January 10, 2024 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in continuity with the announcement made on December 26, 2023, informs that it received, on today's date, from Carmo Energy, the last installment in the amount of US$ 298 million, already considering the adjustments and late payment charges due, related to the sale of the Carmópolis... Continue Reading →
CRP Subsea Put to Work at Brazilian Oil Field
(OE) CRP Subsea, an AIS company, has secured a ‘substantial contract’ for the supply of distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) to a deepwater oil field project in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. CRP Subsea secured was hired by a leading energy technology company, whose name was not disclosed. The company DBMs will be utilised on a... Continue Reading →
Diamond Offshore rig kicks off its four-year gig with Petrobras
(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling has confirmed the start of a new assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which is working for Petrobras offshore Brazil. The Ocean Courage semi-sub rig concluded its campaign with Petrobras in Brazil in late September 2023 and mobilized to Guanabara Bay to prepare for its next contract with the Brazilian energy giant,... Continue Reading →
Valaris Nets Over $1B in Rig Contract Awards and Extensions
(OE) Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured approximately $1.14 billion in new contracts and contract extensions for its drillships and jack-up rigs across the Americas, Europe and Australia. The $1.14 billion worth contracts were awarded in the last two months of 2023, with the backlog excluding lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements. These... Continue Reading →
Ibama gives green light for the installation of FPSO Almirante Alexandre de Gusmao in the Mero field
The Brazilian Environmental Institute (Ibama) gave the green light for the installation of the new platform ship (FPSO) in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin. The environmental agency issued the license for the FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão, which is being built by SBM Offshore and is expected to come into operation in 2025. The... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore confirms FPSO’s achievement of first oil off Brazil
Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore has corroborated the start of production from a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is working on Petrobras’ giant oil field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. As a result of a 22.5-year lease and operation deal from December 2019 with SBM Offshore, Petrobras chartered the FPSO Sepetiba for operations on its Mero... Continue Reading →
Ibama issues the preliminary license for the Parque das Baleias Integrated Project, in the Campos Basin.
The Brazilian Environmental Institute (Ibama) issued the preliminary license for the Parque das Baleias Integrated Project, in the Campos Basin. The document is valid for five years. The project foresees the interconnection of 17 wells to the new platform vessel (FPSO) Maria Quitéria, nine of which are oil producers and eight water injectors. The platform... Continue Reading →
Karoon Concludes $720M Acquisition of Stakes in US Oil and Gas Fields
(OE) Australia's Karoon Energy has completed the acquisition of interests from LLOG Exploration Offshore and LLOG Omega Holdings for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas fields. The acquisition includes a 30% working interest in the Who Dat and Dome Patrol oil and gas fields and associated infrastructure, an approximately 16% working interest in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contract for the development and implementation of the innovative HISEP® project in the Mero field
Petrobras signed, this Tuesday (02/1), a contract with the company FMC Technologies do Brasil, a subsidiary of TechnipFMC, which won the bid for the integrated Engineering, Acquisition, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract, as well as the carrying out tests to develop the HISEP® technology, patented by Petrobras for the separation of oil and gas at... Continue Reading →
Round up: Major multi-billion oil & gas projects greenlighted in 2023
(OET) With energy security running the show, multiple new oil and gas projects were sanctioned throughout 2023. Among the top eight are the ones operated by TotalEnergies, Shell, ExxonMobil, Equinor, Woodside, OMV Petrom, and ADNOC. The year, which is now behind us, kicked off with an announcement from TotalEnergies and its partners, Shell and Repsol... Continue Reading →