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Aug. 10 (offshore-energy.biz) DOF Group, a Norwegian operator and owner of a fleet of advanced vessels for the energy and marine sectors, has lined up work for two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region, encompassing member states and territories across the Caribbean, as well as Belize in Central America... Continue Reading →
Aug.9 (oilnow.gy) Guyana is set to receive a larger share of the oil produced from the Stabroek Block after ExxonMobil and its co-venturers recovered about US$55 billion in investment and a substantial amount of operating costs. To understand why, it is important to understand how cost recovery works. ExxonMobil, Hess (owned by Chevron) and CNOOC... Continue Reading →
Aug. 9 (oilprice.com) To accelerate the global green transition, several energy companies are developing more durable and efficient renewable energy equipment, such as wind turbines and solar panels. This has been hugely successful in recent decades, with the creation of larger, stronger wind turbines and more efficient, resilient solar panels. As companies continue to improve... Continue Reading →
Aug. 9 (OE) The GranMorgu Project offshore of Suriname continues to make strong progress, reports TechnipFMC, with the delivery of critical subsea equipment supporting the next phase of execution. “The departure of the first drilling equipment and the successful installation of key FPSO connection components demonstrate the impact of early collaboration, standardized engineering and disciplined... Continue Reading →
Aug 9 - Petrobras is working to bring forward the start of production for the P-80 platform, scheduled for the Búzios field in the Santos Basin. According to the company's Director of Engineering, Technology, and Innovation, Renata Baruzzi, the goal is to achieve first oil from the unit in the first quarter of 2027 rather... Continue Reading →
Aug. 7 (offshoreWIND.biz) RWE and the US Department of the Interior (DOI) have reached a settlement agreement under which RWE will relinquish its offshore wind leases in the New York Bight and off the coasts of California and Louisiana in exchange for USD 1.22 billion (around EUR 1.06 billion) in settlement funds. The agreement resolves... Continue Reading →
Aug. 7 (PN) The Special Bidding Commission (CEL) of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) announced the sectors and blocks that will be part of the 6th Permanent Offer Concession Cycle (OPC6) and the 4th Permanent Offer Production Sharing Cycle (OPP4), with public sessions scheduled for October 7, 2026 In the... Continue Reading →
Aug. 7 (PN) Oil States do Brasil has signed a contract to manufacture and supply rigid jumpers for the Buzios 10 project, located in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin. The equipment will be used in the field's subsea system and will operate in water depths ranging from 1,720 to 2,190 meters. The contract... Continue Reading →
Aug 7 (Reuters) - azil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras will likely produce more oil than it had forecast for 2026, CEO Magda Chambriard said on Friday during an earnings call with analysts. She said the company's oil output in the second quarter was 200,000 barrels per day higher than its target. So far this year, Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Aug. 7 (oilprice.com) BP’s Bumerangue discovery is more than another giant Brazilian oil find: it could become the project that keeps both BP’s upstream portfolio and Brazil’s production boom alive well into the 2030s. With an estimated 2.5 billion barrels potentially recoverable and peak output that could reach 600,000 b/d, the ultra-deepwater development is large enough to... Continue Reading →
