5129 results found for 'french guiana'

5129 results found for 'french guiana'
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  • US giant fortifies its LNG arsenal with 20-year offtake from Gulf Coast project

    22 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of North America’s energy infrastructure company Sempra, has won a multi-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with ConocoPhillips, a U.S.-headquartered energy giant, for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the second phase of its LNG export terminal under development in Port Arthur, Southeast Texas, United States.

  • Canopée proves wind propulsion potential on transatlantic voyage

    20 June 2025
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Two years after its launch, Canopée— believed to be the first industrial cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings—has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion.

  • Bumi Armada-MISC merger falls through

    15 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Talks about a potential business combination between Malaysia’s Bumi Armada and the offshore segment of the compatriot shipping giant MISC Berhad (MISC), an owner and operator of offshore floating and energy-related maritime solutions and services, have come to nought.

  • Saipem gets the ball rolling on BP’s $7 billion integrated project off Indonesia

    13 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Saipem, Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services provider, has held the first steel-cutting ceremony for an integrated project operated by the Indonesian subsidiary of the U.K.-headquartered energy giant BP at its fabrication yard in Karimun, Indonesia.

  • Hafnia adds third tanker to its methanol dual-fuel fleet

    5 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Singapore-based tanker owner Hafnia and its joint venture partner, French shipowner Socatra, have taken delivery of their third dual-fuel methanol medium-range (MR) tanker.

  • Perenco acquires Petrobras’ hibernated assets, sets revival strategy

    5 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The Brazilian subsidiary of Anglo-French oil and gas player Perenco has finalized the acquisition of two concessions located in shallow waters in the Campos Basin from Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras.

  • TotalEnergies and Shell’s offshore drilling plans at risk as court throws a spanner in the works

    15 August 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    As oil and gas exploration off South Africa’s coast continues to garner attention, the offshore drilling activities planned by two energy giants, France’s TotalEnergies and the UK-based Shell, have hit a snag, with the Western Cape High Court opting to set aside the South African government’s decision to grant environmental authorization for offshore drilling in Block 5/6/7, along the southwest coast.

  • MODEC’s first FPSO destined for Guyana reaches new construction stage

    15 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Japan’s MODEC has celebrated the completion of a stage in the construction of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to be deployed to ExxonMobil’s development offshore Guyana.

  • Saipem-led consortium confirms start-up of FEED battle for $20 billion LNG project in Asia

    12 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Saipem has corroborated its involvement in a competitive dual front-end engineering design (FEED) phase of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) module destined for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia’s Masela block.

  • Japan to begin development of its ‘first’ fully battery-powered tugboat

    14 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    Japanese tugboat services provider Tokyo Kisen and compatriot marine software developer Marindows have kick-started what is being hailed as Japan’s “first” pure battery-powered EV harbor tugboat development project. As disclosed, the electric harbor tugboat is set to be operated in the ports of Yokohama and Kawasaki, with the goal of contributing to the ports’ net-zero […]

  • Guinard ready for French Guiana tidal installation

    6 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Guinard Energies has completed the demonstration of its P66 tidal turbine in the port of Brest ahead of its upcoming installation in French Guiana.

  • Tullow Discovers Oil Offshore French Guiana

    9 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Zaedyus exploration well (GM-ES-1), offshore French Guiana, has made an oil discovery having encountered 72 metres of net oil pay in two turbidite fans. Results of drilling, wireline logs and samples of reservoir fluids show that the well has encountered good quality reservoir sands on prognosis. The objective […]

  • BP kicks off US Gulf extension project early, reinforcing oil & gas focus

    4 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    The U.K.-headquartered energy giant BP has started up the extension project bringing more oil to its platform in the U.S. Gulf of America.

  • Axpo marks Spain’s ‘inaugural’ bio-LNG bunkering for large container vessels as done

    7 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Switzerland-headquartered renewable energy producer Axpo has wrapped up what it described as Spain’s first bio-LNG ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation within the large container shipping segment. As disclosed, the supply of biological liquefied natural gas was conducted on August 7 at the Port of Algeciras. The initiative reportedly involved an STS transfer of over 4,000 cubic […]

  • Shell Spuds Fourth Well Offshore French Guiana

    13 August 2013

    Northern Petroleum Plc announces that GM-ES-5, the final well of the current four well drilling programme in the Guyane Maritime Permit (offshore French Guiana) has been spudded by Shell as Operator on 10th August 2013.   Northern, through holding 50 per cent of Northpet Investments Limited, owns a net 1.25 per cent interest in the offshore exploration licence `Guyane Maritime’. […]

  • Shell to Become Operator of Guyane Maritime Permit in French Guiana

    9 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Northern announces that earlier today, Tullow Oil Plc (“Tullow”) in their Interim Management Statement provided the following update on well GM-ES-1, in the Guyane Maritime Permit, in which Northern has a 1.25% interest:  “In French Guiana, the Zaedyus exploration well discovered 72 metres of net oil pay in two turbidite fans. This is the first […]

  • Shell Drills Dry Well Offshore French Guiana

    13 November 2013

    Shell will plug and abandon the GM-ES-5 well, offshore French Guiana, after failing to hit oil, a partner in the licence said. Northern Petroleum Plc, which owns a share in the area said that the GM-ES-5, the final well of the 2012 -2013 four well exploration programme in the Shell-operated Guyane Maritime Permit (offshore French […]

  • French Guiana: Officials Seek Bids for Port of Larivot Dredging

    4 November 2011

    Ville de Matoury invites tenders for dredging works at docks A, B, C and D in the Port of Larivot, with additional works in the fairway and holding moorings to the ferry terminal. Project Period: 5 months from date of contract. Tender Details: Open Procedure. Tender Deadline: 16.11.2011. French Guiana’s main seaport is the port […]

  • TotalEnergies, CMA CGM unveil LNG bunkering logistics JV for ARA region

    23 July 2025
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    French energy major TotalEnergies and compatriot shipping and logistics company CMA CGM Group have entered into an agreement to develop a 50/50 logistics joint venture dedicated to the implementation and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker supply solution at the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

  • Stena IceMAX Drillship to Work for Shell in French Guiana

    23 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Stena Drilling has been awarded a 5 year worldwide drilling contract by Shell for the new build Stena IceMAX. The drilling contract which is on market dayrates will commence this month when the vessel is delivered from the yard in South Korea. The first assignment for the vessel will be in French Guiana. Stena IceMAX […]

  • Venture Global emerges as winner in LNG arbitration case with Shell

    13 August 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has secured a win in the arbitration process with the UK-headquartered Shell over the U.S. player’s delay in kicking off full commercial operations.

  • French Guiana: Shell to Begin Guyane Drilling in Mid 2012

    2 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Northern Petroleum announces plans to commence drilling in mid 2012 on the Guyane permit offshore French Guiana, to follow up on the Zaedyus oil discovery in late 2011 that demonstrated the prospectivity of this licence area off South America. This is a relatively low cost investment for Northern with high upside potential.  In the Zaedyus […]

  • Northern Petroleum: More Drilling to Be Conducted Offshore French Guiana

    17 April 2013

    Northern Petroleum Plc  announces the joint venture decision to extend current drilling operations on the Guyane Maritime permit in French Guiana. The GM-ES-3 exploration well is the second well of a four well exploration drilling campaign that commenced in 2012 to follow up the oil discovery at GM-ES-1 in 2011. The GM-ES-2 well had exploration […]

  • Shell Spuds 2nd Exploration Well Offshore French Guiana

    3 January 2013

    Shell has spudded its second well of the current four well programme in the Guyane Maritime Permit (French Guiana). The well GM-ES-3, the has been located to test the Priodontes Prospect and provide further geological data critical to gaining a better understanding of the potential of this area as a new offshore oil province. Related:  Tullow: […]

  • Norway eyes oil & gas investments of nearly $23 billion next year

    14 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Statistics Norway, the Norwegian statistics bureau, has revealed a spike in estimates for oil and gas investments in 2026, which are anticipated to hit NOK 230 billion (approximately $22.55 billion), thanks to higher price estimates in the production drilling segment.