Philip Lewis, Contributor Floating wind is an emerging technology. Currently being tested in small scale demonstration and pilot projects, global floating wind commissioned capacity at the end of 2022 was less than 200 megawatts (MW). By 2030, close to 11 gigawatts (GW) of commercial scale wind farms are planned to be commissioned in Europe and the... Continue Reading →
Fangtooth oil discovery may justify Guyana’s 7th platform, Hess CEO
(Reuters) - The Fangtooth oil discovery in Guyana's waters is big enough to potentially require a platform for itself, which would be the seventh in the country, Hess Corp (HES.N) Chief Executive Office John Hess said in a conference on Thursday. Hess Corp is part of the Exxon Mobil Corp-led (XOM.N) consortium that has confirmed so far plans for... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Oil production drops 4.6% in November
The total production of Oil and Natural Gas for the month of November 2022 was 3.978 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), of which 3.095 million barrels of oil per day (bbl/d) and 140.380 million cubic meters of natural gas per day (m³/d). In oil, there was a reduction of 4.6% in comparison... Continue Reading →
Shelf Drilling’s jack-up rig staying another year in Angola
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up rigs, which will continue carrying out operations in Angola. Following the previous extension in November 2022, Shelf Drilling disclosed on Wednesday that a further 12-month contract extension has been exercised for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract for... Continue Reading →
Brazil: TGS, CGG in Foz do Amazonas 3D Survey
Offshore seismic data companies TGS and CGG on Wednesday announced the second phase of the Foz do Amazonas 3D multi-client survey, located in the offshore Brazil equatorial margin. This survey, covering 11,425 square kilometers, will broaden the region's 3D coverage and deliver additional high-quality data essential for the exploration efforts in the basin, the companies... Continue Reading →
Shearwater Adds 8 Months to Order Book with New Survey Deals in Brazil’s Campos Basin
Marine seismic survey services firm Shearwater GeoServices has won two contracts for 4D seismic surveys with Petrobras for the Jubarte and Tartaruga Verde fields in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Combined, the two surveys add eight months to the Shearwater's order book. Financial details were not disclosed. The first contract is for a second... Continue Reading →
Short-term Extension for BW Offshore FPSO in Nigeria
Oslo-listed FPSO leasing firm BW Offshore has signed a short-term contract extension for the Abo FPSO in Nigeria. The contract, which runs until January 14, 2023, is with Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd, a subsidiary of the Italian oil giant Eni. BW Offshore said that the short-term extension would allow time to finalize terms for a... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s Oil Boom Will Only Accelerate In 2023
(OP) Guyana’s offshore oil boom continues to gain momentum. It is the ExxonMobil-led consortium operating the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block offshore Guyana which stands to benefit the most from what analysts describe as the last great frontier offshore oil boom. The global energy supermajor has made over 32 world-class discoveries in the Stabroek Block and is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ next CEO seen overseeing strategic shift with renewables focus
(Reuters) - The nomination of a Brazilian senator and longtime energy consultant to lead Petrobras (PETR4.SA) suggests President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants the state-run firm to pivot to more renewable energy projects. Since 2019, Petroleo Brasileiro SA has doubled down on deep, and ultra deep-water exploration and production, while also selling off less productive assets... Continue Reading →
Sembcorp Marine delivers second 8th generation drillship to Transocean
Sembcorp Marine has completed the delivery of the Deepwater Titan drillship, the world’s second 8th-generation drillship, to Transocean’s subsidiary Triton Titan. Following the delivery, Deepwater Titan is scheduled for deployment on a five-year contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. According to Sembcorp Marine, Deepwater Titan, based on the company’s proprietary Jurong Espadon 3T design,... Continue Reading →