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Lula Doubts Petrobras Oil Project in Amazon Basin Would Hurt Environment

May 23, 2023

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday said he finds it 'difficult' to believe that oil exploration in the Amazon basin would cause environmental damage to the region's rainforest, the largest in the world. Brazil's environmental…

Norwegian Rig Count Shrinks Further as More Semi-subs Get Work Elsewhere

May 19, 2023

Following the recent departures of two Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersibles from Norway to Africa, four more rigs have been contracted to work outside of the North Sea region in an upcoming period, with three of them managed by Transocean…

Lula's Coalition Roiled by Decision to Block Petrobras' Amazon Mouth Drilling Project

May 19, 2023

A decision by Brazil's environmental regulator to block state-owned oil company Petrobras' Amazon oil project has exposed tensions in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's coalition between green advocates and those prioritizing economic development…

Brazil: Petrobras Makes Hydrocarbon Find in Santos Basin's Aram Block

May 17, 2023

Brazilian oil company Petrobras said Wednesday it had discovered hydrocarbons in the Santos Basin pre-salt, in an appraisal well in the Aram block.The well 3-BRSA-1387D-SPS is located 260 km from the city of Santos-SP, at a water depth of 1…

Shell to Use New AI Technology in Deepwater Oil Exploration

May 17, 2023

Shell Plc will use AI-based technology from big-data analytics firm SparkCognition in its deep sea exploration and production to boost offshore oil output, the companies said on Wednesday. SparkCognition's AI algorithms will process and analyze…

Neptune Energy Awards Tenaris $100 Million Contract for Offshore Drilling Support

May 16, 2023

Oil and gas firm Neptune Energy has awarded a +$100 million contract to Tenaris to provide equipment and services to support drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The contract covers the manufacture, transport, handling and…

TotalEnergies Confirms Suriname Offshore Oil Deal

May 15, 2023

French oil major TotalEnergies said Monday it had, with its partners, signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) on Blocks 6 & 8 with Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname (Staatsolie), the State-owned oil company of Suriname.Blocks 6 and 8 were awarded…

Noble Secures $500M Deal with Petrobras for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

May 15, 2023

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a $500 million contract with Brazil's Petrobras for the ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Faye Kozack.The contract for the drilling at the BM-S-11 and Tupi fields offshore Brazil, has a firm duration of 2…

Shell Awards Noble Voyager Drillship Contract for Deepwater Exploration in Mauritania

May 12, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Noble has secured a contract with Shell for the 7th generation drillship Noble Voyager.Under the contract with Shell, the Noble Voyager drillship will drill one deepwater exploration well offshore Mauritania. The contract…

Equinor Makes Gas/Condensate Discovery in Norwegian Sea

May 12, 2023

Norwegian oil company Equinor Energy has made a gas/condensate discovery in the offshore licence 255 B, about 25 km south of the Kristin field in the Norwegian Sea.The primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum in Middle and Lower Jurassic reservoir rocks (the Garn…

Crown Energy Withdraws from South African Offshore Venture Following Disappointing Well Results

May 11, 2023

Crown Energy said Thursday it would withdraw from the joint venture operating the Block 2B offshore South Africa after disappointing results of the Gazania-1 exploration well drilled in 2022.The Gazania-1 well was spudded in October 2022, using the Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling…

TotalEnergies Taps Shearwater for 4D Seismic Surveys West of Shetland

May 11, 2023

TotalEnergies has awarded two 4D seismic survey contracts to Shearwater covering the Laggan, Tormore, and Edradour offshore gas fields, west of Shetland, in the UK.TotalEnergies might also extend the contract to include the Glenlivet field survey…

BNP Paribas Will No Longer Finance Development of New Oil and Gas Fields

May 11, 2023

BNP Paribas, France's largest bank, will no longer provide any financing dedicated to the development of new oil and gas fields, and it reiterated it targets an 80% cut of its oil exploration financing by 2030. 'BNP Paribas no longer provides…

Ecopetrol to Boost Exploration, Warns of Production Hit

May 11, 2023

Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol will be more aggressive in exploring for oil under existing contracts, Chief Executive Ricardo Roa said on Wednesday, as the company warned external factors including weather and security issues could hit production…

BP Ventures Back into Offshore Oil Frontiers to Boost Output

May 10, 2023

BP is ramping up oil exploration and drilling activity in frontier prospects as the energy giant tries to stem a decline in its oil and gas output after years of focusing on a shift to renewables to cut carbon emissions. The move comes as companies…

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