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(OM) Petrobras has awarded Tenaris a four-year contract for the supply of a comprehensive package of products and services for its Buzios deepwater project. Located in the presalt Santos Basin, Buzios production is expected to reach 2 MMbbl/d by 2030, up from a current 0.7 MMbbl/d. This equals approximately 70% of today’s total production in Brazil. The total... Continue Reading →
(PN) PRIO announced that it has started production at the ODP4 well, in the Frade field, in the Campos basin. The oil company received approval from the Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) for new drilling activities in the asset. The ODP4 well is particularly special, as it is the first in Frade's revitalization program.... Continue Reading →
ANP published the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production, with consolidated data on national production for the month of May. Approximately 2.879 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) of oil and 132 MMm3/d (million cubic meters per day) of natural gas were produced, totaling 3.707 MMboe/d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day) Pre-salt... Continue Reading →
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has been hired by Malaysia’s Yinson to supply a total of seven compressor trains for an FPSO vessel, which will be deployed off the coast of Brazil. MAN Energy Solutions revealed on Thursday that it has been commissioned by Yinson to provide five centrifugal compressor trains for gas production and export. The... Continue Reading →
(Valor) The result of Petrobras' billion-dollar international tender for the construction of two platform ships aimed at producing pre-salt oil could have been different if more companies had participated in the process, increasing competition and reducing unit prices, sources say. The tender aimed to build platforms P-80 and P-82, for exploration of pre-salt deposits, in... Continue Reading →
(OE) After Mexico's Pemex said Sunday it had signed a deal with the U.S. firm New Fortress Energy (NFE) to develop the Lakach deepwater gas/condensate field, the confirmation also came from NFE, which shared more info on the development plan. The agreement involves the joint development of the Lakach deepwater natural gas field for Pemex... Continue Reading →
(OED) Offshore drilling firm Valaris said this week it has recently secured offshore drilling contracts and extensions worth $466 million in total, with the majority of the new backlog filled by a $327 million drillship deal with Equinor in Brazil. The company CEO Anton Dibowitz said he saw a constructive outlook for the offshore drilling industry, as... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services firm TechnipFMC has signed a letter of intent with the Norwegian oil company Equinor for an integrated Front End Engineering and Design (iFEED) study on its BM-C-33 project offshore Brazil. The study will finalize the technical solution for the proposed gas and condensate greenfield development in the pre-salt Campos Basin before Equinor makes its final investment decision (FID). The FEED study includes an option to proceed with a direct award to TechnipFMC for the integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI) phase of the... Continue Reading →
Houston-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has completed the acquisition of Louisiana-based, privately-held Alliance group of companies, enabling it to expand its decommissioning presence in the Gulf of Mexico. Back in May 2022, Helix revealed that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests of the Alliance... Continue Reading →
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has awarded the drilling contractor Valaris a 540-day drilling contract for the Valaris DS-17 drillship. The offshore drilling contract is for operations in Brazil and is scheduled to start in 2023. Under the contract awarded by Equinor on behalf of the Bacalhau license partners, the Valaris DS-17 drillship will drill an... Continue Reading →
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