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(PetroleoHoje) EBR (Estaleiros do Brasil) will be responsible for the manufacture and assembly of seven process modules of the P-79, FPSO that will be installed in the Buzios field, in the Santos cluster, in 2025. The group was hired by the Daewoo / Saipem consortium building the production unit for Petrobras, being responsible for the... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted ExxonMobil the environmental license authorizing the activity of offshore drilling in six blocks of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin (SEAL-M-351, SEAL-M-428, SEAL-M-430, SEALM-501, SEAL-M-503, SEAL-M-573). Ibama authorized the drilling of up to 11 exploratory wells. So far, ExxonMobil has guaranteed the drilling of two firm wells, with the others... Continue Reading →
(OE) Brazilian oil company Enauta said Thursday that it has successfully replaced the seabed pump and returned to production a well at its Atlanta field, offshore Brazil. With the well, named well 7-ATL-4HB-RJS, online, the field returned to producing around 12,500 barrels of oil per day, contributing to the company's total production of around 21,500... Continue Reading →
(OM) Demand for floating rigs is soaring in the new year, with floaters making up 86% of the awards in February thus far, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. While no contract awarded was for more than four months, the firm commented that “day rates are clearly trending higher with Transocean... Continue Reading →
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) announced the areas that will be offered in the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Offer, scheduled for April 13. The list was defined this week during a meeting of the Special Bidding Commission (SBC) of the regulatory body. This time, the Campos Basin will not be present in the bidding.... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje)The latest seismic data collected by PGS in the Campos Basin indicate a potential for emerging plays near the Urissane and Mairarê wells. The wells were drilled by Petrobras in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and Urissane generated an oil discovery at the end of January last year. According to John Cramer, Brazil Area Manager at... Continue Reading →
Danish offshore vessel owner Maersk Supply Service said Tuesday it had secured an integrated solutions contract by Shell in Brazil, for a station-keeping assignment during the removal of the emergency Gas Lift Riser on the FPSO Fluminense. The scope includes responsibility for the station keeping, including vessels, heading control procedures, towmasters, survey equipment and deck... Continue Reading →
(PN) The King Maker rig, operated by PetroRio, concluded the third intervention in a year in the Tubarão Martelo field, in the Campos basin. The last one was in well TBMT-44. Carried out in just 27 days, a record in field wells, the intervention aimed to replace the equipment responsible for lifting and producing oil.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 10/04/21, informs the beginning of the non-binding phase regarding the sale of the entire 20% stake held by its subsidiary Petrobras America Inc. (PAI) in the company MP Gulf of Mexico, LLC. (MPGoM), located in Texas, USA, which owns offshore fields in the... Continue Reading →
Helix Energy Solutions has secured a long-term field decommissioning contract with Trident Energy for the Pampo and Enchova clusters in the Campos Basin, Brazil. Helix will provide a riser-based well intervention vessel, either Siem Helix 1 or Siem Helix 2, a 10k Intervention Riser System, project management and engineering services and, in conjunction with its Subsea Services Alliance partner Schlumberger, fully integrated... Continue Reading →
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