OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company based in Houston, Texas, United States, has signed a contract with Petrobras for subsea services in fields off the coast of Brazil, including inspection, maintenance, repairs, upgrades and parts supply, as well as installation services and commissioning. The contract is worth over US$200 million. The agreement includes a market differential by... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS EVALUES DELAY RISK OF THE ALMIRANTE BARROSO FPSO AND RELAUNCHING REFINERY DIVESTMENTS
(PetroNoticias) Vaccination against covid-19 is advancing around the world, but the effects of the pandemic still reverberate in some economic activities. In the case of Petrobras, for example, the company is evaluating possible effects of the pandemic on the works of the FPSO Almirante Barroso, which will be installed in the Buzios field. “In relation... Continue Reading →
“It’s alive!”: Offshore Drillers Start Resuscitating Idle Drillships
Offshore drilling rig reactivations have begun as utilization and dayrates continue their rapid recovery, Esgian's Teresa Wilkie writes. We expected it to happen just not necessarily this soon. But now it’s official, several cold-stacked rigs are about to be reactivated for new jobs in the Golden Triangle, and Valaris is taking the lead. Just last... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS GAINS MORE TIME TO DECLARE COMMERCIALITY OF DISCOVERIES IN SERGIPE-ALAGOAS
Petrobras won extra time from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) to present the declarations of commercial viability for the discoveries of Farfan (BM-SEAL-4), Barra (BM-SEAL-10) and Moita Bonita (BM-SEAL-11) , in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin. The new deadline given to the company will be valid until December 30 of this year. To the ANP, Petrobras said... Continue Reading →
Subsea Processing: Emissions Abatement Opportunity Knocks?
(OE) A complete subsea factory may yet be a pipe dream. However, with its constituent parts now more or less ready, the industry has a much greater toolbox of technologies with which it can now apply to existing and new subsea developments. But is there willingness, even with the temptation of being able to reduce... Continue Reading →
Hess Sees 1 Million bpd Oil Output from Guyana by 2027
Hess Corp expects to produce more than 1 million gross barrels of oil per day (bpd) in Guyana by 2027 from at least six production units, the U.S. oil producer said on Wednesday. The projection comes shortly after a second floating production system [Liza Unity] arrived in the South American country's waters. Hess added that it... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on E&P assets in the Santos Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on September 8, 2021, informs the beginning of the binding phase referring to the sale of all its stakes in the Uruguá and Tambaú fields, belonging to the BS-500 concession, located in the Santos Basin, in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Potential buyers... Continue Reading →
SAPURA PLSV TO START OPERATION IN THE SANTOS BASIN
Sapura will soon start the execution of a new contract signed recently with Petrobras. The shipping company will operate the PLSV Sapura Diamante vessel in the Santos basin, working mainly on the installation and recovery of flexible pipelines in ultra-deep waters until 2025. According to Sapura, the vessel loaded with around 3,000 tons of lines... Continue Reading →
Perenco buys Inpex’s stake in Congo offshore block
Japanese oil and gas producer Inpex has sold all shares in its subsidiary Teikoku Oil (D.R. Congo) to Perenco Energies International and divested all its interests in the offshore block in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Inpex reported the sale on Wednesday. The company previously held a 32.28 per cent participating interest in the... Continue Reading →
Two-year Charter: ExxonMobil Hires Valaris Drillship for Angola Drilling
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has awarded a two-year contract for Valaris' drillship Valaris DS-9 for operations in Angola. The drillship, formerly known as Ensco DS-9, will work for ExxonMobil's Angolan subsidiary Esso Exploration Angola. Delivered in 2015 by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, the drillship is currently preservation stacked in the Canary Islands, Spain.... Continue Reading →
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