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15 Apr 26 |
Trinidad: Predator Oil & Gas announces Snowcap-3 drilling update Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, the Jersey based Oil and Gas Company with hydrocarbon operations focussed on production in Trinidad and near-term development in Morocco, has announced a SC-3 drilling update. |
15 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Petrobras will invest US$450 million in the world's largest seismic monitoring project Petrobras and its partners in the Libra Consortium will invest approximately US$450 million in the world's most extensive seismic monitoring project. In simple terms, the technology uses an ultrasound of the seabed, revealing its geological structures and the movement of fluids such as oil, gas, and water. |
15 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Petrobras approves new investments in SEAP and moves forward with the contracting of two platforms for the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin Petrobras has approved the final investment decision (FID) for the SEAP I project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, consolidating the development of Sergipe Deepwater (SEAP), a new oil and gas production frontier in the country. The FID for the SEAP II module had already been approved in December 2025. |
14 Apr 26 |
US: XGS Energy and CC Power partner on 115 MW next-generation geothermal development agreement XGS Energy enters agreement with CC Power to develop 115 MW of next-generation geothermal energy, partnering to bring new clean, reliable geothermal energy supplies to California. |
14 Apr 26 |
Peru: PetroTal announces Q1 2026 operations and financial updates PetroTal, a publicly traded, tri-quoted oil and gas development and production Company, focused on the development of oil assets in Peru, has provided an operational and financial update. |
14 Apr 26 |
Venezuela: Chevron consolidates Venezuela heavy oil position in asset swap Chevron has, through its subsidiaries with interests in Venezuela, agreed to an asset swap with Petroleos de Venezuela, S. A. ('PDVSA') and subsidiaries of PDVSA in a mutually beneficial agreement which will consolidate all parties’ focus on strategic assets in the country. |
14 Apr 26 |
Argentina: YPF awards Halliburton unconventional completions contract in Argentina Halliburton has been awarded a multibillion-dollar contract by YPF to provide bundled unconventional completions services in the Vaca Muerta, one of the world’s most prolific shale resources outside North America. The award, which resulted from a competitive process, establishes a dedicated, exclusive, and multi-year collaboration. |
13 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Petrobras announces new discovery of hydrocarbons in deep waters in the pre-salt layer of the Campos Basin Petrobras has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the pre-salt layer of the Campos Basin , in an exploratory well drilled in Sector SC-AP4 of the Campos Basin, block CM-477 . The well 1-BRSA-1404DC-RJS is located 201 km off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro , at a water depth of 2,984 meters. |
13 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Strong shareholder response to Iberdrola’s takeover bid for Neoenergia Fllowing the auction relating to the takeover bid launched on 24 November – a standard procedure for this type of transaction in Brazil – Iberdrola will acquire an additional 14,2 % stake in its subsidiary Neoenergia, bringing its total stake to 98 %. |
13 Apr 26 |
Brazil: Solstad Maritime announces contract extension for Normand Fortress Solstad Maritime has announced a two year extension of the current contract for the CSV Normand Fortress with Petrobras. The gross contract value for the contract extension is approximately USD 56 million. |
13 Apr 26 |
US: Ovintiv announces closing of Anadarko asset sale Ovintiv has closed the previously announced all cash sale of its Anadarko assets, located in Oklahoma, for $3.0 billion. After customary closing adjustments, proceeds from the sale are expected to total approx. $2.85 billion. |
