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Seismic survey services company Shearwater GeoServices has won a five-month contract extension for CGG’s Brazil Nebula multi-client survey. This extension-period starts in the late fourth quarter of 2020 and will be conducted by the Oceanic Sirius vessel. To remind, Shearwater had first won the contract with CGG for the Nebula project in July 2020. In a separate... Continue Reading →
Booming crude production in the region is helping to offset financial shock caused by Covid-19 Production growth has slowed to a crawl for much of the global oil sector this year. Subdued commodity prices and persistent market volatility have incentivised producers to slash capex and focus on the profitability of existing output until better economic... Continue Reading →
News in exploratory activity in the Campos Basin. Petrobras started drilling the first well in block C-M-411 this week. The operation is being carried out with the West Tellus drillship, in a water depth of 2,953 meters. The pioneer well was named after the technical name 1-BRSA-1377-RJS. As a reminder, block CM-411 was purchased by... Continue Reading →
Industries are adapting to an increasingly digitalized landscape. The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) industry is no different. As concerted efforts are made to improve project economics Matt Tremblay, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Offshore, discusses how digitalization can increase safety, reduce costs, and build robust technical and operational capabilities. No one could have... Continue Reading →
New information regarding seismic and reservoirs revealed a possible increase in the attractiveness of the blocks that should be included in the Round. The information was announced this week by the director of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) Dirceu Amorelli during the collegiate board meeting of the agency. As is known, the auction was suspended... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and Diamond signed a charter contract for the semi-submersible Ocean Courage. Equipped with MPD, the rig will operate exclusively in production sharing partnership projects, running campaigns in the Dois Irmãos, Entorno de Sapinhoá and Três Marias areas, located in the Campos and Santos basins. Source: PetroleoHoje
Pipeline repair isn’t a frequent activity but when it is needed it’s a critical activity. New tools are being developed and demonstrated to also make it safer and more efficient, and yet challenges remain, such as higher pressure, deeper water, and bi-metallic pipeline repairs. Elaine Maslin reports Pipeline repairs are not that frequent. But the... Continue Reading →
Oil production costs have reached a new low, making deepwater one of the cheapest sources of new supply, according to Norwegian energy intelligence firm, Rystad Energy. A comprehensive Rystad Energy analysis of oil production costs has revealed that the average breakeven price for all unsanctioned projects has dropped to around $50 per barrel, down around... Continue Reading →
Japan’s FPSO provider MODEC has contracted GranEnergia for the provision of its UMS Venus, a semi-submersible accommodation unit also known as flotel, to support its offshore maintenance campaigns in Brazil. GranEnergia said on Thursday that the UMS Venus will provide MODEC with a safe and stable platform, to execute its offshore maintenance campaigns scheduled for... Continue Reading →
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Tuesday that 2020 production should exceed previously disclosed estimates, as the firm ramps up production at some of its most prolific offshore oilfields. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, said it expects to produce roughly 2.84 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) this... Continue Reading →
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