel activity. The Sanco Sword. From Dolphin Geophysical…
China’s national oil companies, Sinopec and CNOOC, want more interests in Brazil’s oil and gas assets, reports Seeking Alpha. The two companies bought into Brazil’s giant deepwater oilfields two years ago, and now seek to increase their holdings as Petrobras continues to sell assets…
Petrobras will sell its 20% interest in the Bijupirá and Salema fields, currently operated by Shell, to PetroRio for US$25 million, the Brazilian national announced. The fields are located in Campos Basin, in water depths ranging 480-850m…
Cardón IV S.A. started production at the giant Perla gas field’s first well in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Venezuela. Map of Perla. From Repsol. Perla, Latin America’s largest offshore gas field…