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(OM) Jumbo Offshore has executed the transport and installation of a torpedo pile mooring system, including mooring for flexible risers, umbilical for Libra Consortium's Guanabara FPSO. While this type of installation previously required the mobilization of up to three anchor-handling tugs, Jumbo carried out the entire contract using only its J-class offshore installation vessel Fairplayer, working in the Mero... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Senegal's Sangomar oil project is 60 percent complete, and a first barrel is expected in the second half of 2023, Woodside Executive Vice-President for International Operations Shiva McMahon said at a conference in Senegal on Thursday. Australia's Woodside holds 82 percent of the oil and gas field being developed off the West African country,... Continue Reading →
Fugro has won a contract with Renexia to carry out surveys at the 2.8 GW Med Wind project, the first floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean. Fugro will perform marine geophysical and environmental surveys to acquire comprehensive geo-data at the proposed wind farm location in water depths of 300 to 900 meters and along the... Continue Reading →
(TN) Petrogal Brasil was the winner of the direct sales process carried out by Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) this August 31st, to market the first oil cargo, of 500 thousand barrels, arising from the oil sharing production contract of Sepia and which will be available for loading in the last quarter of the year. Ten companies... Continue Reading →
New Jersey-headquartered Pioneer Consulting has been appointed to assist with the deployment of Petrobras’ Malha Óptica system in Brazil which will comprise a 1,200-kilometer oil and gas fiber network. Under the contract signed with the Zemax-Planova Consortium, Pioneer Consulting will provide support for route engineering, quality and documentation, contractor and supplier management, and survey and... Continue Reading →
As part of the project to revitalize the Marlim and Voador fields, in the Campos Basin, Petrobras intends to reduce carbon emissions associated with the production of the areas by 60%. As a reminder, the revitalization of the Marlim cluster provides for the replacement of nine proprietary platforms by two new FPSOs equipped with technologies... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Global oil companies are pumping billions of dollars into offshore drilling, reversing a long decline in spending on the decades-long projects including some in the remote iceberg waters far off Canada's Atlantic coast. Surging oil prices are encouraging the investments, along with Europe's mounting energy demand as the Ukraine-Russia war drags on. Offshore... Continue Reading →
(TN) Pre-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) is selling the first oil cargo from the Sepia production sharing contract. The company sent an invitation letter to the market for ten companies that already registered for operations in the pre-salt layer, offering, through direct sales, a load of 500 thousand barrels for loading in the last quarter of the... Continue Reading →
(OE) The market for floating production systems is booming, according to World Energy Reports' (WER) latest assessment of activity and developments in the offshore oil and gas market. “Business conditions and market sentiment in the deepwater sector have seldom been so positive,” said Jim McCaul, founder and principal analyst of WER. “Major upstream operators continue... Continue Reading →
(OW) DNV has notified Odfjell Oceanwind that the main scantling approval of its Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design is close to completion. The main scantling class approval is based on the SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa. The Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design is developed for use in floating wind... Continue Reading →
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