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(Offshore Energy) Japan’s FPSO provider MODEC has hired Inprocess, a Spain-headquartered process simulation services and consulting company, for the provision of a new Emulated Operator Training Simulator (OTS) solution for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel bound for Brazil. Inprocess reported last Friday that it had been awarded a deal for the development... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) UK oilfield services provider Wood has been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy for the Sangomar FPSO development, located offshore Senegal. The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is specifically designed for the processing of hydrocarbons and the storage of oil before being transported to markets around the world. On completion in... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oilfield services group Hunting has won a contract to provide titanium stress joints for ExxonMobil's Yellowtail oilfield development project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Hunting said its Direct Pull-Through installation methodology is intended to simplify installation and enhance safety during project execution. “Hunting is extremely excited for the opportunity to use our worldwide,... Continue Reading →
(PN) Siemens Energy will supply a topsides turbomachinery package for the P-78 platform. The contract was signed with Keppel Offshore & Marine. The FPSO, which is owned by Petrobras, will also be operated by the Brazilian state-owned company, in partnership with the Chinese CNOOC and CNODC in Campo de Buzios, in the Santos Basin, approximately... Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden’s decision to ban Russian energy imports to the U.S. is boosting the outlook for South America’s newest oil-producing nation Guyana as well as neighboring Suriname. The deeply impoverished microstates share the offshore Guyana-Suriname Basin where global energy supermajor ExxonMobil with its partners has made a slew of quality petroleum discoveries in offshore Guyana’s Stabroek... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) At the end of April, Petrobras will start a drilling campaign in Colombia. The activity will be carried out in the Tayrona area, located in the deep waters of the Guajira Basin. The activity will be carried out by Transocean's Development Driller III rig, which began to be towed to the location last week.... Continue Reading →
The major will proceed with Yellowtail, its largest Guyanese project to date (PE) ExxonMobil has taken FID on the Yellowtail development offshore Guyana, following government and regulatory approvals. The major expects Yellowtail, its fourth development in the prolific Stabroek block, to produce around 250,000bl/d starting in 2025. Yellowtail has an estimated recoverable resource of 900mn... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured new contracts and extensions, with an associated contract backlog of $181 million. A notable update from the rig owner relates to a drillship contract in the Gulf of Mexico, which has now been novated from TotalEnergies to Equinor. Valaris informed on Wednesday that it has secured two-year contract extensions... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has confirmed the award of contracts for the Yellowtail development project located in the Stabroek Block in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install and then lease and operate the ONE GUYANA FPSO for... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 12/14/2020, informs that its Executive Board has approved the end of the competitive process, which was in the non-binding phase, for the sale of 50% of its stake in the Marlim, Voador, Marlim Leste and Marlim Sul concessions, jointly denominated Marlim Cluster, predominantly... Continue Reading →
