11/12/18 Brazil has obtained 75% of all subscription bonuses paid at oil exploration auctions held worldwide since 2016. According to the director general of the National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANP), Décio Odonne, during this period , 82 countries made 100 processes of exploration areas and US $ 7 billion were contracted in... Continue Reading →

11/12/18 ExxonMobil launched on Wednesday (7/11) an RFI (request for information) to gather information on the market's willingness to offer an ultra-deepwater drilling rig for operation in Brazil, with a charter term of 390 days and beginning of the campaign in 2020. Conducted by the Houston office of the oil company, the consultation is directed... Continue Reading →

11/12/18 French oil company seeks vessel to launch campaign in Santos Basin   Total received proposals this week to charter a PLSV to carry out activities in the Lapa field in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The duration of the contract will be approximately one year. The oil company took over the operation of Lapa -... Continue Reading →

UniSea AS, a solution provider for the shipping industry, has been selected by Tidewater as a partner in digitalizing and standardizing of health, safety, environment, quality (HSEQ) and operations. UniSea said that its software solution would be implemented on all Tidewater vessels and in all offices in one of the largest contracts in UniSea’s 21-year... Continue Reading →

11/13/18 Offshore surface vehicles (USVs) will be designed to operate on offshore data Fugro has signed an agreement with ASV Global to develop autonomous technology vessels. The goal of the partnership is to create a new generation of autonomous surface vehicles (USVs) to operate in the data search market. The delivery of the first USV,... Continue Reading →

11/13/18 Contract should generate $ 80 million in revenue in the first four years, with optional extension of one year Weatherford and Petrobras have signed an optional four-year contract to provide drilling pipe risers (DPR) and other services. The contract is expected to generate $ 80 million in revenue in the first four years. The... Continue Reading →

by epbr November 9, 2018 A day after signing the concession contract for exploratory area C-M-791, purchased on the 15th Round, Shell began the licensing for exploratory well drilling in the area. The company intends to drill up to three exploratory wells starting January 2021. The campaign must have a maximum duration of 120 days.... Continue Reading →

Geosciences company Benthic has completed field work for Esso Exploration and Production Guyana for an offshore geotechnical investigation and environmental baseline survey in the Stabroeck and Canje Blocks, Offshore Guyana. Benthic executed the combined geotechnical and environmental scope of work from the Chouest Sable in Q3 2018. Read more