Deepwater

Courtesy Petrobras
Petrobras announces drillstem test offshore Colombia
Latin America

Sirius well test offshore Colombia confirms region’s gas potential

March 11, 2025
Petrobras says a drillstem test on the recent Sirius-2 well in the GUA-OFF-O Block offshore Colombia has delivered promising results.
Courtesy Giles Barnard / Shell
Bonga FPSO
Africa

Shell approves deepwater Nigeria Bonga North subsea tieback

Dec. 16, 2024
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co. (SNEPCo) and its partners have taken FID on the deepwater Bonga North development offshore Nigeria.
Courtesy SLB
SLB wins integrated services contract for all Petrobras’ offshore fields in Brazil
Latin America

SLB wins integrated services contract for all Petrobras’ offshore fields in Brazil

Dec. 11, 2024
Award covers more than 100 wells across nine ultra-deepwater rigs primarily in the Campos, Santos, and Espírito Santo basins.
Courtesy Wood Mackenzie's Offshore Asset Cost Modeling Tool
gulf of mexico deepwater drilling
Rigs

Floating rig rate rise slowing, but raw material prices set to increase

Dec. 8, 2024
Although rig rates for floaters remain high, there are signs that growth is slowing down, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Courtesy ONGC
offshore India
Drilling & Completion

ONGC finds gas in deepwater Cauvery Basin offshore India

Nov. 21, 2024
ONGC's Chola-1 well offshore eastern India was drilled in OALP Block CY-UDWHP-2019/1 to test the potential of syn-rift sequences, with four targets identified for production testing...
Credit MISC / Courtesy of Petrobras
Marechal Duque de Caxias FPSO _ Credit MISC
Latin America

Offshore Brazil oil and gas developments and projects continue to ramp up

Nov. 18, 2024
So, what’s expected for the region as we move into 2025 and beyond?