Viridien secures sale of Sercel Marlin Offshore Logistics solution to ONGC

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 6.May.2025, Words: 244) — Viridien sold its state-of-the art Sercel Marlin™ Offshore Logistics management solution to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to enhance operational efficiency and safety across its Western offshore E&P operations in India.  The sale includes a 5-year contract to […]

NOCs To Slash Exploration Budgets

(WoodMac, 20.May.2020) — National oil companies (NOCs) globally are estimated to cut exploration budgets by over a quarter on average in 2020, says Wood Mackenzie. The analysis is based on announcements and tracking well plans of 11 top spending NOC explorers, including three Chinese NOCs, PTTEP, PETRONAS, ONGC, Qatar Petroleum, […]

GeoPark Closes Amerisur Acquisition

(GeoPark, 16.Jan.2020) — GeoPark Limited closed the previously announced acquisition of Amerisur Resources Plc. GeoPark acquired the entire issued share capital of Amerisur for a total cash consideration of approximately $314 million (approximately £242 million at an offer price of 19.21 pence per share). The Company is funding the transaction […]

ONGC Gets $32mn Pmt From PDVSA

(Reuters, Nidhi Verma, 4.Dec.2018) — India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp has received a payment of $32 million from Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) as part of a settlement of outstanding dividend payments and said it now hopes that Venezuela’s state oil firm will be regular in making further payments, a […]

ONGC Gets $32mn Pmt From PDVSA

(Reuters, 4.Dec.2018) — India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp has received a payment of $32 million from Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) as part of a settlement of outstanding dividend payments and said it now hopes that Venezuela’s state oil firm will be regular in making further payments, a senior ONGC […]

LatAmNRG: Heard on the Street 1Q:15

(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Mar.2015) – Information in this section, provided by Energy Analytics Institute editors and reporters, is hearsay and thus should be treated as such. REGARDING COLOMBIA * A small group of Venezuelans are interested in acquiring an interest in Colombian oil company Pacific Rubiales. REGARDING VENEZUELA * To […]

Petronas Exits Carabobo Project in Venezuela

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 11.Sep.2013) – Malaysia’s Petronas will exit the Petrocarabobo project in Venezuela’s Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt or Faja, according to Venezuela’s Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez. The Petrocarabobo project, which requires an investment of $20 bln, will last for 25 years and includes construction of a 200,000 […]