Located in the Atapu field, in the eastern portion of the Santos Basin pre-salt, the P-70 reached its project capacity of 150,000 barrels per day on July 12, with the contribution of just four producing wells, one year after entry into production. This result confirms the excellent productivity of the field's reservoirs and reflects the... Continue Reading →
TGS updates progress on frontier Brazil, Timor Sea 3D campaigns
(Offshore) TGS has issued updates on various seismic surveys in its latest results statement. Offshore Brazil, the Santos multi-client 3D Phase 4 survey is under way over the western portion of the Santos basin: this will be a northwest extension of the existing TGS Santos 3D, covering around 5,000 sq km (1,930 sq mi). Full-volume... Continue Reading →
Hess, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Petrobras contract Transocean floaters
(Offshore) Transocean Ltd. has provided an update on its offshore drilling rig fleet. As of July 21, the company’s total backlog is about $7.3 billion. Hess has awarded the ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Inspiration a nine-well contract in the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract is expected to run from September 2021 to April 2022. The day rate is $215,000. BHP has... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Highlights on production and sales in 2Q21
In 2Q21, we continued to operate safely and had a solid operating performance, despite the persistence of the pandemic scenario. The average production of oil, NGL and natural gas reached 2.80 MMboed, 1.1% above 1Q21, due to the continued ramp-up of platforms P-68 (Berbigão and Sururu fields) and P-70 (Atapu field). Production in the pre-salt... Continue Reading →
Petrobras will invest US$ 13 billion in the Campos Basin by 2025
Between 2021 and 2025, Petrobras plans to invest US$ 13 billion in the Campos Basin, mainly for the revitalization of oil fields. Petrobras has reallocated investments through what it calls "active portfolio management", that is, it has bet on assets with the potential to generate more value in the medium and long term and the... Continue Reading →
More work for Floatel as Equinor books Victory
Offshore accommodation provider Floatel International has secured another contract for one of its units, this time with Norway’s Equinor for operations in Brazilian waters. Floatel informed on Tuesday that Equinor Brasil Energia had awarded a contract to Floatel Victory to provide maintenance and safety unit (MSU) services alongside Peregrino floating production storage and offloading unit... Continue Reading →
Prysmian to deliver subsea umbilicals to Petrobras
Prysmian Group has secured a contract to provide deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals and specialized offshore and logistic services to Petrobras. Italian cabling company is to deliver 350 kilometres of high-end deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals using both steel tube and thermoplastic technology. The umbilicals will be engineered, produced, tested and delivered in the period from 2022 to 2025... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s ultra-deepwater market on the rebound, says new report
The economic recovery of Brazil’s ultra-deepwater oil and gas market is underway, according to a recent report by Evercore ISI. In its latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot (July 2021), the consulting firm noted that three term floater contracts were signed for Brazil over the week ending July 15, with Petrobras renewing two ultra-deepwater drillships and... Continue Reading →
Ouro Negro and Superior Energy Services announce strategic partnership
Fully electrical completion of wells is the main focus of the two companies, which combine expertise to provide integrated solutions in this area Ouro Negro and Superior Energy Services announce a strategic partnership to provide integrated solutions in the area of wells, especially in more complex environments, such as pre-salt and ultra-deep waters. By adding... Continue Reading →
Skandi Neptune ready for Campos Basin
DOF Subsea has mobilized Skandi Neptune for the ocean bottom node (OBN) 4D seismic campaign on the Jubarte field in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. As reported in May, Skandi Neptune will support the seismic surveys that Shearwater GeoServices will carry out on Petrobras’ Jubarte, Tupi and Iracema fields. The vessel and the team will first... Continue Reading →