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(PN) Yinson announced that the FPSO Maria Quitéria departed the Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry shipyard, in China, heading to Brazil. The vessel is expected to arrive in the country during the second quarter of 2024 and will be installed in the Jubarte field, in the northern part of the Campos Basin. The FPSO will be... Continue Reading →
(OE) The ABS-classed Liza Unity has received the first REMOTE-CON notation for an floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) from ABS. The notation demonstrates the vessel’s alignment with remote-control functions and signifies that the design and construction of the offshore asset are assessed against and adhere to the ABS Requirements for Autonomous and Remote Control... Continue Reading →
(PN) Enauta is looking forward to the arrival of the FPSO Atlanta, which will enter Brazilian waters in the next few days to begin anchoring work. The vessel is scheduled to begin production in August in the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin. The platform ship has the capacity to process up to 50 thousand... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz)Texas-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation is feeling buoyant over the future opportunities for its rig fleet, especially the floater segment, as the U.S.-based player anticipates a further rise in day rates and the number of long-term deals. This will enable the drilling giant to bolster its fleet utilization level. With new multimillion-dollar assignments in... Continue Reading →
(OE) Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy has through its joint venture companies secured $1.8 billion worth of contracts with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras for the provision of subsea services and six pipe-laying support vessels (PLSVs). Sapura Energy has through the joint ventures owned by Seabras Sapura Holding and Seabras Sapura Participações, in collaboration... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) As Big Oil returns this week to the industry's annual showcase for offshore energy projects and equipment in Houston, deepwater discoveries off Guyana, Namibia and the U.S. Gulf Coast will take the spotlight. Offshore exploration had dimmed after the U.S. shale boom ushered in new and cheaper-to-tap supplies of oil, and as past offshore... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) A top executive of Schlumberger NV (SLB), the world's largest energy services firm, on Monday predicted autonomous drilling of oil and gas wells will beat autonomous driving cars to market and create new efficiencies for oil producers. Autonomous drilling is ripe for adoption by many of the world's oil majors, Abdelah Merad, an SLB... Continue Reading →
(OE) Seatrium has secured a topsides integration contract from MODEC's company Offshore Frontier Solutions for the Errea Wittu floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The contract scope of work covers the installation and integration of topside modules onboard the FPSO Errea Wittu, and includes completion and commissioning support for MODEC. The FPSO will be... Continue Reading →
(OE) MODEC and JGC Corporation have completed a project to measure and quantify emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from the FPSOs off the coast of Brazil which are chartered and operated by MODEC. It is the first time that Japanese companies have gained precise insights into the amount of major GHG emissions (methane,... Continue Reading →
In the pre-salt Santos Basin, the Tupi field reaches 15 years of operation this Wednesday (5/1), with 2.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of accumulated production and seven units in operation. The first pre-salt field to come on stream in May 2009, Tupi is today the country's largest producing field, with an average volume... Continue Reading →
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