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(OE) Oslo-listed offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has secured a contract extension with Equinor for its Floatel Victory semi-submersible accommodation unit. Under the contract extension, Floatel Vicotry will continue to provide Maintenance and Safety Unit (MSU) support alongside the Peregrino Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit offshore Brazil through the end of 2025.... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media about Petrobras' “R$16 billion bidding process for offshore vessels”, clarifies that the company has provided the clarifications requested, due to a complaint. Following the clarifications provided by Petrobras, two technical units of the TCU - Brazilian General Accounting Office - issued pronouncements, on... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC has been awarded a major integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract worth over $1 billion by Shell for its Gato do Mato greenfield development offshore Brazil. In addition to integrated execution, the project will utilize Subsea 2.0® configure-to-order (CTO) subsea production systems. Combining both offerings will enable streamlined project management through a single interface and accelerate time to first... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras should analyze an appeal filed by India's Shapoorji Pallonji Energy in the tender to charter an offshore oil production vessel this week, the state-run oil firm's head of engineering, technology and innovation, Renata Baruzzi, said on Tuesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The Indian company was the only one to bid on chartering a... Continue Reading →
(OE) MODEC has signed an agreement with Shell for the operations and maintenance of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, to be deployed at Gato do Mato deepwater field off Brazil, for a period of 20 years. The agreement follows the execution of the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract, which was awarded to... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Campos Basin pre-salt, in an exploratory well of Norte de Brava block. Well 1-BRSA-1394-RJS is located 105 km from the state of Rio de Janeiro, at a water depth of 575 meters. The drilling of the well has been... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Power firm Engie Brasil said on Friday it had signed a contract to buy two hydro power plants in northern Brazil for about 3 billion reais ($523.2 million), according to a securities filing. Engie Brasil is buying the entities which hold the concessions to run the Cachoeira Caldeirao plant, located in Amapa state, and... Continue Reading →
(OE) Shell Brasil Petróleo, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Gato do Mato, a deepwater oil and gas project in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Gato do Mato Consortium includes Shell (operator with a 50% stake), Ecopetrol (30%), TotalEnergies (20%) and Pré-Sal Petróleo... Continue Reading →
(OE) Energy technology company Baker Hughes has signed a multi-year agreement with Petrobras to deliver fully integrated completions systems for its offshore deepwater fields. The award followed an open tender and will leverage Baker Hughes’ innovative completions technology portfolio and extensive experience in Brazil to optimize production across multiple deepwater fields. A range of technologies... Continue Reading →
