Brazilian SM Continental, part of James Fisher group, has won a contract to provide ROV services to oil and gas company Petrobras. The two parties signed the agreement for a period of two years. “These new services and the growing customer base mean that the James Fisher group now has a well-established subsea services company in... Continue Reading →
IBAMA AUTHORIZES 4D SEISMIC RESEARCH IN SAPINHOÁ, IN THE SANTOS BASIN
Petrobras received the environmental license to carry out 4D maritime seismic survey in the Sapinhoá field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. In the installation part of Nodes (seismic sensors installed on the seabed), the Subsea Viking vessel will be used. In addition, one of the following seismic source vessels will also be employed: Hugin Explorer,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Restarts Bidding for Golfinho Offshore Oilfield Cluster
(Reuters) Petrobras has reopened bidding for its Golfinho offshore oilfield cluster, two sources told Reuters this week, following a rise in crude prices over the last several months. Golfinho is one of dozens of legacy production assets that Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the firm is formally known, is selling to reduce debt and sharpen its... Continue Reading →
No Oil at BW Energy’s Appraisal Well Offshore Gabon
BW Energy, an Oslo-listed oil firm, said Thursday that the drilling of the Hibiscus Extension appraisal well DHIBM-2 in the Dussafu Marin license in Gabon had fallen short of expectations, hitting water instead of oil. "The primary objective of the well was to test the northern extension of the Gamba Sandstone reservoir of the Hibiscus... Continue Reading →
Total Brings Online Zinia Phase 2 Offshore Angola
French oil major Total has started oil production from the Zinia Phase 2 project offshore Angola, connected to the existing Pazflor FPSO. The Zinia Phase 2 project includes the drilling of nine wells and is expected to reach a production of 40,000 barrels of oil per day by mid-2022. Located in water depths from 600... Continue Reading →
Long-term Contract: Axess to Inspect Altera’s FPSOs (ex Teekay Offshore)
Norway-based Axess Group has signed an offshore support services contract with FPSO operator Altera Infrastructure. Axess said this week that the long-term global contract would see Axess provide offshore support services to FPSO assets located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and the Brazilian Continental Shelf, as well as other assets in the future. Axxes Group did not share details on the financial side of the deal nor... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Launches Tender for P-78 Subsea Works
(PetroNoticias) Petrobras officially launches today the tender for the EPCI of the subsea works of the Búzios 7 project, with the start of the period for sending proposals. The opening of the envelopes was scheduled for the 4th of August. The FPSO Búzios 7 production development project, called P-78, will have a total of 13... Continue Reading →
Noble Corp. shares Transocean’s optimism about market outlook
(Offshore Energy) Just like its rival Transocean, offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation, which has recently marked its 100th anniversary, is optimistic about the market outlook for its rig fleet with a pipeline of tender opportunities developing on the horizon as well as higher day rates. Noble Corporation celebrated its one-hundred-year anniversary about a month ago, but that... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS ASKS FOR OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE SECOND ANTICIPATED PRODUCTION SYSTEM AT LIBRA
(PetroNoticia) The Libra block development project will move forward. Petrobras applied to the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) for the operating license for the second Early Production System (SPA) in the Mero field, located within the block. Like the first SPA in the area, this new project will also be carried out with the... Continue Reading →
With almost 1,800 MMboe / d, production in the Santos Basin exceeds 70% of the national total
(ANP) Published today the Monthly Bulletin of the Production of Oil and Natural Gas of the ANP of the month of March 2021, with consolidated data of the national production in the period. For the first time, production in the Santos Basin surpassed 70% of national production, registering its largest relative share in the historical... Continue Reading →