Oct. 30 (offshoreWIND.biz) “The pilot plant project in Rio Grande do Norte is no longer just an idea, a dream. We are talking about something concrete, which exists”, said Rodrigo Mello, director at SENAI Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energies (ISI-ER) and its arm in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, SENAI-RN, as the... Continue Reading →
BP Steps Up Appraisal Activities on Bumerangue Offshore Discovery in Brazil
Oct. 30 (OE) BP is advancing appraisal planning for its Bumerangue offshore discovery in Brazil after laboratory analysis confirmed a large hydrocarbon column in the pre-salt Santos Basin, and CO2 levels in the reservoir that the company believes can be managed. BP said tests following its August discovery indicate a roughly 1,000-metre gross hydrocarbon column,... Continue Reading →
Porto do Açu and SISTAC Sign Agreement to Provide Decommissioning Services
Oct. 29 - Porto do Açu and SISTAC, a leading company in the Brazilian market for inspection, maintenance, and repair of submerged structures for the energy industry, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Offshore Technology Conference - OTC Brasil, to study the joint offering of decommissioning services at the port-industrial complex located in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras, SBM Discuss Two FPSO Vessels for Sergipe Deepwater Projects
Oct. 29(Reuters) Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is in negotiations with SBM Offshore over two floating production vessels to be commissioned for its Sergipe deepwater projects, Petrobras head of Exploration and Production said on Wednesday. Petrobras hopes to lower costs and speed up delivery of the two vessels, Sylvia Anjos said on the sidelines of the OTC conference in... Continue Reading →
ANP 4th Permanent Production Sharing Offer: Registered companies can declare interest in blocks to begin a new cycle
Oct. 29 - The ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) informs that eight exploratory blocks are available in the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP) tender. Therefore, any of the fifteen companies currently registered in the OPP may open a new bidding cycle by submitting a declaration of interest in one or more... Continue Reading →
Shape Digital and PRIO sign technology agreement to boost predictive maintenance and operational excellence in Brazilian offshore operations
Oct. 28 - Oil company PRIO has signed an agreement with Shape Digital, a developer of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven digital solutions, for the deployment of Shape Lighthouse, an Intelligent Asset Management platform designed to enhance operational reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and maximize production. The technology will be implemented across PRIO’s three Floating Production Storage and... Continue Reading →
Maersk Supply Service, MDL Complete Riser Installation at Brazil’s Mero Field
Maersk Supply Service, with the support of Maritime Developments (MDL), has completed a complex dynamic riser assembly installation at Brazil’s Mero field in the pre-salt Santos Basin, connecting the deepwater site to a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) sensor grid. The project featured MDL’s largest equipment spread to date, mobilized from Peterhead, Scotland, on board the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces production record of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré (Búzios 7)
Oct. 28 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, operating in the Búzios field, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, reached a record instantaneous production flow equivalent to 270,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) last Saturday (October 25). On average, the platform’s production exceeded 250,000 bpd... Continue Reading →
European Floating LiDAR, Energy Intelligence Providers Join Forces in Brazilian Offshore Wind Market
Oct. 27 (offshoreWIND.biz) TGS, an energy data and intelligence provider based in Norway and the US, and EOLOS, a floating LiDAR technology provider based in Spain, have partnered to offer wind and metocean measurement campaigns in Brazil. Within the partnership, TGS will manage client contracts, campaign design, deployment and operations, while EOLOS will supply its... Continue Reading →
Brazil and US to meet ‘immediately’ to seek tariff solutions, Lula says
Oct 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he had a positive meeting on Sunday with U.S. President Donald Trump, and their respective teams will start "immediately" to discuss tariffs and other matters. Trump and Lula spoke on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in a meeting... Continue Reading →