TotalEnergies Prepares to Start Drilling in Suriname

TotalEnergies will start drilling for oil and gas in Block 64 offshore Suriname in May, a company executive told Reuters this week, saying the company was currently tallying the final tab for the project and organizing the future well operations. TotalEnergies has a 40% stake in Block 64, which it shares with QatarEnergy and Malaysia’s Petronas, both with a 30% stake. The supermajor and its partners signed a production-sharing contract for the block with Suriname’s state oil company, Staatsolie, back in 2023. The drilling campaign is…