(OE) Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy has through its joint venture companies secured $1.8 billion worth of contracts with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras for the provision of subsea services and six pipe-laying support vessels (PLSVs). Sapura Energy has through the joint ventures owned by Seabras Sapura Holding and Seabras Sapura Participações, in collaboration... Continue Reading →
Big Oil Finds More to Love in Deepwater Exploration Fields
(Reuters) As Big Oil returns this week to the industry's annual showcase for offshore energy projects and equipment in Houston, deepwater discoveries off Guyana, Namibia and the U.S. Gulf Coast will take the spotlight. Offshore exploration had dimmed after the U.S. shale boom ushered in new and cheaper-to-tap supplies of oil, and as past offshore... Continue Reading →
BP’s First Quarter Profits Drop to $2.7B
(Reuters) BP reported on Tuesday first-quarter earnings of $2.7 billion, down 40% from a year earlier and missing forecasts due to lower energy prices and a U.S. refinery outage, even as oil and gas production increased. The London-based company held its dividend at 7.27 cents per share and maintained the rate of its share buyback... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Waits on Offers From Braskem’s Other Suitors, CEO Says
(Bloomberg) -- Brazilian state-controlled oil producer Petrobras is waiting for other companies to make bids for a stake in petrochemicals producer Braskem after Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. pulled out of the running. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as it is formally known, could also exercise preferential rights for the stake, Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates... Continue Reading →
Self-drilling Oil Wells to Beat Self-driving Cars to Market, SLB VP Says
(Reuters) A top executive of Schlumberger NV (SLB), the world's largest energy services firm, on Monday predicted autonomous drilling of oil and gas wells will beat autonomous driving cars to market and create new efficiencies for oil producers. Autonomous drilling is ripe for adoption by many of the world's oil majors, Abdelah Merad, an SLB... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Colombia’s Ecopetrol exploring participation in offshore wind auction
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN), opens new tab is analyzing its potential direct participation in the Andean country's first-ever offshore wind auction, the company said in a statement to Reuters. The government of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, has said it wants to wean the Andean country from its dependence on... Continue Reading →
New Jersey Launches Fourth Offshore Wind Call
(OE) The U.S. state of New Jersey has opened the fourth solicitation for offshore wind development, seeking to award up to 4 GW of new generation capacity. The application window for the fourth solicitation has been opened on April 30, and will accept application until July 10, 2024. The fourth solicitation seeks to award between 1.2 GW... Continue Reading →
BW Group to Separate BW Energy as Stand-Alone Oil and Gas Business
(OE) Global maritime company BW Group has unveiled plans to separate BW Energy as an oil and gas exploration business from its maritime businesses, as part of corporate restructuring process. BW Group currently owns 191,903,110 shares in BW Energy, corresponding to 74.38% of the issued and outstanding shares and voting rights in BW Energy. As... Continue Reading →
MODEC Hires Seatrium for Errea Wittu FPSO Topsides Integration
(OE) Seatrium has secured a topsides integration contract from MODEC's company Offshore Frontier Solutions for the Errea Wittu floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The contract scope of work covers the installation and integration of topside modules onboard the FPSO Errea Wittu, and includes completion and commissioning support for MODEC. The FPSO will be... Continue Reading →
MODEC Completes GHG Emissions Quantification Project for FPSOs in Brazil
(OE) MODEC and JGC Corporation have completed a project to measure and quantify emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from the FPSOs off the coast of Brazil which are chartered and operated by MODEC. It is the first time that Japanese companies have gained precise insights into the amount of major GHG emissions (methane,... Continue Reading →