Conflicting drilling results and seismic data saw 50% partners in Block 58 offshore Jun 12, 2022 · How To Play Suriname’s Oil Boom By David Messler - Jun 12, 2022, 4:00 PM CDT Suriname and Guyana’s oil industries are breaking out following a string of massive offshore discoveries. Tullow Oil’s Zaedyus-1 find was hailed as the play-opener there, persuading Shell to make a major move for the asset, taking over as Jun 6, 2023 · South America has become a favorite continent for big oil companies, with Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale, Suriname's Block 58, and Guyana's offshore drilling attracting significant attention. Oct 13, 2022 · Suriname at a crossroads in much-hyped exploration quest. 1 Like many oil & gas successes, this is a story that begins with Sep 7, 2020 · Indications are that Suriname’s own oil boom is finally gaining momentum. Small operations are currently producing about 20,000 barrels per day, and major projects are expected to start by 2025. Nov 17, 2023 · The studies are being done, the report said “ahead of a US$9-billion investment into Suriname’s nascent oil industry which is expected to start first production in 2028. , said in a statement. (Petronas) has declared a third hydrocarbon discovery in Suriname’s offshore Block 52, a 50 May 16, 2024 · Suriname’s discovered oil resources now total more than 2. Feb 21, 2023 · The total crude oil and condensate production in Suriname was estimated at 15,924 bd in 2022. Buy the profile here. The Suriname oil and gas exploration and production market research report provides an oil & gas production outlook by assets terrain and major companies. The first hydrocarbon Mar 15, 2022 · Suriname’s new offshore oil discoveries offer potential. Apr 29, 2019 · Ultimately this led to the first major oil discovery offshore Suriname as announced on January 7th, 2020 by Apache Corporation and Total S. S. Jun 5, 2024 · TotalEnergies and APA Corp will make a final investment decision on Suriname's most promising oil and gas project in the fourth quarter, aiming to begin output in 2028, the French energy company Nov 3, 2023 · With a 50% participating interest, Petronas Suriname E&P is the operator of Block 52, which has an area of 4,749km². 1 times its annual consumption. producer Chevron Corp for the South American country's offshore Block 5. The APA-TotalEnergies joint-venture is also currently drilling and exploration well at Dikkop in the central portion of Block 58. 5 billion barrels of exploitable oil resources, boosting prospects for an oil boom similar to neighboring Guyana. 2020) — The discovery of the Maka field in offshore Suriname will become one of the main upstream stories of 2020, bringing Suriname onto the international oil map, potentially spawning a new race for the Dutch-speaking country’s still unallotted license blocks and concurrently boosting the investment potential of Guyana (which will see the commissioning of Liza Jul 4, 2024 · The American international oil and gas company Hess Corporation (Hess) is looking for partner(s) for Block 59 in offshore Suriname. In recent months, executives from both APA and TotalEnergies have expressed growing confidence in the potential of developing the block and creating the South American country’s first offshore oil hub. 5 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas, which could add to the With the first developments drawing closer, new PSC’s to be awarded from the 2023 Demerara Bid Round, further exploratory and appraisal drilling campaigns ongoing and a new shallow offshore licensing round underway the Guyana-Suriname basin continues to be the hottest oil and gas play and investment destination on the planet and SEOGS 2024 Feb 21, 2022 · The well was designed to test multiple stacked targets in Maastrichtian and Campanian intervals and encountered approximately 90 meters (295 feet) of net oil pay in good quality reservoirs. Suriname has proven reserves equivalent to 21. May 18, 2024 · Fusaea oil find could lead to FPSO development offshore Suriname May 18, 2024 Petronas/Exxon Mobil’s Fusaea and Roystonea discoveries in Block 52 offshore Suriname could support an FPSO-based development producing 100,000 bbl/d, according to Wood Mackenzie. On 13 December 1980, Staatsolie was established to manage Suriname's own oil industry instead of selling the oil fields to multi-nationals cooperations. Geological Service estimates hold crude oil resources of up to 33 billion barrels, is in the midst of a massive drilling boom that has seen a swathe of Feb 17, 2023 · Suriname state-owned oil company Staatsolie has the option to buy up to a 20% stake in any oil field it decides is commercially attractive. Recent discoveries in the Guyana-Suriname basin attest to estimates of 10+ Bbbl of oil resources and more than 30 Tcf of gas. 4 million ~gross acres in water depths ranging from <100 meters to >2,100 meters, and may hold as much as 6. In 1988 the first crude oil was exported to Trinidad and Tobago. P etronas Suriname E&P, a subsidiary of Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas, has announced a hydrocarbon discovery at the Fusaea-1 exploration well within Suriname's offshore block 52. US independent finds oil at Block 53 with the Baja-1 prospect. This potentially offers Suriname significant economic development while at the same time heightening reputational risks for investors stemming in part from association with the controversial With the first developments drawing closer, new PSC’s to be awarded from the 2023 Demerara Bid Round, further exploratory and appraisal drilling campaigns ongoing and a new shallow offshore licensing round underway the Guyana-Suriname basin continues to be the hottest oil and gas play and investment destination on the planet and SEOGS 2024 Mar 4, 2024 · Suriname oil discovery in focus as operator axes remaining acreage. This page provides the data for your chosen country across all of the key metrics on this topic. 95% interest rate, amounting to a 25% "haircut on the total Oil Reserves in Suriname. Jun 23, 2021 · The Guyana-Suriname Basin, which the U. Reveal Another Significant Find in Suriname’s Block 58 Nov 7, 2023 · Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) made an oil discovery in a Suriname block co-owned with Exxon Mobil Corp. Nov 3, 2023 · Petronas Suriname E&P, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas, and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Suriname, an affiliate of the U. The American oil company, APA Corporation, has been working to make the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country, an oil-producing state. The Malaysian multinational oil and gas company says that this accomplishment has bolstered its prospects in the basin and opens the possibility of developing a standalone FLNG project at the field in the future. First production from offshore Block 58 could follow in 2028. 5 billion barrels of oil sparked optimism Aug 24, 2022 · Since January 2020, five successful discoveries were made in Block 58. Sep 12, 2022 · Petronas also has a 100% operated stake in Suriname’s Block 48 and is a in 50:50 joint venture with ExxonMobil for Block 52 in the prospective Suriname-Guyana basin. oil giant Exxon Mobil have agreed to extend exploration of a gas discovery off its coast, and are considering the potential Throughout 2020, five offshore oil and gas discoveries were made off the coast of Suriname, one of which is expected to start producing oil by 2025. 25 percent of oil companies’ revenue. May 26, 2023 · Local and regional anticipation ahead of neighbouring Suriname’s long-anticipated major oil recovery breakthrough is likely to heighten significantly against the backdrop of the country’s June Jan 7, 2020 · Total and Apache have made a material oil discovery with the Maka Central-1 well on Block 58 offshore Suriname, on trend with the prolific discoveries in the adjacent Stabroek block in Guyana. The Maka Central-1 well was drilled by a water depth… Feb 1, 2021 · At the end of 2020, Exxon and partner Malaysian national oil company Petronas announced oil had been discovered at the much-hyped Sloanea-1 exploration well in Block 52 offshore Suriname. Domestic production of crude oil nearly reaches the domestic consumption, thus contributing to the country’s high level of primary energy self-sufficiency. Jun 22, 2022 · In Suriname’s Block 58 where the new offshore oil find was confirmed, APA Suriname and TotalEnergies each own 50 per cent working interest. In exchange for taking a 25% haircut, creditors Aug 23, 2022 · The Baja-1 well found 112 feet of net oil pay in a single interval within the Campanian interval, a shallower subsurface zone as opposed to the deeper Santonian zone that some of APA's other Suriname discoveries have involved, the company, formerly known as Apache Corp. Apache Corporation announced a major oil discovery at its Block 58 in offshore Suriname at the end of July 2020. APA Corporation looking to carry out further exploration and appraisal work around Block 53 find TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE), APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA), and Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname disclosed key advancements towards the Final Investment Decision (FID) for developing offshore Block 58. With less than a million inhabitants and a GDP per capita of $6,310, the new Aug 2, 2023 · APA Corp said on Wednesday its most recent appraisal well in Block 58 off Suriname's coast confirmed the extension of oil resources 14 kilometers from the discovery well. Dec 7, 2023 · Exxon Mobil In Partnership with Petronas Discovers Oil In Suriname (Oil & Gas Journal November 3, 2023) For those unfamiliar with Petronas, Petronas is a government-owned Malaysian company with May 15, 2024 · The 4,749-sq km Block 52 lies north of the coast of Paramaribo, Suriname, within the Suriname-Guyana basin. See also: List of countries by Oil Reserves. Sep 13, 2023 · Paris, September 13, 2023 – On the occasion of the meeting held in Paramaribo between Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname, and Annand Jagesar, CEO of Staatsolie, TotalEnergies has announced the launching of the development studies for a large oil project in Block 58, offshore Suriname. Christmann: ‘success marks sixth oil discovery we have participated in offshore Feb 27, 2024 · Staatsolie, Suriname’s national oil company, sees no reason to deviate from TotalEnergies’ timeline for the development of the first offshore project in Suriname. Suriname has been an oil producer for approximately 45 years. The country needs the money. Speaking at the 2024 Suriname Energy Oil and Gas Summit, Javier May 15, 2024 · (WO) – PETRONAS Suriname E&P B. Yet Suriname’s oil prospects will be shaped by major shifts in the global energy scene. A. Mar 19, 2024 · The state-owned oil company, Staatsolie, is a vertically integrated company active in exploration, drilling, and the production and refining of petroleum and petroleum products. The final investment decision from Apache and operator TotalEnergies was expected last year but has been delayed. The group is in discussions with the Guyanese government to develop as May 10, 2024 · As Suriname looks towards their emerging oil and natural gas industry as a financial lifeline, experts are sounding the alarm that the country must proceed with caution and consider the effects of the industry on the natural environment. 5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in reserves. For eight years, it has been struggling with an economic crisis that has exacerbated poverty and brought skyrocketing inflation. The company is working to evaluate the full extent of the discovery and Dec 13, 2015 · As the National Oil Company of Suriname, Staatsolie is commited to transparency and to supporting the activities of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). He’s racing against time, nature and Guyana, the neighboring country that enviably Jan 13, 2020 · The discovery of a significant oil field off the coast of Suriname has grabbed headlines in the past few weeks. and National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (National Energy) will explore opportunities to jointly build solar power plants in Suriname and/or Trinidad and Tobago. Sep 26, 2023 · After a flurry of oil discoveries in Suriname’s offshore waters since 2020, it was believed the impoverished former Dutch colony, among the poorest countries in South America, would shortly Suriname has emerged in recent years as one of the most promising new oil and gas provinces worldwide. com, 18. Petronas Suriname E&P is operator of the block in a 50-50 partnership with ExxonMobil Feb 24, 2021 · After earlier disappointing drilling results in offshore Suriname, independent oil explorer and producer Tullow Oil recently spudded the Goliathberg Voltzberg North-1 exploration well in block 47. The duo has hit oil at the Sapakara South-1. Meanwhile, the Sep 13, 2023 · PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname for the first time in its history will see offshore oil drilling in its waters after French company TotalEnergies on Wednesday announced a $9 billion project expected to boost the impoverished country’s economy and ease austerity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund. The exploration block is part of the Suriname-Guyana basin and is north of the coast of Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. Feb 21, 2022 · Paris, February 21, 2022 – TotalEnergies and APA Corporation have made a significant new oil and associated gas discovery at the Krabdagu-1 well, in the central area of Block 58, offshore Suriname. Suriname oil discovery in focus as operator axes remaining acreage Published 4 March 2024 13:35 GMT Feb 21, 2022 · Suriname’s neighbor, Guyana, became a major holder of oil and gas reserves in 2015 when ExxonMobil found oil in its waters in what turned out to be a block with resources estimated at 10 billion Jul 4, 2024 · The American international oil and gas company Hess Corporation (Hess) is looking for partner(s) for Block 59 in offshore Suriname. SEOGS 2023 was a resounding success and formally opened by H. These fields, located in water depths between 100 and 1,000 meters, are expected to be produced through a system of subsea wells connected to a floating production, storage and offloading unit located 150 kilometers off the Suriname coast, with an oil production capacity of 200,000 b/d. Jan 24, 2021 · In several contracts, Suriname has agreed to accept royalties equivalent to 6. That is more than in Guyana but less than half the average rate in the developing world, roughly 16 percent. The impact of a potential major oil find. Staatsolie currently gets all its oil production from onshore fields and says oil has migrated toward and through the shallow area, Brunings said. 0% of the world's total oil reserves of 1,650,585,140,000 barrels. In December 2020, Petronas and its partner ExxonMobil made a hydrocarbon discovery in Block 52 through the drilling of the Sloanea-1 exploration well . The future management of significant oil and gas Oct 18, 2022 · Suriname is one of only three carbon-negative countries in the world, and Guyana also claims carbon neutrality. 2020) — ExxonMobil and Petronas have discovered hydrocarbons at the Sloanea-1 exploration well on Block 52 offshore Suriname, adding to ExxonMobil’s extensive finds in the Guyana-Suriname basin. Nevertheless, there is optimism that Suriname could become a major oil producer. Feb 16, 2023 · Annand Jagesar, the managing director of the state-owned oil company of Suriname, is a man in a hurry. 5 trillion cubic feet of gas, according to Wood Mackenzie. In efforts to incentivize investors, Staatsolie generated its own new data, as well as enter into multi-client agreements. Aug 6, 2021 · Oil and gas firms TotalEnergies and Apache Corporation have discovered more oil off the coast of Suriname. Details of the Discovery. 4 billion barrels of oil and 12. Last week, Petronas Deal signed for 20% of block Commitment for exploration well Oil production boom expected The state-owned giant QatarEnergy has signed a deal with US oil company Chevron to acquire a 20 percent interest in a production-sharing contract for an offshore concession in the South American country of Suriname. . South America’s smallest nation by both size and population has recently seen major discoveries in its territorial waters. Jun 7, 2024 · As if to celebrate Suriname’s now definitive breakthrough in the oil and gas sector, SEOGAS, this year, pumped more resources into expanding the forum in Paramaribo to facilitate a four-day Our global reach and in-country expertise enable us to provide excellent People Services, Location & Logistic Solutions, and Offshore Certifications for projects in Suriname. According to GlobalData, who tracks more than 34,000 active and developing oil and gas fields worldwide, the field is located in block Tambaredjo. Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N. Jun 27, 2023 · The focal point for Suriname’s nascent oil boom is offshore Block 58, where TotalEnergies, which is the operator, and 50% partner Apache have made five commercial oil discoveries since Nov 2, 2023 · Malaysia's state-owned oil firm Petronas has discovered several oil-bearing layers in an exploration well off the coast of Suriname, state oil firm Staatsolie said in a statement on Thursday. Staatsolie has actively participated in the process led by the government of Suriname in becoming a candidate country, as of 24 May 2017, and is a primary member of the In 1965 oil was discovered in Calcutta, Saramacca. It expects significant growth in offshore oil production with the first Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2024. Submit. Chandrikapersad Santokhi, the President of the Republic of Suriname. The well, located about 189 kilometres offshore Suriname in a water depth of 1,140 metres, was successfully drilled to a total of 5,290 metres. Apache Dec 29, 2022 · It is speculated that Suriname’s national oil company Staatsolie, which has the right to acquire a 20% interest in Block 58 when the FID is made, lacks adequate resources to execute the full Jun 5, 2024 · PARAMARIBO, Suriname — TotalEnergies expects to take FID on its first field development offshore Suriname later this year, the company revealed during the 2024 Suriname Energy Oil and Gas Summit. Aug 9, 2024 · Covering the latest oil and gas news including shale, lng, drilling, exploration and production. The company explains that there are options to accelerate the development of the Block 58 project and factors that could lead to additional efforts to control project costs. Jan 14, 2021 · The well was drilled by a water depth of about 725 meters and encountered a total of 63 meters net pay of hydrocarbons, comprised of 58 meters net black oil, volatile oil, and gas pay in good quality Campano-Maastrichtian reservoirs, along with 5 meters of net volatile oil pay in Santonian reservoirs, where wireline logging has just been performed. Apr 6, 2023 · The shallow offshore has seen discoveries in the west of the basin. This follows previous discoveries at Maka, Sapakara, Kwaskwasi and Keskesi, and the successfully tested Sapakara South-1 appraisal well. RELATED STORY: TotalEnergies and APA Corp. Nov 2, 2023 · Petronas and ExxonMobil have found oil offshore Suriname, raising potential for a joint development with a find from 2020. Feb 26, 2021 · It never moved into the high-end services, such as offshore banking and tourism, offered by some of its wealthier Caribbean cousins. But some fear this could change, with the rec The government, likewise, is considering the establishment of a national oil company (NOC) like its far less-developed eastern neighbor, Suriname, where state-owned Staatsolie will get a 20% to 40 Apr 1, 2002 · Traditionally, Suriname has been renowned as one of the world's leading bauxite producers. May 31, 2024 · Since 2015, Guyana has put some distance between itself and its neighbour in terms of benefitting from its returns from its successive oil finds and while it was known that Suriname was waiting to Feb 1, 2022 · The declaration of the find would be particularly gratifying for CGX which was formed in 1994 and in 2000 began drilling for oil of the Corentyne until it was chased off by Surinamese gunboats in Oct 29, 2023 · Suriname nonetheless is looking towards a brighter future, as it offered bondholders a cut of future oil revenues in its debt restructuring deal. They will also collaborate in the field of natural gas. 3 days ago · The focal point of Suriname’s oil boom is offshore Block 58, comprising 1. Jul 12, 2021 · The company exercised an option to add the drilling of one additional appraisal well in Suriname’s Block 58 to the work scope of the semi-submersible rig. In Suriname, we focus on the offshore and onshore oil and gas industry (including vessel manning). Mar 4, 2024 · Suriname's Staatsolie said on Monday that Malaysia's Petronas and U. 4 days ago · Petronas reports that it has achieved success offshore Suriname with its Sloanea-2 appraisal well in Block 52, which was drilled in June. To this end, they signed documents today, June 4, 2024. Jun 6, 2023 · Suriname hopes to find a similar oil windfall in its own waters, which border Guyana’s, and exploration has been ongoing for more than a decade. (PETRONAS Suriname E&P), a subsidiary of PETRONAS, has made a third hydrocarbon discovery in Block 52 at the Fusaea-1 exploration well in Suriname’s Block 52, located about 170 kilometres offshore and 9 kilometers east from Roystonea-1 May 15, 2024 · Suriname state-owned oil company and market regulator Staatsolie has an option to participate in the field development with a maximum 20% interest. Oct 9, 2015 · Suriname is the third largest crude oil producer in the Caribbean after Trinidad & Tobago and Cuba, with a daily production above 16,000 barrels of oil per day (bbls/day). May 16, 2024 · KUALA LUMPUR, 16 May 2024 –PETRONAS Suriname E&P B. Sep 14, 2023 · First oil is slated to flow in 2028, TotalEnergies and APA said Sept. As an oil producer, Suriname has a low profile. Although oil was discovered onshore by Shell in the 1960s, the find was considered non-commercial, as were other discoveries offshore and onshore. (PSEPBV) today announced first oil discovery in Suriname, at the Baja-1 well in the country’s offshore Block 53. Apr 22, 2024 · Suriname’s government in Paramaribo is hungrily eyeing Guyana’s oil boom, which has propelled the country into the global league of major oil-producing and exporting nations, putting it on Jun 23, 2022 · Suriname is well on its way to developing its first offshore petroleum project in its deep-sea area following the discovery of more than 180 million barrels of oil in the Krabdagu well. Jan 20, 2021 · Suriname has at least three billion to four billion barrels of reserves, energy experts said, or up to half the new oil and gas discovered around the world last year. Aug 28, 2023 · Despite earlier setbacks and an economic crisis, Suriname's oil development appears more promising with TotalEnergies resuming its billion-dollar project in Block 58 and APA Corporation reporting Aug 23, 2022 · Apache makes first oil find offshore Suriname. Nov 14, 2022 · The Guyana-Suriname Basin is quickly becoming one of the most exciting oil regions on the planet, and energy majors are making big bets on its future Type your search and press Enter Home Feb 29, 2024 · Brazil, Guyana and Suriname have agreed to deepen discussions on cooperation in the oil and gas sector, according to a joint statement released by the countries on Thursday after a meeting between Aug 23, 2022 · APA Corp , the parent company of oil and gas producer Apache, said on Tuesday it had discovered oil offshore Suriname at Baja-1 in Block 53 and abandoned the Dikkop well in Block 58 after striking Aug 28, 2023 · Latest appraisal drilling confirms that Block 58 could contain as much as 6. Suriname: Many of us want an overview of how much energy our country consumes, where it comes from, and if we’re making progress on decarbonizing our energy mix. The oil was found in the Baja-1 well that was drilled to a depth of 5,290 meters and encountered 34 meters of net oil payment. This marks the third significant find in the block since 2020, further solidifying the potential of the Suriname-Guyana basin for substantial oil and gas reserves. Oct 20, 2023 · Suriname’s recent oil discoveries have been a game-changer for the country’s oil and gas industry. Recent drilling results from Block 58 have been promising, indicating that May 4, 2023 · The deal to restructure Suriname's two outstanding dollar-denominated bonds includes a single, $650 million 10-year bond with a 7. Aug 8, 2023 · Recent developments, however, point to Suriname’s oil boom being back on track, with the FID now expected next year. The exploration campaign in Block 58 has yielded exceptional results, with significant hydrocarbon accumulations found in the Keskesi and Sapakara West wells. In addition to cultural and meteorological similarities, Suriname shares several geological traits with its neighbours. Nov 8, 2023 · Suriname’s national oil company Staatsolie also confirmed the discovery after the local newspaper, de Ware Tijd , ran a story regarding the find, citing well-established sources. It is likely that Suriname will use oil and gas investment to jump-start its troubled economy. Nov 12, 2023 · José Chalhoub, an oil and political risk consultant at Venergy and Azur, argued that Suriname already has some advantages when compared to other regional players. The South American country had one of the lowest proved reserves in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some (including the Nov 7, 2023 · For Suriname, which has 70% of its inhabitants living below the poverty line and battling a 60% inflation rate, any oil development is welcomed, with Suriname’s President Chan Santokhi pinning Jun 7, 2024 · The executive summit and technical conference offer a wealth of content for commercially minded companies looking to capitalise on investment, development, and project opportunities in one of the world’s oil & gas hot spots while the exhibition provides the perfect platform for internationals to meet with local partners and buyers to meet Jan 28, 2021 · In several contracts, Suriname has agreed to accept royalties equivalent to 6. E. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT With the new economic dynamics from the oil business, efforts also need to be made to preserve the wonderful nature. Jan 20, 2023 · A series of high-quality oil discoveries in Block 58 offshore Suriname combined with investment bank Morgan Stanley estimating that the block contains 6. Aug 28, 2023 · Suriname’s President Chan Santokhi had pinned his hopes on a massive oil boom to reinvigorate the former Dutch colony’s crisis-prone e May 17, 2024 · Wood Mackenzie analysts have estimated that discoveries in Suriname have now opened access to 2. The discovery is located about 170 kilometers offshore and 9 kilometers east from Roystonea-1. Transport. Nov 3, 2023 · The latest find in the block, which is an oil discovery, was made by the Malaysian state-owned energy company’s subsidiary Petronas Suriname E&P. Two oil companies, Apache and Total, have announced what may be a major new offshore oil find. The tiny South American country said it issued $660 million in 10-year bonds Wednesday with a coupon of 7. Jul 23, 2024 · In 2021, Suriname's proved crude oil reserves amounted to 89 million barrels. Noble Discoverer (former Maersk Discoverer) rig; Source: Noble Corp. May 16, 2024 · Petronas Suriname E&P, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s energy company Petronas, has made a third hydrocarbon discovery at the Fusaea-1 exploration well in Suriname’s Block 52. May 22, 2023 · Suriname’s long-awaited oil boom could finally get underway with a growing number of indicators that a final investment decision on Block 58 could be made this year. Dec. Feb 25, 2023 · By late 2022 there were considerable concerns and doubts surrounding Suriname’s burgeoning offshore oil boom. V. Suriname holds 99,980,000 barrels of proven oil reserves as of 2016, ranking 69th in the world and accounting for about 0. This is Petronas’ second discovery in Block 52. Alcoa and BHP/Billiton are both still active there. In the United States, oil companies typically pay about 12 percent for oil they find in public lands. Hess is now the only party in the block after ExxonMobil (USA) and Equinor (Norway) transferred their respective interests to it in July 2024. SEOGS received incredible feedback from speakers Jul 10, 2024 · Block 58 is not the only oil acreage capable of driving a major oil boom in Suriname. Subscribe for just 27¢ a day; Sep 13, 2023 · TotalEnergies will begin studies for developing a $9 billion oil and gas project at Suriname's most promising offshore area, the French energy firm said on Wednesday during a visit by its CEO to Jun 12, 2022 · While Suriname is expected to make a more material contribution to Apache over the medium term, first oil is not expected at least until 2025 according to the operator, and drilling remains in the Jun 5, 2024 · TotalEnergies SE has taken several steps towards taking a final investment decision for development on Block 58 offshore Suriname. On 25 November 1982, the first drilling started in Tambaredjo. Dec 6, 2023 · Suriname is finally emerging from a three-year long default, issuing new sovereign bonds — plus a new security that pays out if the nation suddenly becomes oil-rich, according to a statement by the government. Sep 9, 2022 · KUALA LUMPUR, 9 September 2022 – PETRONAS Suriname E&P B. Jan. The well, located about 185 kilometers offshore in water depth of 904 meters, was successfully drilled to a total depth of 5,315 meters. Dec 11, 2020 · (Exxon, 11. , the Malaysian state-owned company has announced. The company also generates electricity. 13 in separate press releases. Nov 2, 2023 · Malaysia's state-owned oil firm Petronas has discovered several oil-bearing layers in an exploration well off the coast of Suriname, state oil firm Staasolie said in a statement on Thursday. Nov 19, 2021 · Elsewhere in Suriname, APA, a parent company of Apache, TotalEnergies’ partner in the Block 58, where the duo has made several oil finds in recent period said Wednesday that its Bonboni-1 offshore exploration well in the northern portion of the block had encountered sub-commercial oil volumes and will be plugged and abandoned. 4 billion barrels of crude and liquids, and the nation has more than 12. , has made an oil discovery at the Roystonea-1 exploration well in Suriname’s Block 52. Jan 18, 2020 · The discovery of the Maka field in offshore Suriname will become one of the main upstream stories of 2020, bringing Suriname onto the international oil map, potentially spawning a new race for the Dec 15, 2023 · Item 1 of 2 Suriname's Minister of Natural Resources David Abiamofo, Managing Director of Staatsolie Annand Jagesar, Artur Nunes Da Silva of TotalEnergies, Zamri Baseri of Petronas and Ali Abdulla May 21, 2024 · ExxonMobil (XOM) and Petronas celebrate another hydrocarbon discovery in Block 52 offshore Suriname, solidifying their foothold in the region's promising energy sector. Suriname's Block 58 is where Total, with its partner Apache, in the past year struck several oil discoveries, using the Noble Sam Croft drillship, owned by Noble Corp. Apr 30, 2023 · Suriname's oil boom saw a number of major setbacks in 2022. The majority of Suriname's oil is moved via tanker trucks. 2023) — Petronas’ subsidiary, Petronas Suriname E&P B. During the third quarter of 2022, APA discovered oil with the Baja-1 wildcat well in Block 53. The find was commensurate with discoveries in the nearby Stabroek block offshore Guyana and sparked hopes for an oil bonanza in the country Feb 21, 2022 · Partners TotalEnergies and APA Corporation have made what they say is a significant new oil and associated gas discovery at the Krabdagu-1 well, in the central area of Block 58, offshore Suriname, encouraging the partnership to continue exploration efforts in a bid to find enough resources this year for first oil development. Jul 28, 2023 · TotalEnergies is gearing up to take a final investment decision in 2024 on its challenging Block 58 project offshore Suriname, amid indications that test results from a critical appraisal well are May 24, 2024 · Tambaredjo is a producing heavy oil field located onshore Suriname and is operated by Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname. Nov 3, 2023 · Petronas subsidiary Petronas Suriname E&P BV discovered oil at the Roystonea-1 exploration well in Suriname’s Block 52. , a subsidiary of PETRONAS, has made a third oil and gas discovery in Block 52 at the Fusaea-1 exploration well in Suriname’s Block 52, about 170 km offshore Aug 5, 2023 · In January 2020, TotalEnergies and Apache announced a significant oil discovery in Block 58 offshore Suriname. Significance. May 16, 2024 · The Fusaea 1 well revealed 'several oil and gas-bearing Campanian sandstone reservoir packages'. Oct 31, 2023 · (Petronas, 2. 95%. 5 billion Oct 13, 2021 · Suriname state oil company Staatsolie on Wednesday said it had signed a 30-year production sharing contract with U. oil major ExxonMobil, have made an oil discovery at an exploration well in Block 52 offshore Suriname. The economy of Suriname is getting boosted by new pre-salt oil discoveries offshore the coast. Nov. Preliminary analyses indicate light oil with a gas-to-oil ratio of 1600 to 2200 standard cubic feet per barrel, in a good quality reservoir. Oil exploration is a risky business with a low rate of Mar 20, 2024 · To Suriname's west, an Exxon-led consortium in Guyana has quickly ramped oil output to about 650,000 barrels per day (bpd). First, “unlike Guyana, it Oct 11, 2022 · (Oilprice. SEOGS is the market leading energy and offshore event in Suriname and the largest energy event in the Caribbean attracting a regional and international audience. The Malaysian company said it had found oil at the Roystonea-1 well, in Jan 5, 2024 · A 50:50 joint venture of Petronas and ExxonMobil is limbering up to drill a new offshore exploration well in Suriname in a block where it has already made two oil discoveries. Jun 29, 2022 · In Suriname, Shell , opens new tab, APA Corp and TotalEnergies plan to drill five exploration wells this year targeting over 2. 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