The Marlim field revitalization project, in the Campos Basin, has recently achieved a new milestone. The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) issued the installation licenses for the FPSOs Anna Nery and Anita Garibaldi. Both are expected to start producing in the field in 2023. The two platforms will be connected to 77 wells, 14... Continue Reading →
Suriname to Auction Deepwater Offshore Oil Blocks Late in 2022
(Reuters) Suriname's state oil company Staatsolie plans to hold an auction for deepwater offshore blocks at the end of 2022 and another for shallow water blocks in mid-2023, the company's managing director told Reuters. The South American nation is a small onshore crude producer that is hoping to begin offshore output but has yet to... Continue Reading →
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Plans to Boost Oil, Gas Output to 1 Million BOEPD in 2030
Colombian energy producer Ecopetrol ECO.CN aims to boost its oil and gas output by just over 40% to around 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in 2030 and plans to start a pilot carbon capture storage (CCS) project, a senior company executive said. The projects are part of Ecopetrol's plan to ramp... Continue Reading →
Shell Gives BW Offshore Limited Notice to Proceed for Gato do Mato FPSO
FPSO supplier BW Offshore said Thursday that Shell had awarded it limited notice to proceed (LNTP) by Shell and its partners for early-stage engineering and supplier reservations for the supply of an FPSO for the Gato do Mato (Wild Cat) oil and gas field offshore Brazil. The LNTP is valued up to USD 50 million.... Continue Reading →
Enauta’s Atlanta FPSO to Be Operated Under ABS Class
The FPSO Atlanta, contracted by the Brazilian oil company Enauta to Malaysia's Yinson for conversion to service the Atlanta Field offshore Brazil, will be operated under ABS Class. The Atlanta, which will serve as the Definity Production System at the Atlanta Field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, is being converted in Dubai Drydocks World,... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 wins major EPCI contract with Petrobras
Subsea 7 has won a “major” engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning (EPCI) contract by Petrobras for the development of the Búzios 8 field in Brazil. The contract scope includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of approximately 126 kilometers of rigid risers and flowlines, 98 kilometers of flexible lines and 88 kilometers of umbilicals and associated infrastructure,... Continue Reading →
Six major LNG projects to watch in West Africa
African investment platform for the energy sector Energy Capital & Power has listed six key capital expenditure LNG project developments to watch in West Africa. The theme for this year’s MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power Conference & Exhibition is ‘The Future of Natural Gas: Growth Using Strategic Investment and Policymaking.’ This is a response to growing investor interest in... Continue Reading →
Challenger Energy Gets Offshore Exploration License in Uruguay
Challenger Energy, the company previously known as the Bahamas Petroleum Company, has formally signed a license agreement for the AREA OFF-1 petroleum license offshore Uruguay. The AREA OFF-1 license has a total area of approximately 15,000 km2 and is situated in water depths from 20 to 1000 meters, approximately 100 kms off the Uruguayan coast.... Continue Reading →
Prosafe lands another four-year deal in Brazil
Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Eurus semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. Prosafe was declared the winner of a bidding process launched by Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Eurus semi-submersible unit earlier in May. A potential contract award and the timing of the... Continue Reading →
Enauta restarts well production in the Atlanta field
The company announced this morning that it has restarted production at well 7-ATL-2HP-RJS in the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin. As reported, the company had stopped extracting oil from the well to carry out a repair on a production line on the surface. After the adjustments, the Atlanta field returned to producing around 11,500... Continue Reading →