{"id":177882,"date":"2024-08-07T18:52:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T22:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/what-happened-with-equinor-in-surinam\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T19:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:24:18","slug":"what-happened-with-equinor-in-surinam","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/what-happened-with-equinor-in-surinam\/","title":{"rendered":"Equinor to leave Suriname without any return plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Equinor and ExxonMobil Corp announced that they have divested their interests in a deepwater oil and gas exploration block in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/petrobras-confirmed-gas-discovery\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"177304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exploration block offshore Suriname to Hess Corp, marking Equinor&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> located offshore Suriname to Hess Corp, marking Equinor&#8217;s exit in Suriname.<\/p>\n\n<p>This decision is in line with Equinor&#8217;s plans to concentrate its oil and gas operations in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/drill-oil-well-and-deep-gas-drilling\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"176207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oil and gas<\/a><\/strong> in strategic regions such as Norway, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Brazil, while expanding its investment in renewable energy and low-carbon projects globally.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hess assumes control of Block 59 by Equinor in Suriname<\/h2>\n\n<p>A company spokesperson stated via email that. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/equinor-sells-participation-in-gas-field\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"161735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equinor<\/a><\/strong> has completely withdrawn from the Block 59 exploration license in Suriname and does not plan to pursue new exploration opportunities in the country.  <\/p>\n\n<p>In the meantime, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/exxonmobil-and-oil-and-gas-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"154114\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ExxonMobil<\/a><\/strong>which led the consortium in the block, <strong>has delegated the operation of the block to Hess through a non-cash transaction<\/strong>, although it continues to evaluate other exploration areas in Suriname, maintaining its presence in Block 52.<\/p>\n\n<p>In addition, with this transaction, Hess now controls 100% of the license, with no economic exchange between the parties, Equinor confirmed.\nOver the past six years, <strong>Equinor has ceased operations in approximately 20 countries<\/strong>, including South Africa, Mexico, Turkey and Nicaragua, focusing primarily on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/technological-models-subsea-exploration\/\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"167138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exploration activities.<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic shift: Fewer countries, more production<\/h2>\n\n<p>After leaving Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and after divesting its assets in Nigeria and Azerbaijan last year, <strong>Equinor plans to reduce its international presence to fewer than 10 countries<\/strong>, once all its outstanding agreements are finalized.\nThis radical shift is a departure from the global expansion strategy pushed by its previous CEO, Helge Lund, after the partial privatization of the company, formerly known as Statoil, in 2001. <\/p>\n\n<p>Finally, in 2023, <strong>Equinor generated 34% of its total <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/drill-oil-well-and-deep-gas-drilling\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"176207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oil and gas<\/a> production outside Norway<\/strong>, with the United States being the largest contributor to its international production.<\/p>\n\n<p>However, the company has <strong>promised its investors that it will increase its international production by 15% by 2030<\/strong>, aiming to reach 800,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, with new fields in Brazil, the United States and Great Britain. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equinor.com\/energy\/renewable-energy-and-low-carbon-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.equinor.com\/energy\/renewable-energy-and-low-carbon-solutions\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equinor has also explored new opportunities in renewable energy<\/a><\/strong>including offshore wind energy in Japan.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a 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