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Brazilian shipowner Oceanica has awarded Green Yard Kleven in Norway with a contract to retrofit two platform supply vessels (PSVs) for operations with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and offshore crane. Oceanica recently purchased the vessels which have Marin Teknikk design MT6009. One is already at Green Yard Kleven and the other will arrive at... Continue Reading →
Danish offshore vessel owner, Maersk Supply Service has won a contract with Shell in Brazil for the mooring line remediation of the FPSO Fluminense, located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The scope of the project includes remediation work on two of the Fluminense FPSO's mooring lines. "With the onshore engineering already well underway,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has made progress in talks with global energy trader Vitol about resuming trading ties that broke down last year during a bribery scandal, and the companies must iron out some issues such as compensation for damages Mexico's state oil company suffered, two sources at Pemex said. The sources at Pemex... Continue Reading →
Bureau Veritas launches Balcão Único (One-Stop Shop), a service that facilitates and speeds up the environmental licensing process for the implementation of Offshore Wind Farms in Brazil and offers all the necessary support for companies interested in operating in the sector. The number of projects in the sector has risen 200% in the last year... Continue Reading →
AKOFS Offshore has ordered a bespoke active heave compensated (AHC) launch and recovery system (LARS) from Hydramec and Scantrol to be used for subsea basket deployment. Working directly alongside AKOFS for the first time, Hydramec and Scantrol have teamed up to deliver the LARS which required some design changes to suit a new subsea basket... Continue Reading →
Petrobras is carrying out a campaign of maintenance and production stoppages on its platforms in the Campos Basin. In 2022 alone, there will be five campaigns, which will extend until 2023, with an investment of more than US$ 220 million and the creation of two thousand jobs. During the shutdowns, the company is using the... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on March 31, 2017, informs that on August 8, 2022, the United States District Court´s judge for the District of Columbia issued a ruling in the lawsuit filed by EIG Energy Fund XIV, L.P. and others (EIG) against Petrobras regarding their investment in Sete... Continue Reading →
Following a planned downtime, Brazilian oil company Enauta is set to resume production from its Atlanta oil field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The company said that the Atlanta Field’s scheduled downtime is expected to be concluded over the upcoming days. Enauta said that the gradual output resumption would take place by mid-August when... Continue Reading →
The Special Bidding Commission (CEL) of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the registration of the first eight companies for the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). The companies that had their applications approved so far were: BP Energy; Chevron; CNODC; CNOOC; Petrobras; Petronas; Shell and TotalEnergies. The purpose of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP)... Continue Reading →
In recent weeks, rumors have grown that the state-owned company has suspended negotiations for the sale of Albacora In the presentation of the 2Q22 results to market analysts, PetroRio highlighted the importance of Campo Albacora, still under negotiation - called Albacora Oeste by the company to differentiate it from Albacora Leste, this the last one... Continue Reading →
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