Brought to you by Quest Offshore & Southern Cone Consultants
Brazilian shipowner Oceanica has awarded Green Yard Kleven in Norway with a contract to retrofit two platform supply vessels (PSVs) for operations with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and offshore crane. Oceanica recently purchased the vessels which have Marin Teknikk design MT6009. One is already at Green Yard Kleven and the other will arrive at... Continue Reading →
AKOFS Offshore has ordered a bespoke active heave compensated (AHC) launch and recovery system (LARS) from Hydramec and Scantrol to be used for subsea basket deployment. Working directly alongside AKOFS for the first time, Hydramec and Scantrol have teamed up to deliver the LARS which required some design changes to suit a new subsea basket... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil has hired Acorn International, an environmental and risk management consultancy with offices in Boston and Houston, to perform an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and lead the public consultation program for the Uaru Project, Exxon's fifth offshore development project in Guyana. The proposed project, located in the eastern portion of the giant Stabroek Block, where... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation is seeing an increase in demand for offshore drilling rigs – its floater fleet was 100 per cent contracted in 2Q – and the rig owner expects this positive momentum to continue. In its latest fleet status report, issued on Monday, Noble Corp. said that its two jack-up rigs, the Noble Houston... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company BW Energy has signed an up to $300 million international Reserve Based Lending (RBL) facility, to finance further development work in a block offshore Gabon. The facility has an initial commitment of $200 million which can be expanded up to an additional $100 million. The secured long-term debt facility has been... Continue Reading →
Over the second quarter of 2022, BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project in Mauritania and Senegal achieved a 5 per cent progress, when compared to the previous quarter of the year, topping the 80 per cent mark. The project is on track for the first gas in 3Q 2023 despite delays related to the FPSO... Continue Reading →
Following a planned downtime, Brazilian oil company Enauta is set to resume production from its Atlanta oil field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The company said that the Atlanta Field’s scheduled downtime is expected to be concluded over the upcoming days. Enauta said that the gradual output resumption would take place by mid-August when... Continue Reading →
The Special Bidding Commission (CEL) of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the registration of the first eight companies for the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP). The companies that had their applications approved so far were: BP Energy; Chevron; CNODC; CNOOC; Petrobras; Petronas; Shell and TotalEnergies. The purpose of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP)... Continue Reading →
In recent weeks, rumors have grown that the state-owned company has suspended negotiations for the sale of Albacora In the presentation of the 2Q22 results to market analysts, PetroRio highlighted the importance of Campo Albacora, still under negotiation - called Albacora Oeste by the company to differentiate it from Albacora Leste, this the last one... Continue Reading →
The ANP published the Monthly Bulletin of the Production of Oil and Natural Gas, with the consolidated data of the national production in the month of June. Approximately 2,828 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) of oil and 133 MMm3/d (million cubic meters per day) of natural gas were produced, totaling 3,664 MMboe/d (million barrels of... Continue Reading →
Brazil Energy Insight 