Saipem has been contracted by Shell and Petrobras for the utilisation of its FlatFish subsea drone in two pilot projects involving the inspection campaigns of two ultra-deepwater fields offshore Brazil, operated by the two energy companies. The two projects with Shell and Petrobras are pilots within the framework of the research and development program of... Continue Reading →
Brazil: New field developments to receive US$36 billion in investments by 2025
(PN) With an enviable portfolio of new offshore field developments, Brazil is expected to attract around 10% of the resources earmarked for new oil and gas projects worldwide by 2025. In addition, the country will receive a total of US$ 36.7 billion in investments in this period, which will be applied in the development of... Continue Reading →
Karoon and Enauta abandon Brazilian field-related sale talks
Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has revealed that its exclusivity deal with Australia’s Karoon Energy for the sale of a partial stake in a field located offshore Brazil has been terminated, thus, the company will be keeping its entire stake in this field for the time being. Back in March 2022, Enauta confirmed it... Continue Reading →
Enauta expects to boost oil output from Brazilian field following term extension
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has been granted an extension of the concession agreement for a field located offshore Brazil, enabling it to put its development plan into motion in a bid to ramp up output from the field and increase hydrocarbon reserves. Enauta revealed on Thursday that the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas... Continue Reading →
Prosafe eyes Brazil market for future employment of two delayed newbuilds
(OEM) Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe has agreed with China’s COSCO Shipping on another extension of the delivery of two of its newbuild units, planning to take the delivery once contract opportunities materialize with expectations for Brazil to be the most likely location. Prosafe informed on Thursday that, as part of entering into a global agreement... Continue Reading →
Ecopetrol, Occidental to develop four offshore oil blocks
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned energy company, Ecopetrol (ECO.CN), on Wednesday announced an agreement to develop four offshore, deep-water blocks with a subsidiary of U.S. oil major Occidental (OXY.N). The four blocks are located in deep waters some 150 kilometers off Colombia's northern Caribbean coast, Ecopetrol said in a statement. Ecopetrol will take a 40% stake in... Continue Reading →
World’s First 8th Generation Drillship Named in Singapore
Deepwater Atlas, dubbed the world's first 8th generation drillship, was recently named at a ceremony in Singapore. The news of the naming ceremony, held late in April, was shared by Transocean, a drilling contractor that owns the vessel, via social media this week. The Deepwater Atlas and its sister rig Deepwater Titan will be the... Continue Reading →
VIDEO: Hook-Up of Liza Unity FPSO Offshore Guyana
(OE) Liza Unity is the second floating production, storage, and offloading unit of several expected to be deployed at ExxonMobil's Stabroek block off Guyana in the years to come. The FPSO, delivered by the Dutch FPSO specialist SBM Offshore, started producing oil in February. At peak, the FPSO will produce 220,000 barrels of oil per day. For... Continue Reading →
Petrobras studies investing in offshore wind energy
The President of Petrobras, José Mauro Ferreira Coelho, said that the state company is studying investing in offshore wind energy. “We are studying an alternative to capture offshore wind energy in deep and ultra-deep waters in a long-term project”, highlighted the executive at the Global Carbon Market Congress, held in Rio de Janeiro. “In 2020... Continue Reading →
Petrobras refineries break record for processing pre salt oil
(PN) Petrobras broke the record for processing pre-salt oil at its refineries. In the 1st quarter of 2022, on average, 65% of the oil load processed in the company's refineries originated in the Brazilian pre-salt, a quarterly record. In February 2022, the monthly pre-salt processed volume record was reached with 66%. In 2016, for example,... Continue Reading →