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Sept 14, 2020 President Jair Bolsonaro approved the resolution of the National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) that deals with the extension of oil and gas exploration and production contracts in Brazil. The text allows the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) to extend the term of the concession contracts signed as of the 1st Bidding Round,... Continue Reading →
Sept 12, 2020 With several offshore production projects due to come on stream this decade, Brazilian NOC Petrobras is keeping the market busy with tenders for the acquisition of subsea equipment that are expected to generate billions of dollars in new contracts. At least two of the tenders are related to the state-owned company’s prized Búzios field in the... Continue Reading →
Sept 14, 2020 System developed by the company's Innovation Laboratory simulates conversations and handles demands for fleet repairs With a fleet of 80 tugboats, the largest in the country, Wilson Sons has developed an intelligent tool to speed up the diagnosis and services of corrective maintenance. Designed by Tuglab, the company's innovation laboratory, and by... Continue Reading →
Sept 14, 2020 Sweden's Alfa Laval has secured two orders to supply Framo pumping systems for two FPSOs to operate offshore Brazil. Alfa Laval did not say who the clients were but said the orders had a total value of around SEK 155 million (around USD 17,7 million). The deliveries are scheduled for 2021. The... Continue Reading →
September 11, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release dated June 10, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of a part of its interest in the exploratory blocks, belonging to the concessions ES-M-596_R11, ES-M-598_R11, ES-M-671_R11, ES-M-673_R11 and ES-M-743_R11, located in the Espírito Santo Basin. Potential buyers... Continue Reading →
September 11, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 07/06/2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its stakes in five power generation companies: Brasympe Energia S.A. (“Brasympe”), Energética Suape II S.A. (“Suape II”), Termoelétrica Potiguar S.A. (“TEP”), Companhia Energética Manauara S.A. (CEM) and... Continue Reading →
Sept 11, 2020 The ANP board approved the review of the exploration plan for the Titã block, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The drilling of an exploratory well, initially planned for this year, was postponed to 2021. The extension was requested by ExxonMobil, the block's operator. “ExxonMobil cites economic impacts imposed by the pandemic... Continue Reading →
Sept 11, 2020 Only auction of oil and gas exploration and production areas of the year, the second cycle of the Permanent Offer already has a date scheduled. The Special Bidding Commission of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) scheduled the bidding for December 3. The decision came after the commission approved a declaration of sectors... Continue Reading →
Seanamic Group company Flexlife, has secured a contract from a ‘leading’ South American operator for the scanning of flexible risers. The contract, in partnership with Houston based ROV major Oceaneering, covers the scanning of all deepwater, uninsulated flexible pipelines. It is part of a larger integrity management program to determine if flooding occurs in the flexible risers’... Continue Reading →
Sept 11, 2020 Offshore vessel provider Siem Offshore has been awarded contracts for two of its vessels by Total for operations in Brazil. Siem Offshore said on Friday that the Siem Atlas and Siem Giant vessels have each been awarded a two-year contract with two yearly options. Both vessels will start the contract in September... Continue Reading →
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