(PN) Oil States Brasil is celebrating the achievement of a new and unprecedented contract. The company announced this week that it has signed an agreement with Subsea7 to supply rigid jumpers for the third production system in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin. The contract is a major milestone for the company, as it... Continue Reading →
SLB and Equinor Set Autonomous Drilling Record Offshore Brazil
(OE) Oilfield services and technology company SLB and Equinor have drilled the most-autonomous well section to-date at Peregrino C platform offshore Brazil, marking a significant step forward to fully autonomous drilling operations. SLB digital technologies for surface automation, autonomous on-bottom drilling, and directional drilling were combined to enable 99% of a 2.6-kilometer section to be... Continue Reading →
Seadrill Secures $97.5M in New Drillship Contracts
(OE) Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has secured multiple contract awards totaling approximately $97.5 million for its West Vela and West Cappella drillships, announcing also it would resume management services for its West Auriga drillship earlier than expected. Talos Production has awarded the West Vela a contract with an estimated duration of 150 days in the... Continue Reading →
Norwegian player’s compressor system hand-picked for Yinson Production’s Angola-bound FPSO
(OET) Norway’s compressed air systems supplier TMC Compressors has been hired by Yinson Production to deliver a large-capacity marine compressed air system on board a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined to operate offshore Angola. TMC Compressors reported on Monday, January 29, 2024, that the marine compressed air system would entail compressors for control... Continue Reading →
Petrobras enters in direct negotiations with Seatrium for the construction of FPSOs P-84 and P-85
(PN) Petrobras is in direct negotiations with Seatrium (a company formed by the merger between Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore) for the construction of platform ships (FPSOs) P-84 and P-85. The vessels will be installed by Petrobras in the Atapu and Sépia fields, respectively, both located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. In Brazil,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras finds signs of hydrocarbons on the Equatorial Margin and prepares to drill new well
(PN) Petrobras declared that it identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Pitu Oeste exploratory well, in the Potiguar Basin on the Equatorial Margin. The results, however, are still inconclusive regarding the economic viability of the area. The discovery has already been notified to the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The Pitu Oeste well is located... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Oil exports record the highest level in two decades
The exponential growth in pre-salt production, 240% since the first oil in the region, and the maintenance of refinery capacity generated a significant volume of surplus input, sold on the international market. The projection is for a continuous increase until 2030. Brazil reached a historic milestone in its oil exports, reaching the highest volume in... Continue Reading →
Solstad places order for six more ROVs for its fleet
(OET) Norway’s Solstad Offshore has placed an order with compatriot Omega Subsea Robotics for the delivery of six additional remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems that will be integrated onboard its selected vessels this year. With six ROV systems already in place, this order doubles Solstad and Omega Subsea’s total ROV system count from six to... Continue Reading →
CNOOC’s plans for 2024: Upping hydrocarbon production, natural gas exploration, and green power ante
(OET) Within its 2024 Business Strategy and Development Plan, China’s oil and gas giant CNOOC Limited has outlined a set of objectives for the year ahead. With energy demand on the rise, the Chinese giant has unveiled intentions to step up oil and gas production, bolster its hydrocarbon reserves, and scale up natural gas exploration... Continue Reading →
Petrobras expresses interest in area under the Production Sharing regime
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it expressed today to the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) its interest in the right of first refusal in a block to be tendered in the Permanent Offer System, under the Production Sharing Regime, under the terms of Law 12,351/2010 and Federal Decree 9,041/2017. The Company will disclose... Continue Reading →