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Offshore seismic data specialist CGG, in a consortium with TGS and BGP, on Tuesday announced the completion of Phase IV of the deepwater 3D seismic survey offshore Suriname. Covering 1,800 sq km, Phase IV completes the programmed 14,500 sq km survey of newly acquired 3D data in deep and shallow water in the promising Guyana-Suriname... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's environmental regulator Ibama has asked oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) for additional information on its plan to drill at the mouth of the Amazon river before authorizing Petrobras to test its emergency oil spill response, the agency's president Rodrigo Agostinho told Reuters. The request frustrated the hopes of Petrobras to start the drilling test as... Continue Reading →
(OM) Drilling contracting activity has slowed in March with only a few contracts announced so far this month, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. This follows a “busy” February where five drillships and four jackups secured new multi-year terms. This included a new three-year contract from Petrobras for the Valaris DS-8, which was... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) issued the operating license for the FPSO Anna Nery, which will be installed in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The document is valid for eight years. The vessel has the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 4... Continue Reading →
Norway's Green Yard Kleven has completed and delivered two retrofit projects for the Brazilian shipowner Oceanica. Oceanicasub Vlll and Oceanicasub lX have been rebuilt from offshore supply vessels to advanced offshore vessels for ROV- and crane operations. "Both rebuilding projects were largely based on reused equipment and focused on sustainability at the request of the... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company Karoon said Wednesday that production had started from the PAT-2 at the Patola field in the BM-S-40 production license in Brazil. The well, one of two new production wells drilled at the field, came onstream on March 15, 2023 at a rate of 12,000 – 14,000 bopd. This followed the installation... Continue Reading →
Engeman won the tender from Petrobras and will expand its presence the Roncador Cluster, one of the largest oil and gas producers in Brazil. This time, the Company will be responsible for a variety of activities in disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, refrigeration, maintenance planning, cargo handling, climbing services, refrigeration engineering, air conditioning, inspection,... Continue Reading →
New Orleans-based wind turbine rotor specialist Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) said Monday it had partnered with Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell), through a $10 million investment by the energy company, to create the Shell Gulf Wind Technology Accelerator program. The collaboration includes deploying novel technologies to a demonstrator turbine as early as 2024, designed... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Colombia can go without Venezuelan natural gas because of promising offshore developments of its own, Felipe Bayon, chief executive of state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol, told Reuters. Companies have proposed reactivating a dormant gas pipeline that connects Venezuela's Western region with Colombia using a concession granted by Venezuela's state-run PDVSA, which financed and built the 16-year-old line. ... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The temporary suspension of the sale of Petrobras assets, requested by the government, involves a list of deals in progress and about US$ 2 billion in contracts already signed and which are still waiting for an outcome. The president of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, said last week that he sees the request as an... Continue Reading →
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