(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Petrobras' Chief Executive Caio Paes de Andrade has been diagnosed with cancer, local media reported. The executive has started treatment to fight a head and neck carcinoma, according to the reports, citing a Petrobras internal statement. Petrobras said in a note to Reuters on Friday that Andrade is starting a health... Continue Reading →
USVs Eye Offshore Wind Opportunities – Long read
Elaine Maslin, Contributor (OE) The use of USVs in the offshore industry has come a long way since they first started making an appearance in the 2010s. After some tentative steps, companies like XOCEAN have come in and blazed a trail, not least in offshore wind.This has largely been for standard multibeam and sub-bottom profile surveys.... Continue Reading →
BV Sees Surge in Decommissioning Support Orders. Beats Its Full Year Target
(OE) Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore, the marine and offshore technical advisory branch of Bureau Veritas, saw a surge in the decommissioning support field orders in the first six months of 2022. The company said that new decommissioning support deals in the UK, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand have led to BV... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Nets ‘Significant’ EPCI Deal with TotalEnergies in Brazil
Oilfield services giant TechnipFMC said Wednesday it had secured a significant contract with the oil major TotalEnergies for its Lapa North East field in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil. For TechnipFMC, a “significant” contract is between $75 million and $250 million. Under the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract TechnipFMC will reconfigure and... Continue Reading →
Equinor to drill well in Bacalhau and starts importing gas to the Peregrino operations
(PN) The company's president in the country, Veronica Coelho, announced the forecast to start drilling a well in Bacalhau, in the Santos Basin. According to the executive, the activity should start between the end of September and the beginning of October. Veronica also said that there is an estimate of using a second rig in... Continue Reading →
Brazil leads auctions of exploratory areas in the world
(epbr) The number of exploratory block auctions held around the world is set to be the lowest since 2000 this year, according to Rystad Energy. The consultancy estimates that 2022 should have 44 rounds, 14 fewer than in 2021. — Until August, 21 bids were concluded — half the number registered in the same period... Continue Reading →
Enauta Restarts Production from Atlanta Field Offshore Brazil
(OE) Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta said Wednesday that its Atlanta field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil had resumed its production through well 7-ATL-2HP-RJS. "The second well should start operating next and, by the end of September, the resumption of production from the third well in the field is expected," Enauta said. Enauta... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announced tender for an FPSO for the Albacora field
(PN) Petrobras announced the bidding process that will contract a new FPSO for the Albacora field. The unit will be chartered for 27 years and will have the capacity to produce 120,000 barrels per day and process 6 million cubic meters of gas per day. Petrobras' idea is to replace the two units currently in... Continue Reading →
OceanPact signs new RSV contract with Petrobras
(PN) Marine services company OceanPact announced the signing of a three-year contract with Petrobras to provide support services with the vessel RSV Parcel do Bandolim. The vessel is equipped with two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). “The contract of Parcel do Bandolim represents the conclusion of an important investment cycle, which began in 2021, with funds... Continue Reading →
Engeman signs agreement with Petrobras for maintenance on platforms in the Tupi field
(PN) Engeman announced the signing of a contract with Petrobras, focused on preventive and corrective maintenance services on the Tupi field platforms (P-66, P-67, P-68 and P-69). The agreement will begin this month and will last for three years, with an option to renew for another two years. “This is a very important contract, as... Continue Reading →
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