AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoWind-Assisted Offshore Logistics for Suriname: SBM Offshore and Technip Energies (STS JV) with TotalEnergies EP Suriname have signed with France’s Beyond the Sea to evaluate a Wind Assisted Towing System for the GranMorgu FPSO—aiming to cut towing time and fuel use on the China-to-Suriname voyage and validate kite launch/recovery for large offshore vessels. Local Energy Supply Chain Push: Halliburton has also won integrated drilling and completions work for GranMorgu, using a digital/automation execution model and investing in Suriname’s energy ecosystem, including upgrades to local mud and cement production and support for a first drilling and completions workshop. Security in the Interior: Suriname arrested 14 armed Chinese nationals after viral footage showed men in military-style uniforms in the rainforest near Brokopondo/Sarakreek, with authorities investigating immigration status and whether any laws were broken amid ongoing illegal gold mining concerns. Regional Port Ambitions (Curaçao): Curaçao is pursuing harbor expansion and logistics upgrades—removing an “asphalt lake” at Buskabaai and seeking tens of millions of euros—to position the island as a storage and transshipment hub for Suriname and Guyana oil exports. Mining & Exploration Signals: Founders Metals reported new gold results from its Antino Gold Project in southeastern Suriname, including 58.5m at 1.00 g/t Au at Antino Northeast, while Sranan Gold announced high-grade assays from early Lawatino sampling.
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