Petrobras received the environmental license from Ibama for drilling two exploratory wells in the BM-POT-17 maritime block, in deep waters of the Potiguar Basin, on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin. The first well will be drilled 52 km off the coast. Drilling is expected to begin in the coming weeks, after the rig arrives at the... Continue Reading →
Buzios, largest deepwater field, reaches milestone mark of 1 billion barrels extracted by 5 FPSO’s
Petrobras, in consortium with the companies CNOOC, CNODC and PPSA, reached a new milestone: the Buzios field reached 1 billion barrels of oil (bbl) produced. The feat was achieved on March 31st, and adds up to the production of the five units in operation in the largest field in the world in ultra-deep waters, the... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Picks Up ‘Large’ Subsea Contract for ExxonMobil’s Whiptail Off Guyana
(OE) Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a ‘large contract’ from ExxonMobil to supply subsea production systems for the Whiptail development in Guyana’s Stabroek block. TechnipFMC will provide project management, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver 48 subsea trees and associated tooling, as well as 12 manifolds and associated controls and tie-in equipment. For TechnipFMC, a... Continue Reading →
Strohm wins third and largest ever TCP ‘Jumpers On Demand’ contract from ExxonMobil Guyana
ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded Strohm a TCP “Jumper On Demand” contract for the supply of TCP for the Whiptail project. This brings the project count for the Netherlands-based manufacturer to three for ExxonMobil Guyana, following previous awards for the Yellowtail and Uaru projects. This latest award marks the largest commercial award for pipe supply in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hires SLB for Buzios Field Work Offshore Brazil
(OE) Oilfield services and technology company SLB has been awarded three contracts by Petrobras for completion hardware and services for up to 35 subsea wells in the development of Buzios Wave II offshore oil field. The scope of the contract includes SLB’s full bore electric interval control valves and electric subsurface safety valves. The award... Continue Reading →
Saipem Gets Go-Ahead for ExxonMobil’s Guyana Oil Development
(OE) Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has received authorization to proceed with the execution of works for ExxonMobil’s Whiptail oilfield development project, in the Starbroek block offshore Guyana. The go-ahead from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited has been granted following the final project sanction by the client and its coventurers and to the necessary regulatory clearances.... Continue Reading →
Miko Marine Gets MODEC’s Errea Wittu FPSO Job
(OE) Norwegian company Miko Marine has secured a contract from Offshore Frontier Solutions, a MODEC Group company, for the supply of sea inlet covers for its new floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) Errea Wittu, being built for ExxonMobil. Miko will supply two sea chest covers and two sets of pipe covers. The covers use... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil Guyana’s FPSO Jaguar
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (“EMGL”) has confirmed the award of contracts for the Whiptail development project located in the Stabroek Block in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct and install FPSO Jaguar. Ownership will transfer to EMGL prior to the FPSO’s installation in Guyana, and SBM Offshore... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reports oil discovery in ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, informs that it has discovered an accumulation of oil in ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin, in the Anhangá exploratory well, of Concession POT-M-762_R15. The 1-BRSA-1390-RNS (Anhangá) well is located on the coast between Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, about 190 km from Fortaleza and 250 km from Natal, at... Continue Reading →
Brazil Could Soon Approve SENAI’s 22 MW Pilot Offshore Wind Project in Rio Grande do Norte
(offshoreWind.biz) Brazil’s SENAI Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energies (ISI-ER) expects to receive a licence for a pilot offshore wind project in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the second half of this year. ISI-ER filed an application with the country’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) at the beginning of... Continue Reading →