Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has decided to exercise its option for two additional wells in Brazil to be drilled by one of the Maersk Drilling-owned semi-submersible rigs. The offshore drilling contractor informed on Tuesday that Karoon Energy has exercised options to add the drilling of up to two wells at the Neon field –... Continue Reading →
Kongsberg to Provide Electrical and Control Equipment for Yinson FPSO
Malaysian FPSO leasing company Yinson has ordered a suite of electrical and control equipment from Kongsberg Maritime for an FPSO vessel currently under conversion. Kongsberg Maritime will deliver E-house, electrical, control, safeguarding and telecommunication equipment solutions, and the deal also includes service support on board the Maria Quitéria FPSO owned by Yinson. FPSO Maria Quitéria is expected to start work... Continue Reading →
Scana’s Seasystems to Deliver Anchoring System for FPSO in Brazil
Scana's Seasystems has secured a contract worth more than NOK 50 million (more than ~$5,16 million) to deliver an anchoring system to an FPSO project in Brazil. Seasystems will deliver mooring equipment such as dual axis chain stoppers, chain handling systems, and winches. The FPSO will be rebuilt. The company did not say who the... Continue Reading →
Frontera, CGX Energy say light oil, gas condensate found in Guyana
(Reuters) - A joint venture formed by Canada-based firms CGX Energy (OYL.V) and Frontera Energy (FEC.TO) on Monday said results from a well drilled in Guyana's offshore Corentyne block showed the presence of light oil and gas condensate. "The joint venture encountered hydrocarbons in multiple zones," the companies said in a press release, following completion of drilling activities at... Continue Reading →
Petrobras cancels McDermott contract to supply rigid risers in Tupi and studies use of flexible lines
A setback in a process for contracting rigid risers by Petrobras. The company announced this week that it has canceled the contracting of Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) services for subsea rigid lines (SURF). The pipelines would be used in the initiative called “WAG Full Field of the Tupi Field” by Petrobras, which consists... Continue Reading →
Petrobras plans to drill three more wells in 2022 in the Espirito Santos and Foz do Amazonas Basins
(PN) Petrobras' exploratory program for the remainder of the year will have at least three more new wells drilled. The new wells will be drilled in the Andura and Joelho prospects, in the Espírito Santo Basin, and Morfo, in Foz do Amazonas. The company's exploratory program in Brazil includes eight wells throughout the year. Of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras advances the drill bit
A new way of thinking about technology and doing business with service providers has enabled Petrobras to increase the efficiency and rate of penetration of its drill bits, a Petrobras official said at OTC on Monday. Along the way, Petrobras official Adriano Gouveia Lima Gomes dos Passos said that his company worked with its suppliers to... Continue Reading →
Equatorial Guinea Extends Offshore Block G PSC until Dec. 2040
The government of Equatorial Guinea has granted an extension of the Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") for the offshore Block G until December 31, 2040, covering both the producing Ceiba and Okume Complex Fields, Panoro Energy, a partner in the project, said. Prior to the extension, the PSC expiry for the Ceiba Field was 2029 and... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Guyana in ‘no rush’ to draft new oil production-sharing pact, minister says
(Reuters) - Guyana is in "no rush" to draft a new production sharing agreement (PSA) for offshore oil development, its Natural Resources minister told Reuters, reversing a year-long drive to devise new rules for future output. The government of South America's newest crude oil producer said in 2021 it was planning a new agreement to... Continue Reading →
ION Geophysical Reprocesses 62,000 km of Colombia’s Vintage Offshore Seismic Data
Offshore seismic data company ION Geophysical has completed reprocessing of the prestack time and depth imaging of over 62,000 km of legacy data acquired from the National Hydrocarbon Agency of Colombia (ANH) for its Colombia Caribe 2D reprocessing program. The Caribe Colombia Reprocessing project is a 2D multi-client program designed to improve understanding of the... Continue Reading →