Oil and gas workers withdrew en masse from offshore production facilities as Hurricane Delta grew into a powerful storm over the Caribbean on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Delta's winds reached 145 miles per hour (235 kph) as the storm sped toward Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and eventual entry into the Gulf of Mexico,... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC delivers the last of 127 Christmas tress contracted with Petrobras in 2012
TechnipFMC delivered the last of 127 wet Christmas trees (ANMs) contracted by Petrobras in 2012 for pre-salt projects, the company announced on social media on Monday (5/10). The $ 1.5 billion contract was signed with FMC Technologies, which merged with Technip in 2017. Source: PetroleoHoje
Hess sells stake in Gulf of Mexico field to fund Guyana project
Oil and gas company Hess Corporation has entered into an agreement to sell its 28 per cent working interest in the Shenzi field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to BHP to fund a project in Guyana. Hess said on Monday it is selling its stake to BHP, the field’s operator, for a total consideration... Continue Reading →
Karoon wants to finalize the purchase of Baúna this month
Karoon Energy intends to conclude, with Petrobras, the acquisition of the Baúna field, in the Santos Basin, in the second half of October, the oil company said on Monday. The Australian company depends on the endorsement of the ANP and the transfer of a contract from the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí, which operates in Baúna,... Continue Reading →
Goldman raises estimate of Brazil’s oil production by 2022
Brazil's oil production is expected to reach 3.5 million barrels per day by the end of 2022, compared to 3.3 million bpd in early 2020, Goldman Sachs analysts projected in a report on Sunday, which already considers effects recent review of the Petrobras project portfolio. "In general, we are raising our production expectations for the... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS READIES TENDERS FOR RIGS , WELL SERVICES AND SUBSEA SYSTEMS FOR THE FUTURE BUZIOS FPSOS
Petrobras readies new hires involving the next Petrobras platforms for the Brazilian pre-salt. In particular, the contracts related to the three future units that will be installed in the Búzios field (P-78, P-79 and FPSO Almirante Tamandaré), in the Santos Basin. In the next six months, the state company plans to launch tenders for the... Continue Reading →
Pre-Salt production sets record in August with 2,776 MMboe / d
Pre-salt production in August set a record for the second consecutive month, both in oil and natural gas production. In total, 2,776 MMboe / d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day) were produced, with 2,201 MMbbl / d (million barrels per day) of oil and 91.398 MMm3 / d (million m3 per day) of... Continue Reading →
Equinor cancels drill rig tender
Equinor canceled on Wednesday the tender for chartering a 3,000 m water depth drill rig for the Bacalhau development wells campaign in the Santos Basin surprises market. The oil company had already received the bidding proposals and, according to PetróleoHoje sources, had exclusive and advanced negotiations with Seadrill. Source: PetroleoHoje
Shawcor’s Coatings for Payara
Pipeline coatings company Shawcor will deliver thermal insulation and anti-corrosion coating services for the ExxonMobil-operated Payara development offshore Guyana. ExxonMobil, with its partners Hess and CNOOC, sanctioned the development of the Payara oil field earlier this week. The contract, awarded to Shawcor's pipe coating division by the Italian offshore oilfield services firm Saipem, is worth between 55... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Nets ‘Large’ Subsea Order from Exxon for Payara Development in Guyana
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC said it has won a large contract to supply subsea equipment for ExxonMobil's Payara development offshore Guyana, following the oil major's FID on the project on Wednesday. Under the contract, TechnipFMC will manufacture and deliver the subsea production system, including 41 enhanced vertical deep water trees and associated tooling, six flexible risers... Continue Reading →