ANP, Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, announced the winners of its 11th Licensing Round - the first round since 2008, which was held on 14 May 2013 in Rio de Janiero. The agency said there was record interest in the round with 39 companies from 12 countries participating鈥
As subsea projects continue to increase in size and complexity, they are also more frequently executed in deepwater and harsh environments. As well as having the vessels and ROVs with the capabilities to execute the scopes, and the expert鈥
Brazil's Petrobras awarded Toyo Engineering Corp. affiliate, Estaleiros do Brasil Ltda. (EBR), an EPCI contract for its P-74 FPSO, Toyo announced on 13 May 2013. The contract was awarded by Petrobras Netherlands BV. The scope includes鈥
Petrobras announced the discovery of good quality oil in the Transfer of Rights area referred to as Entorno de Iara, in the Santos Basin pre-salt region. Well 1-BRSA-1146-RJS (1-RJS-711), known as Entorno de Iara 1, is located at a water depth of 2鈥
Brazilian independent OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (OGX), has entered into an agreement with PETRONAS Brasil E&P Ltda (Petronas) to sell a 40% non-operating work interest in BM-C-39 and BM-C-40 blocks, located in the Campos Basin鈥
HRT Oil & Gas Ltda will purchase BP's 60% stake in the Polvo oil field, located 100km off Rio de Janeiro's coast, for US$135 million, the supermajor announced on 6 May 2013. BP said it expects the deal to close by 2H 2013, pending regulatory approvals鈥
Tendeka, the provider of completions systems and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, today announces plans to significantly grow its North and South American market presence by promoting its full portfolio of complementary completions products and services in the region鈥
Falklands exploration firm Falkland Oil & Gas (FOGL) has said it will be continuing its 3D seismic acquisition campaign and looking for drilling targeting for exploration drilling in the second half of this year. The firm's 3D seismic programme is covering more 10鈥
Saipem has been awarded new E&C 云顶赌场老虎机 contracts in Latin America with a total value of approximately $500 million. In Venezuela, Saipem signed with Cardon IV, a 50/50 joint-venture between Eni and Repsol, T&I contracts for the development of the Perla EP Project鈥
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands is pleased to provide the following operations update with respect to the ongoing 3D seismic operations. The鈥
The FPSO market appears to be emerging from the economic downturn stronger than ever, with new project awards and forecasted capital expenditure expected to gain momentum throughout the next five years. While challenges certainly remain鈥
FPSO Cidade de Itajaí Petrobras began producing at Baúna field, in the southern Santos Basin, off Brazil. The FPSO Cidade de Itajaí, which arrived at the field in December, was connected to well 9-SPS-88. That well is estimated to produce up to 12鈥
C. PGS vessel Ramform Challenger began gathering London-based Borders & Southern Petroleum鈥檚 3D seismic program off the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. Located about 140km south of the Falkland Islands and covering more than 1000 sq km鈥
B. Karoon Gas Australia encountered light oil at the Kangaroo-1 exploration well on block S-M- 1101 in the Santos Basin off Brazil. Karoon drilled the Kangaroo prospect to 3049mRT. Mudlog, wireline petrophysical and MDT pressure data confirmed the presence of a 25m oil column in the Eocene鈥
COLLOQUY: Editor's Column The IHS CERAWeek conference took Houston by storm in March, with a solid program of topical breakfast discussions, illustrious keynote speakers, plenary sessions, and dialogues. The energy topics ran the gamut鈥
